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Scientific Goofs: Adventures Along the Crooked Trail to Truth

Book Description
The "goofs" described here include some of the more spectacular and bizarre mistakes taken by reputable thinkers on the rocky road to scientific truth - goofs such as Ptolemy's insistence that the earth is the centre of the universe, Galvani's theory that frogs generate electricity, the belief that Martians irrigate their planet via a series of canals and Columbus's geographic speculations, which ... More
Book Information
PublisherW.H. Freeman & Company
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages112
ISBN-100716765535
ISBN-13978-0716765530
Publication Date08/1994
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About Billy Aronson (Author) : Billy Aronson is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Billy Aronson include Something Is Strange About Paula's Friends, Richard M. Nixon (Presidents and Their Times... more
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About Lynn Brunelle (Illustrator) : Lynn Brunelle is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Lynn Brunelle include World Almanac Puzzler Deck: Early Math, Ages 3-5, Grades Pre... more
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