Not at all, my ardent and inquiring friends, there is a scientific humbug just as large as any other. We have all heard of the Moon Hoax. Do none of you remember the Hydrarchos Sillimannii, that awful Alabama snake?
Showman, circus, hoaxes
From 'The Humbugs of the World', discussing scientific hoaxes.
1865
Found in 1 providers: gemini
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