# When did people discover air?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 10, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-people-discover-air/467258 "2008-10-10T00:31:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-people-discover-air/467258/21 "2008-10-12T00:37:53Z")

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> [@Napier](#):
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> \>AER: Air God of the Lower Atmosphere.  
> He floats under AETHER and is in charge of the air we breathe.
> 
> [from [AER - the Greek God of Air (Greek mythology)](http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/greek-mythology.php?deity=AER)]

So, we’re breathing a God?  
Why does that remind me of a Futurama episode? 😃

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