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9780300123586 | Yale Univ Pr, May 21, 2013, cover price $50.00
Product Description: They Got It Wrong: Science tells the fascinating story behind 50 erroneous scientific theories and gives incredible perspective on how the way we view the workings of the world has evolved throughout history.This book is the perfect gift for anyone with an interest in our scientific history...read more
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9781621450092 | 1 edition (Readers Digest, March 21, 2013), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: They Got It Wrong: Science tells the fascinating story behind 50 erroneous scientific theories and gives incredible perspective on how the way we view the workings of the world has evolved throughout history.
Hardcover:
9780822944072 | Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, May 29, 2011, cover price $24.95
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9780822962304 | Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, May 29, 2011, cover price $22.95
Product Description: Noting some of the more bizarre aspects of history, author Jim Rhine peers behind the veil of assumed knowledge with insight and humor to reveal the shocking truths, stunning ironies, and the often humorous all-too-human element behind many of our most recognized and cherished collective memories...read more
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9781572439603 | Triumph Books, May 1, 2007, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Noting some of the more bizarre aspects of history, author Jim Rhine peers behind the veil of assumed knowledge with insight and humor to reveal the shocking truths, stunning ironies, and the often humorous all-too-human element behind many of our most recognized and cherished collective memories.
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9780471202578 | Turner Pub Co, September 26, 2003, cover price $24.95
Product Description: "I read Galileo and the Dolphins with great interest and enjoyment." âArthur C. Clarke Which Clock Loses only one Second Every Three Million Years? Was Newton the "Rapist" of the Universe? Why are Computer Designers Thinking About the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity? Find out as acclaimed author Adrian Berry reveals the truth about Galileo and the dolphins and much, much more in this fascinating, fun-filled romp through time, space, and the wonders of popular science...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9780471183655 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, June 1, 1997, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: "I read Galileo and the Dolphins with great interest and enjoyment.
9780788194696 | Diane Pub Co, June 1, 1996, cover price $27.00 | About this edition: What was the true story behind the persecution of Galileo, & what did it have to do with dolphins?
Based on the concept of 'firsts,' offers approximately four thousand entries divided into twelve broad topics, such as agriculture and everyday life, communications, computers, physics, and transportation.
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9780787602567 | Gale Group, January 1, 1997, cover price $105.00 | About this edition: Based on the concept of 'firsts,' offers approximately four thousand entries divided into twelve broad topics, such as agriculture and everyday life, communications, computers, physics, and transportation.
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9781563081590 | Libraries Unltd Inc, April 15, 1994, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Brief narratives spotlight key moments in the history of the physical, life, and earth sciences
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