Comins Heavenly Errors

Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-231-50252-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Comins, Neil

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Allgemeines
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Fun in the Sun: Some Misconceptions Close to Home
3. Creating Your Own Private Cosmos: Internal and Mixed Origins of Incorrect Beliefs
2. Blame It on Someone Else: External Origins of Incorrect Beliefs
4. Survival in a Misperceived World: How Well Did Our Ancestors Do Without Understanding Nature?
6. The Sage on the Stage or the Guide by Your Side: A Peek Behind the Effort to Help You Unlearn Misconceptions
5. Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Misconceptions are Hard to Replace
7. Let the Buyer Beware: How to Avoid Future Misconceptions
8. Conflicts and Dangers: The Problems That Misconceptions Create
Epilogue: False Personal Cosmologies
Selected Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Neil F. Comins is the author of What if the Moon Didn't Exist? He has contributed numerous articles to Astronomy magazine and has appeared on radio and television. He is professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Maine.