>Anyway, to sum up his conclusions: The whole Atlantis foul-up began when a
>greek named Solon traveled to Egypt. There he studied with egyptian
>priests and was allowed to read their scrolls, where he learned of a
>powerful 'nation' called Atlantis. Solon, unfortunately, misread the
>scrolls - he misread the scrolls, such that all his measurements were TEN
>TIMES TOO BIG. Later, Plato copied his measurements and accounts as
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I understand that this isn't the end of the story. The Aztecs believed that
they originated from a land to the east, the Basques believed that they
originated from a land to the west. The Basque "nation" is very different
from any other European one; their language and their DNA is completely
unrelated to their european neighbours.
So there's more than meets the eye to this one.
On another point, I saw yesterday on the news that 2 NEW ZEALAND scientists,
this time from Massey University, have devised a way to create solar cells
up to 3 times more efficient than current silicon ones.
The cells are actually dye filled slabs of plastic that function in much the
same way as chloraphyll in leaves does.
The scientists say it could be 5 years before it reaches the market.
DrJ