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How Dante's Inferno modeled a planetary impact 500 years before modern science

New research reveals that Dante Alighieri's Inferno wasn't just a masterpiece of literature: it was...

SCIENCE May 08, 2026

How Dante's Inferno modeled a planetary impact 500 years before modern science

New research reveals that Dante Alighieri's Inferno wasn't just a masterpiece of literature: it was a gedankenexperiment in impact physics.

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New research reveals that Dante Alighieri's Inferno wasn't just a masterpiece of literature: it was a gedankenexperiment in impact physics.

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