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Advance praise for Philip Plait s Bad Astronomy "Bad Astronomy is just plain good! Philip Plait clears up everymisconception on astronomy and space you never knew you sufferedfrom." --Stephen Maran, Author of Astronomy for Dummies and editorof The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia "Thank the cosmos for the bundle of star stuff named Philip Plait,who is the world s leading consumer advocate for quality science inspace and on Earth. This important contribution to science willrest firmly on my reference library shelf, ready for easy accessthe next time an astrologer calls." --Dr. Michael Shermer,Publisher of Skeptic magazine, monthly columnist for ScientificAmerican, and author of The Borderlands of Science "Philip Plait has given us a readable, erudite, informative,useful, and entertaining book. Bad Astronomy is Good Science. Verygood science..." --James "The Amazing" Randi, President, JamesRandi Educational Foundation, and author of An Encyclopedia ofClaims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural "Bad Astronomy is a fun read. Plait is wonderfully witty andeducational as he debunks the myths, legends, and 'conspiraciesthat abound in our society. 'The Truth Is Out There' and it's inthis book. I loved it!" --Mike Mullane, Space Shuttle astronaut andauthor of Do Your Ears Pop in Space?
Auteur
PHILIP PLAIT, Ph.D., works in the physics and astronomy department at Sonoma State University in California. He maintains the Web site badastronomy.com and writes monthly articles on astronomy for the German newspaper Die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. His work has appeared in the Encyclopedia Britannica Yearbook of Science and the Future and Astronomy magazine. He also writes a monthly column for astronomy.com.
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Advance praise for Philip Plait?s Bad Astronomy
"Bad Astronomy is just plain good! Philip Plait clears up every misconception on astronomy and space you never knew you suffered from." Stephen Maran, Author of Astronomy for Dummies and editor of The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia
"Thank the cosmos for the bundle of star stuff named Philip Plait, who is the world?s leading consumer advocate for quality science in space and on Earth. This important contribution to science will rest firmly on my reference library shelf, ready for easy access the next time an astrologer calls." Dr. Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, monthly columnist for Scientific American, and author of The Borderlands of Science
"Philip Plait has given us a readable, erudite, informative, useful, and entertaining book. Bad Astronomy is Good Science. Very good science..." James "The Amazing" Randi, President, James Randi Educational Foundation, and author of An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural
"Bad Astronomy is a fun read. Plait is wonderfully witty and educational as he debunks the myths, legends, and 'conspiracies? that abound in our society. 'The Truth Is Out There'?and it's in this book. I loved it!" Mike Mullane, Space Shuttle astronaut and author of Do Your Ears Pop in Space?
Résumé
Advance praise for Philip Plait s Bad Astronomy
"Bad Astronomy is just plain good! Philip Plait clears up every misconception on astronomy and space you never knew you suffered from." --Stephen Maran, Author of Astronomy for Dummies and editor of The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia
"Thank the cosmos for the bundle of star stuff named Philip Plait, who is the world s leading consumer advocate for quality science in space and on Earth. This important contribution to science will rest firmly on my reference library shelf, ready for easy access the next time an astrologer calls." --Dr. Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, monthly columnist for Scientific American, and author of The Borderlands of Science
"Philip Plait has given us a readable, erudite, informative, useful, and entertaining book. Bad Astronomy is Good Science. Very good science..." --James "The Amazing" Randi, President, James Randi Educational Foundation, and author of An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural
"Bad Astronomy is a fun read. Plait is wonderfully witty and educational as he debunks the myths, legends, and 'conspiracies that abound in our society. 'The Truth Is Out There' and it's in this book. I loved it!" --Mike Mullane, Space Shuttle astronaut and author of Do Your Ears Pop in Space?
Contenu
Introduction.
PART I: Bad Astronomy Begins at Home.
The Yolk's on You: Egg Balancing and the Equinox.
Flushed with Embarrassment: The Coriolis Effect and Your Bathroom.
Idiom's Delight: Bad Astronomy in Everyday Language.
PART II: From the Earth to the Moon.
Blue Skies Smiling at Me: Why the Sky Is Blue.
A Dash of Seasons: Why Summer Turns to Fall.
Phase the Nation: The Moon's Changing Face.
The Gravity of the Situation: The Moon and the Tides.
The Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie: The Big Moon Illusion.
PART III: Skies at Night Are Big and Bright.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Why Stars Appear to Twinkle.
Star Light, Star White: Stars of Many Colors.
Well, Well: The Difficulty of Daylight Star Sighting.
The Brightest Star: Polaris-Just Another Face in the Crowd.
Shadows in the Sky: Eclipses and Sun-Watching.
The Disaster that Wasn't: The Great Planetary Alignment of 2000.
Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites, Oh My!: The Impact of Meteors and Asteroids.
When the Universe Throws You a Curve: Misunderstanding the Beginning of It All.
PART IV: Artificial Intelligence.
Appalled at Apollo: Uncovering the Moon-Landing Hoax.
Worlds in Derision: Velikovsky vs. Modern Science.
In the Beginning: Creationism and Astronomy.
Misidentified Flying Objects: UFOs and Illusions of the Mind and Eye.
Mars Is in the Seventh House, But Venus Has Left the Building: Why Astrology Doesn't Work.
PARTV: Beam Me Up.
Hubble Trouble: Hubble Space Telescope Misconceptions.
Star Hustlers: Star Naming for Dummies.
Bad Astronomy Goes Hollywood: The Top-Ten Examples of Bad Astronomy in Major Motion Pictures.
Recommended Reading.
Acknowledgments.
Index.