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Re:Leonardo da Vinci Experiments Explored Gravity as a Form ... by poiuyt098 on Friday February 17, 2023 @06:58PM (#34842273)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precursorism

states it more clearly

"... a characteristic of that kind of historical writing in which the author seeks antecedents of present-day institutions or ideas in earlier historical periods. This kind of anachronism is considered to be a form of Whig history ..."

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Re:Leonardo da Vinci Experiments Explored Gravity as a Form ... by dragonwriter on Friday February 17, 2023 @07:04PM (#34842330)
Except in the rare case where a new idea emerges and is introduced fully formed in its final stage, there are precursors of present-day institutions and ideas in earlier historical periods so seeking them would just be normal history.
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Re:Leonardo da Vinci Experiments Explored Gravity as a Form ... by mannykannot on Saturday February 18, 2023 @08:21AM (#34846739)
That's true in general, but that is not what seems to be the case here, and the full article on precursiorism linked by poiuyt098 suggests that correct usage would be confined to such cases.
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