When the Earth Was Flat: All the Bits of Science We Got Wrong
by:
Graeme Donald (author)
When the Earth Was Flat Suitable for those with an interest in our scientific history, this book exposes the scientific theories that were once widely believed to be true but have since been disproved. It shows how the way we view the world, and the way we think the world works, has changed...
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When the Earth Was Flat Suitable for those with an interest in our scientific history, this book exposes the scientific theories that were once widely believed to be true but have since been disproved. It shows how the way we view the world, and the way we think the world works, has changed completely throughout history. Full description
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781843178682 (1843178680)
Publish date: September 1st 2012
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
In my review of The Accidental Scientist, I raved about how much I enjoyed the book, but that I had reservations about the way the author's style, no matter how entertaining it was. Turns out those reservations are well founded. In When the Earth was Flat, his penchant for pedantry and generalisat...