Bad Astronomy
Bad Astronomy
Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax"
Plait, Philip C.
John Wiley & Sons Inc
03/2002
288
Mole
Inglês
9780471409762
15 a 20 dias
420
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Introduction
PART I: Bad Astronomy Begins at Home
1. The Yolk's on You: Egg Balancing and the Equinox
2. Flushed with Embarrassment: The Coriolis Effect and Your Bathroom
3. Idiom's Delight: Bad Astronomy in Everyday Language
PART II: From the Earth to the Moon
4. Blue Skies Smiling at Me: Why the Sky Is Blue
5. A Dash of Seasons: Why Summer Turns to Fall
6. Phase the Nation: The Moon's Changing Face
7. The Gravity of the Situation: The Moon and the Tides
8. The Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie: The Big Moon Illusion
PART III: Skies at Night Are Big and Bright
9. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Why Stars Appear to Twinkle
10. Star Light, Star White: Stars of Many Colors
11. Well, Well: The Difficulty of Daylight Star Sighting
12. The Brightest Star: Polaris-Just Another Face in the Crowd
13. Shadows in the Sky: Eclipses and Sun-Watching
14. The Disaster that Wasn't: The Great Planetary Alignment of 2000
15. Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites, Oh My!: The Impact of Meteors and Asteroids
16. When the Universe Throws You a Curve: Misunderstanding the Beginning of It All
PART IV: Artificial Intelligence
17. Appalled at Apollo: Uncovering the Moon-Landing Hoax
18. Worlds in Derision: Velikovsky vs. Modern Science
19. In the Beginning: Creationism and Astronomy
20. Misidentified Flying Objects: UFOs and Illusions of the Mind and Eye
21. Mars Is in the Seventh House, But Venus Has Left the Building: Why Astrology Doesn't Work
PARTV: Beam Me Up
22. Hubble Trouble: Hubble Space Telescope Misconceptions
23. Star Hustlers: Star Naming for Dummies
24. Bad Astronomy Goes Hollywood: The Top-Ten Examples of Bad Astronomy in Major Motion Pictures
Recommended Reading.
Acknowledgments
Index
PART I: Bad Astronomy Begins at Home
1. The Yolk's on You: Egg Balancing and the Equinox
2. Flushed with Embarrassment: The Coriolis Effect and Your Bathroom
3. Idiom's Delight: Bad Astronomy in Everyday Language
PART II: From the Earth to the Moon
4. Blue Skies Smiling at Me: Why the Sky Is Blue
5. A Dash of Seasons: Why Summer Turns to Fall
6. Phase the Nation: The Moon's Changing Face
7. The Gravity of the Situation: The Moon and the Tides
8. The Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie: The Big Moon Illusion
PART III: Skies at Night Are Big and Bright
9. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Why Stars Appear to Twinkle
10. Star Light, Star White: Stars of Many Colors
11. Well, Well: The Difficulty of Daylight Star Sighting
12. The Brightest Star: Polaris-Just Another Face in the Crowd
13. Shadows in the Sky: Eclipses and Sun-Watching
14. The Disaster that Wasn't: The Great Planetary Alignment of 2000
15. Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites, Oh My!: The Impact of Meteors and Asteroids
16. When the Universe Throws You a Curve: Misunderstanding the Beginning of It All
PART IV: Artificial Intelligence
17. Appalled at Apollo: Uncovering the Moon-Landing Hoax
18. Worlds in Derision: Velikovsky vs. Modern Science
19. In the Beginning: Creationism and Astronomy
20. Misidentified Flying Objects: UFOs and Illusions of the Mind and Eye
21. Mars Is in the Seventh House, But Venus Has Left the Building: Why Astrology Doesn't Work
PARTV: Beam Me Up
22. Hubble Trouble: Hubble Space Telescope Misconceptions
23. Star Hustlers: Star Naming for Dummies
24. Bad Astronomy Goes Hollywood: The Top-Ten Examples of Bad Astronomy in Major Motion Pictures
Recommended Reading.
Acknowledgments
Index
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Introduction
PART I: Bad Astronomy Begins at Home
1. The Yolk's on You: Egg Balancing and the Equinox
2. Flushed with Embarrassment: The Coriolis Effect and Your Bathroom
3. Idiom's Delight: Bad Astronomy in Everyday Language
PART II: From the Earth to the Moon
4. Blue Skies Smiling at Me: Why the Sky Is Blue
5. A Dash of Seasons: Why Summer Turns to Fall
6. Phase the Nation: The Moon's Changing Face
7. The Gravity of the Situation: The Moon and the Tides
8. The Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie: The Big Moon Illusion
PART III: Skies at Night Are Big and Bright
9. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Why Stars Appear to Twinkle
10. Star Light, Star White: Stars of Many Colors
11. Well, Well: The Difficulty of Daylight Star Sighting
12. The Brightest Star: Polaris-Just Another Face in the Crowd
13. Shadows in the Sky: Eclipses and Sun-Watching
14. The Disaster that Wasn't: The Great Planetary Alignment of 2000
15. Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites, Oh My!: The Impact of Meteors and Asteroids
16. When the Universe Throws You a Curve: Misunderstanding the Beginning of It All
PART IV: Artificial Intelligence
17. Appalled at Apollo: Uncovering the Moon-Landing Hoax
18. Worlds in Derision: Velikovsky vs. Modern Science
19. In the Beginning: Creationism and Astronomy
20. Misidentified Flying Objects: UFOs and Illusions of the Mind and Eye
21. Mars Is in the Seventh House, But Venus Has Left the Building: Why Astrology Doesn't Work
PARTV: Beam Me Up
22. Hubble Trouble: Hubble Space Telescope Misconceptions
23. Star Hustlers: Star Naming for Dummies
24. Bad Astronomy Goes Hollywood: The Top-Ten Examples of Bad Astronomy in Major Motion Pictures
Recommended Reading.
Acknowledgments
Index
PART I: Bad Astronomy Begins at Home
1. The Yolk's on You: Egg Balancing and the Equinox
2. Flushed with Embarrassment: The Coriolis Effect and Your Bathroom
3. Idiom's Delight: Bad Astronomy in Everyday Language
PART II: From the Earth to the Moon
4. Blue Skies Smiling at Me: Why the Sky Is Blue
5. A Dash of Seasons: Why Summer Turns to Fall
6. Phase the Nation: The Moon's Changing Face
7. The Gravity of the Situation: The Moon and the Tides
8. The Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie: The Big Moon Illusion
PART III: Skies at Night Are Big and Bright
9. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Why Stars Appear to Twinkle
10. Star Light, Star White: Stars of Many Colors
11. Well, Well: The Difficulty of Daylight Star Sighting
12. The Brightest Star: Polaris-Just Another Face in the Crowd
13. Shadows in the Sky: Eclipses and Sun-Watching
14. The Disaster that Wasn't: The Great Planetary Alignment of 2000
15. Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites, Oh My!: The Impact of Meteors and Asteroids
16. When the Universe Throws You a Curve: Misunderstanding the Beginning of It All
PART IV: Artificial Intelligence
17. Appalled at Apollo: Uncovering the Moon-Landing Hoax
18. Worlds in Derision: Velikovsky vs. Modern Science
19. In the Beginning: Creationism and Astronomy
20. Misidentified Flying Objects: UFOs and Illusions of the Mind and Eye
21. Mars Is in the Seventh House, But Venus Has Left the Building: Why Astrology Doesn't Work
PARTV: Beam Me Up
22. Hubble Trouble: Hubble Space Telescope Misconceptions
23. Star Hustlers: Star Naming for Dummies
24. Bad Astronomy Goes Hollywood: The Top-Ten Examples of Bad Astronomy in Major Motion Pictures
Recommended Reading.
Acknowledgments
Index
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