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We're the Center of the Universe!: Science's Biggest Mistakes about Astronomy and Physics

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Duration
34min
Language
English
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Children

Does the universe circle around Earth? Do creatures live on the sun? Can you tell the future by looking at the stars? At one time, science supported wild notions like these! But later studies proved these ideas were nonsense. Discover science's biggest mistakes and oddest assumptions about physics and astronomy, and see how scientific thought changed over time.

© 2020 Lerner (Audiobook): 9781512447675

Release date

Audiobook: 5 February 2020

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