Fascinating story, indeed.  I wonder why it is that 'scientists' are discovering things these days that were described in scientific literature up to two centuries ago, but got 'forgotten' for some reason.
Are we reinventing the wheel? On my bookshelf are two books by William R. Corliss: "Sourcebook of unusual natural phenomena". They contain compilations of literature available in archives from for instance the "American Journal of Science", "Nature" and "The British Association". Publications between about 1800 until 1980 regarding observed and reported 'unusual' earth-science phenomena... Like electrical discharges from mountain peaks, ball lightnings, earthquake related phenomena, to weather anomalies and strange sounds in nature.
It certainly is true that most of our convictions about nature are based on assumptions and gossips, rather than 'hard' sciences. While we understand little if anything of natural processes, this poses a real danger, as f.ex. the 'climate hoax' reveals. Instead of learning from 'old' documents and data we currently do reinvent a wheel, wasting lots of tax payer's money at the same time and without solid explanations! We aren't building a house of knowledge, but rather criss-crossing walls as to obstruct others from viewing the deficiencies in research and thinking.
It is also true that education is lagging behind and infecting children with convictions that are at best "flawed", like the  Big Bang or about our consciousness. Replacing our lack of knowledge by 'educated' assumptions and religious thinking. The 'green' movement with its numerous false claims is the best example of this infection.
The 'electric' universe opens our mind for a completely, vastly different scenario, no matter how incomplete the theory behind it is. What matters: this theory isn't even seriously contemplated by established, conservative sciences. It is laughed away, it appears. But isn't it true, that one laughs about what one doesn't understand...? I think so.


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