5 Scientific Inaccuracies You Didn't Know Were In 'Moby-Dick'

An in-depth look into Melville's shaky science? Might as whale. Scrutinizing the science of Moby-Dick is definitely beside the point, especially because there's evidence in Herman Melville's notes that he purposely skewed facts to bolster his story. Melville even wrote a friend saying he embellished things writing, "To cook the thing up, one must needs throw in a little fancy." But the rambling scientific musings of the character you're supposed to call Ishmael are often so maligned by high scho...