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FROM time to time theories claiming to be scientific are put forward, most frequently in the domain of astronomy, which fail to secure the recognition of the orthodox. For the most part they pass quickly into deserved oblivion and are heard of no more. The fate of Gen. Drayson's ideas is quite peculiar. They have been kept alive by a devoted band of disciples, but no qualified astronomer who has considered the theories can profess more than the mildest interest in them. This attitude has led to resentment, and the Dray-sonians have not been slow to make accusations of obscurantism against the astronomers. As the world owes its release from the tyranny of dogma to nothing so much as the development of astronomy, and as in no science is the co-operation between professional and amateur so cordial, fruitful, and freely acknowledged, such accusations may well be dismissed with amused indifference.
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P., H. The Ice Age and General Drayson's Theories. Nature 122, 1002–1004 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/1221002a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1221002a0