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Weird Earth : Debunking Strange Ideas about Our Planet / / Donald R. Prothero



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Autore: Prothero Donald R. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Weird Earth : Debunking Strange Ideas about Our Planet / / Donald R. Prothero Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Bloomington, Indiana : , : Red Lightning Books, , [2020]
©2020
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 pages)
Disciplina: 550
Soggetto topico: Mind and body therapies
Conspiracy theories
Curiosities and wonders
Geology
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Unexplained Phenomena
Soggetto geografico: Earth (Planet)
Soggetto genere / forma: Informational works.
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Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Weird Earth  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-68435-061-1
1-68435-123-5
1-68435-136-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910808812903321
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