03331oam 22006374a 450 991079518980332120230724173935.01-68435-061-11-68435-123-51-68435-136-7(CKB)4550000000000350(MiAaPQ)EBC6354201(OCoLC)1194591835(MdBmJHUP)musev2_84910(EXLCZ)99455000000000035020090713h20202020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWeird EarthDebunking Strange Ideas about Our Planet /Donald R. ProtheroBloomington, Indiana :Red Lightning Books,[2020]©20201 online resource (314 pages)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 thingsApplying 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 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.Mind and body therapiesfast(OCoLC)fst01022007Conspiracy theoriesfast(OCoLC)fst01748943Curiosities and wondersfast(OCoLC)fst00885285Geologyfast(OCoLC)fst00940627BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Unexplained PhenomenabisacshCuriosities and wondersConspiracy theoriesGeologyEarth (Planet)fastEarth (Planet)Informational works.fastInformational works.lcgftDocuments d'information.rvmgfMind and body therapiesConspiracy theories.Curiosities and wonders.Geology.BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Unexplained Phenomena.Curiosities and wonders.Conspiracy theories.Geology.550Prothero Donald R.442224MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910795189803321Weird Earth3692244UNINA