Bad Astronomy
2002 book by Phil Plait / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax" is a non-fiction book by the American astronomer Phil Plait, who is also known as "the Bad Astronomer". The book was published in 2002 and deals with various misunderstandings about space and astronomy, such as sounds being audible in space (a misconception because in the vacuum of space, sound has no medium in which to propagate).
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Author | Philip C. Plait |
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Subject | Astronomy -- Popular works. Astronomy -- Miscellanea. Errors, Scientific. |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Publication date | 1 March 2002 |
Pages | 288 |
ISBN | 978-0-471-40976-2 |
OCLC | 48885221 |
Followed by | Bad Medicine: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Distance Healing to Vitamin O (Wiley Bad Science Series) |
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Plait's first book received generally favorable reviews within the academic and astronomy communities and was the first volume in the Bad Science series by John Wiley & Sons Publishing.