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Autore |
Prothero Donald R. |
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Weird Earth : Debunking Strange Ideas about Our Planet / / Donald R. Prothero |
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Bloomington, Indiana : , : Red Lightning Books, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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1-68435-061-1 |
1-68435-123-5 |
1-68435-136-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (314 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Mind and body therapies |
Conspiracy theories |
Curiosities and wonders |
Geology |
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Unexplained Phenomena |
Informational works. |
Documents d'information |
Earth (Planet) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Science and critical thinking -- The flat earth -- Ptolemy revisited -- The hollow earth -- Is the earth expanding? -- Did we really land on the Moon? -- Magnetic myths -- Earth-shaking myths -- Quacks and quakes -- Was there a great flood? -- Are dinosaurs faked? -- Is the earth only six thousand years old? -- Mysteries of Mount Shasta -- The myth of Atlantis -- The mysterious ley lines -- Crystal con artists -- Water witching -- Mysterious earth: why people want to believe weird things |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Applying his extensive scientific knowledge, Prothero corrects misinformation that con artists and quacks use to hoodwink others about geology--hollow earth, expanding earth, and bizarre earthquakes--and mystical and paranormal happenings--healing |
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crystals, alien landings, and the gates of hell. By deconstructing wild claims such as prophesies of imminent natural disasters, Prothero provides a way for everyone to recognize dubious assertions. Prothero answers these claims with facts, offering historical and scientific context in a light-hearted manner that is accessible to everyone, no matter their background. With a careful layering of evidence in geology, archaeology, and biblical and historical records, Prothero's Weird Earth examines each conspiracy and myth and leaves no question unanswered. |
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