Superseded Scientific Theories - Obsolete Branches of Enquiry

Obsolete Branches of Enquiry

  • Alchemy, which led to the development of chemistry
  • Astrology, which led to the development of astronomy
  • Phrenology, a pseudoscience
  • Numerology, a pseudoscience

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