Dry Wells in Science

          Dry Wells in Science

          This is a partial and messy list of dry wells, diversions, illusions, fantasies, follies and distractions in the history of science and its fiction.

          Proof of Consistency of Complete Formalist Math

          Laplacian Predictor

          Clockwork World System

          Straight-edge and compass constructions:

                   Trisecting the angle

                   Doubling the cube

                   Squaring the circle

          Proof of Parallel Postulate

          Pythagorean Math:

                   Rational root of 2

                   Rational pi

                   Numerology

          Gematria

          True names

          Similarity and Contagion

          Orgone

          Vril

          Kundalini

          Eloptic radiation

          N-rays

          Morphogenetic fields

          Perpetual Motion:

                   Schadewald Gravity Engine

                   Energy Wheel

                   Sthenometer

          Unbalanced surge propulsion:

                   Dean Drive

          Tractor and Pressor Beams

          Psionics: Hieronymous device

          Extracting energy from waste heat:

                   Maxwell’s Demon

          Ptolemaic cosmos:

Crystalline spheres and Epicycles

Music of the Spheres

          Absolute space and time

          Feasibility of exact weather prediction and control

          Continuous Creation

          Adeledicnandar: electron psychology

          Philosopher’s Stone

          Alkahest    

Phlogiston

          Thiotimoline

          Corbomite

Cavorite

          Polywater

          Ylem

          Luminiferous Ether     

          Bohr Atom: mini-solar-system atom

          Multi-level matter; inhabited electrons

          Velikovskian Planetary Dynamics

          Planet Vulcan

          Mercury’s moon Caduceus

Venus’s moon Neith

Earth’s 2nd moon, Lilith

Counter-Earth

Planet Phaeton

Planet Nibiru