Stephen Rapley
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Monday, 6 January 2003
Menzies and Amateur Scholars. Is Gavin Menzies the Stephen Wolfram of history? That's the question today's New York Times suggests in a Menzies profile. Menzies has a new book out, 1421, which claims that the Chinese discovered America seven decades before Columbus did. Others have seen their amateur claims initially mocked and later proven to be correct. Is Menzies onto something or is he a crank? And how do we place the passionate amateur within the realm of scholarly pursuits? [MetaFilter]
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Monday, 6 January 2003Menzies and Amateur Scholars. Is Gavin Menzies the Stephen Wolfram of history? That's the question today's New York Times suggests in a Menzies profile. Menzies has a new book out, 1421, which claims that the Chinese discovered America seven decades before Columbus did. Others have seen their amateur claims initially mocked and later proven to be correct. Is Menzies onto something or is he a crank? And how do we place the passionate amateur within the realm of scholarly pursuits? [MetaFilter]
