Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing Hoax, (Paperback)

from Devil_llama

Which is more peculiar - a lighthearted book about astronomy, or a lighthearted book that is simultaneously serious? This book manages to be all of the above. Plait takes his astronomy, and his critical thinking, seriously, but he doesn't hesitate to sprinkle heavy doses of humor into the mix - a...

from psiloiordinary

I know Phil from his blog and sceptical activities around the web so catching up with his book was only a matter of time. Phil has a knack of making the debunking of nonsense witty and interesting. This book is a tour of twenty four misconceptions, myths or downright silly claims. Suitable for bo...

from LisCarey

This is Phil Plait's first book, born out of his Bad Astronomy website, and it's an excellent and entertaining takedown of, as it says on the label, bad astronomy. He takes on many popular misunderstandings and misrepresentations of astronomical facts and realities. Why is the sky really blue? Ar...

from Arthwollipot

I didn't enjoy this as much as Death From The Skies. There are some interesting facts, and I've already used it as reference material in an argument about why the moon looks big on the horizon, but as a reader it didn't engage me quite as much as his second book did.

from IslandDave

Dr. Plait's Bad Astronomy is a first-rate introduction to astronomy-related myths and the real facts you should know. This book is intended as a primer for curious but otherwise beginning science readers. If you have read other popular science books, you probably don't need most of the info conta...