In the 1860s, a man named James Croll began writing about how the Earth\u2019s movements shape our climate, particularly ice ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fascinatingly, he wasn\u2019t even an academic, but a janitor at Strathclyde University (formerly Anderson\u2019s University). He spent evenings in the uni library, teaching himself physics, hydrostatics, mechanics…whatever he could get his hands on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What fascinates me just as much though, is who gets remembered (and who decides that). We all know of Einstein or Newton, even if we can\u2019t quite explain their work. But there are countless others who\u2019ve helped make sense of the world, including teachers, priests, and gardeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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