Charles Morton was sure of it: Aristotle was wrong, Morton figured in his 1703 essay. It was the moon that called to the swallows. Where else could the great flocks of swooping, chattering birds hide during winter? Aristotle had announced that the swallows hibernated in holes, like hollow trees, but Morton held firm that they migrated to the moon. Or dove to the bottoms of lakes and rivers…
2025-12-29
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