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A Little Bit Of Science

The Made Up Asia Of George Psalmanazar

56 min • 24 april 2020
In the 18th Century the people of Europe had heard of Asia - but they didn't know much about it. And so to fill the information vacuum, some enterprising folk... filled the gap with bullshit.

The champion of this was George Psalmanazar... Rod tells Will his story!

The Wholesome Show is Dr Will Grant and Dr Rod Lamberts, proudly brought to you by the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science!

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