Heavenly Errors : : Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe /

Heavenly Errors : : Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe / / Neil Comins.

One of the great paradoxes of modern times is that the more scientists understand the natural world, the more we discover that our everyday beliefs about it are wrong. Astronomy, in particular, is one of the most misunderstood scientific disciplines.With the participation of thousands of undergradua...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Comins, Neil,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2001]
©2001
Year of Publication:2001
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.) :; 20 illus
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Fun in the Sun
  • 2. Blame It on Someone Else
  • 3. Creating Your Own Private Cosmos
  • 4. Survival in a Misperceived World
  • 5. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
  • 6. The Sage on the Stage or the Guide by Your Side
  • 7. Let the Buyer Beware
  • 8. Conflicts and Dangers
  • Epilogue
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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