Weird Earth : Debunking Strange Ideas about Our Planet / / Donald R. Prothero
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| Autore: |
Prothero Donald R.
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| Titolo: |
Weird Earth : Debunking Strange Ideas about Our Planet / / Donald R. Prothero
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| 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. |
| Documents d'information | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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