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Heavenly Errors: Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe Revised Edition
Author(s): Neil F. Comins (Author)
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publication Date: 5 April 2003
- Edition: Revised
- Language: English
- Print length: 264 pages
- ISBN-10: 0231116454
- ISBN-13: 9780231116459
Book Description
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. Neil F. Comins has identified and classified, by origin and topic, over 1,700 commonly held misconceptions about the universe. He presents the reader with the tools needed to probe erroneous notions so that we can begin to question for ourselves. . . and to think more like scientists.
Editorial Reviews
Review
An interesting new look at how humans perceive nature....A good primer on critical thinking and how science really works.-- "Choice"
Anyone concerned with astronomy will find this book useful.-- "Astronomy Now"
Debunking silly, frightening and grandiose beliefs, the University of Maine professor of physics and astronomy is reassuring and engaging.-- "Publishers Weekly"
His relaxed style of discourse makes his book quite readable, and though his pedagogical approach is somewhat unconventional, he deserves a hearing. Recommended for academic and public libraries.-- "Library Journal"
Intriguing analysis of common errors and misconceptions of the real nature of the universe.-- "Bookwatch"
