Bad astronomy: misconceptions and misuses revealed, from astrology to the moon landing 'hoax'
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New York
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2002
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| Online-Zugang: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-262) and index |
| Beschreibung: | VII, 277 S. Ill. 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0471409766 |
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| adam_text | BAD ASTRONOMY MISCONCEPTIONS AND MISUSES REVEALED, FROM ASTROLOGY TO THE
MOON LANDING HOAX PHILIP C. PLAIT JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1 PART I BAD ASTRONOMY BEGINS AT HOME 9 1 THE YOLK S ON
YOU: EGG BALANCING AND THE EQUINOX 11 2 FLUSHED WITH EMBARRASSMENT: THE
CORIOLIS EFFECT AND YOUR BATHROOM 21 3 IDIOM S DELIGHT: BAD ASTRONOMY IN
EVERYDAY LANGUAGE 28 PART II FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON 37 4 BLUE SKIES
SMILING AT ME: WHY THE SKY IS BLUE 39 5 A DASH OF SEASONS: WHY SUMMER
TURNS TO FALL 48 6 PHASE THE NATION: THE MOON S CHANGING FACE 57 7 THE
GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION: THE MOON AND THE TIDES 64 8 THE MOON HITS YOUR
EYE LIKE A BIG PIZZA PIE: THE BIG MOON ILLUSION 77 PART III SKIES AT
NIGHT ARE BIG AND BRIGHT 87 9 TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR: WHY STARS
APPEAR TO TWINKLE 89 10 STAR LIGHT, STAR WHITE: STARS OF MANY COLORS 97
VI CONTENTS 11 WELL, WELL: THE DIFFICULTY OF DAYLIGHT STAR SIGHTING 103
12 THE BRIGHTEST STAR: POLARIS*JUST ANOTHER FACE IN THE CROWD 111 13
SHADOWS IN THE SKY: ECLIPSES AND SUN-WATCHING 116 14 THE DISASTER THAT
WASN T: THE GREAT PLANETARY ALIGNMENT OF 2000 125 15 METEORS,
METEOROIDS, AND METEORITES, OH MY!: THE IMPACT OF METEORS AND ASTEROIDS
133 16 WHEN THE UNIVERSE THROWS YOU A CURVE: MISUNDERSTANDING THE
BEGINNING OF IT ALL 142 PART IV ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 153 17 APPALLED
AT APOLLO: UNCOVERING THE MOON-LANDING HOAX 155 18 WORLDS IN DERISION:
VELIKOVSKY VS. MODERN SCIENCE 174 19 IN THE BEGINNING: CREATIONISM AND
ASTRONOMY 187 20 MISIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS: UFOS AND ILLUSIONS OF THE
MIND AND EYE 202 21 MARS IS IN THE SEVENTH HOUSE, BUT VENUS HAS LEFT THE
BUILDING: WHY ASTROLOGY DOESN T WORK 212 PARTV BEAM ME UP 221 22 HUBBLE
TROUBLE: HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE MISCONCEPTIONS 223 23 STAR HUSTLERS:
STAR NAMING FOR DUMMIES 236 24 BAD ASTRONOMY GOES HOLLYWOOD: THE TOP-TEN
EXAMPLES OF BAD ASTRONOMY IN MAJOR MOTION PICTURES 245 CONTENTS VII
RECOMMENDED READING 259 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 263 INDEX 265
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