When Sherman Weaver’s time machine project is abruptly canceled, he takes matters into his own hands, visiting Aristotle with the plan to ensure that the philosopher takes the scientific method to heart so strongly that the dark ages will never come and science will progress to a point where it appreciates Sherman’s particular genius.
Like his colleagues, Aristotle never appreciated the need for constant verification. Thus, though he was married twice, he said that men have more teeth than women. He never thought to ask either of his wives to open her mouth for a count.

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  1. “Aristotle and the Gun” by L. Sprague de Camp, Astounding, February 1958.
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by L. Sprague de Camp