We're the Center of the Universe! : : Science's Biggest Mistakes About Astronomy and Physics
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We're the center of the universe! -- Those goofy wandering stars -- Hot times on planet sun -- Beware the Martian hordes! -- Poor little Pluto -- Our lives are written in the stars -- As earth moves, the oceans slosh -- Don't get hit by a comet! -- Smackdown! golf ball vs. bowling ball -- Everything is made of earth, air, fire, and water -- No matter? no light -- The unchanging universe.
"Did you know that hundreds of years ago, the sun orbited Earth? Actually, this isn't true, but people thought it was! Discover other missteps and odd theories in physics and astronomy."-- Provided by publisher.
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Space submitted by Claireywang on August 18, 2016, 4:08pm The facts are written in a funny way and the book was a great book.
Center of the Universe submitted by SBNB on August 15, 2017, 9:48am This is an interesting and informative book. It's easy to read and fun to read too.
SERIES
Science gets it wrong.
PUBLISHED
Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Company, [2015]
Year Published: 2015
Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781467736633
1467736635
SUBJECTS
Astronomy.
Cosmology.
Physics.
Errors, Scientific.