Random Superseded Science Trivia

It was once believed that combustible materials contained a substance called:

The geocentric model of the solar system was based on the work of:

The 4 bodily fluids or "humors" of Hippocratic medicine were black and yellow bile, blood, and:

The symbol shown below was the alchemical symbol for _______ or "spirit."

The astrological calendar is 1000s of years out of date: spring equinox is not in Aries but in:

The Soviet Lamarckian anti-genetic-science-based agricultural movement was directed by:

The geologic theory that rocks formed from the crystallization of minerals in the oceans was:

The theory that disease was caused by "bad air" was the _______ theory of disease.

The Michelson-Morley experiment was designed to detect the _______, the medium for light waves.

The theory of the spontaneous generation of life was disproven by a sterile experiment by whom?