When the Earth Was Flat: All the Bits of Science We Got Wrong - Couverture souple

Donald, Graeme

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1782437835 ISBN 13 : 9781782437833

Editeur : Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

From pseudoscience to incorrect assumptions and unfounded belief, science hasn’t always been right…

Contrary to recent debate on the internet, nowadays we are fairly confident that the earth is not flat and that we are in fact inhabitants of a spherical planet. However, this was not always the case, with a widespread belief that if you reached the horizon, you would simply fall off into space.

Along with assumptions about the health benefits of heroin, the advantages of injecting monkey glands into the human body and bumps on your head being indicators of personality and temperament, science has a colourful past. In this entertaining and informative look at a dubious history, Graeme Donald examines the origins of some of the most extraordinary and mind-boggling scientific theories of the past.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Graeme Donald is the author of a number of books about history, the meaning of words and popular misconceptions, including When the Earth was Flat, The Accidental Scientist, The Long and the Short of It and Learn on the Loo. His writing has also appeared in many newspapers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1782437835
• ISBN 13: 9781782437833
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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