I really like the way astronomy is presented in this book. Instead of talking about what is what in astronomy, Philip explains what is not real astronomy. In the conventional way, books start with the solar system, then galaxy and then like, which is awesome but dull. Philip does not do it this way. He starts with what we have already known about astronomy, from movies, stories or other sources, and he tries to tell us how some explanations are wrong. This is really the first book I've every read in astronomy and definitely it opens up my mind.
Excellent Way of Presentation
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Excellent Way of Presentation
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I really like the way astronomy is presented in this book. Instead of talking about what is what in astronomy, Philip explains what is not real astron...
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伽利略的眼睛及其他
0有用 0无用 小萱 2012-12-13
伽利略的眼睛及其他 有一个广为流传的故事，伟大的科学家伽利略的眼睛是因为经常用自制的望远镜观察太阳而失明的。人们认为，由于望远镜将阳光汇聚到我们的眼睛，其原理与我们用放大镜点着树叶几乎是一样的，因此用望远镜观察太阳会对眼睛造成伤害。尽管这一原理没错，但这种伤害会在观测太阳之后迅速发生，而伽利略失明...
书名： Bad Astronomy
作者： Philip C·Plait
出版社： Wiley
副标题： Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax"
出版年： 2002-3-1
页数： 288
定价： USD 15.95
装帧： Paperback
丛书： Wiley bad science series
ISBN： 9780471409762