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i) ii)
i) At the dawn of the 1700s, European science seemed poised to conquer all of nature. Isaac Newton had recently published his
monumental theory of gravity. Telescopes were opening up the heavens to study, and Robert Hooke and Antonie van
Leeuwenhoek's microscopes were doing the same for the miniature world. But one of the most important scientists alive then was
someone few people have ever heard of, an apothecary and naturalist named James Petiver.
ii) Beliefs in "pseudoarchaeology"—ancient aliens, Atlantis, and other myths—are on the rise. In 2018 41% of Americans believed
that aliens visited Earth in the ancient past, and 57% believed that Atlantis or other advanced ancient civilizations existed. These
outlandish beliefs have been circulating for decades, and archaeologists are now mobilizing to counter them. They are taking to
Twitter, blogs, podcasts, YouTube, and newspapers to debunk false claims and explain real archaeological methods.
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