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Heavenly Errors; Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe
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Heavenly Errors; Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe Hardcover - 2001

by Comins, Neil F

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An astronomy professor and author of the bestselling "What If the Moon Didn't Exist?" takes a provocative look at popular misconceptions about the cosmos. 20 illustrations.

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New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/fine.
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  • Title Heavenly Errors; Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe
  • Author Comins, Neil F
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Columbia University Press, New York
  • Date 2001
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9025990
  • ISBN 9780231116442 / 0231116446
  • Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.32 x 0.89 in (23.42 x 16.05 x 2.26 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Astronomy, Common fallacies
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00050853
  • Dewey Decimal Code 520

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We are exposed to more information about the solar system (the Sun and everything that orbits it, namely the planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets) than about more distant space objects.

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  • Booklist, 07/01/2001, Page 1962
  • Choice, 12/01/2001, Page 707
  • Library Journal, 06/15/2001, Page 100
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/25/2001, Page 60
  • Scitech Book News, 09/01/2001, Page 50

About the author

Neil F. Comins is the author of What if the Moon Didn't Exist? He has contributed numerous articles to Astronomy magazine and has appeared on radio and television. He is professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Maine.