Things You Know That Are Not So: A Digest of Erroneous Popular Wisdom on History, Science [Paperback]

David Moshinsky (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Css Pub Co; 1st edition (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0788006118
• ISBN-13: 978-0788006111
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,645,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The better educated you think you are, the more surprised yi, July 6, 1999

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This review is from: Things You Know That Are Not So: A Digest of Erroneous Popular Wisdom on History, Science (Paperback)

I expected a book debunking astrology, phrenology etc. Instead I got a book effectivly debunking my most cherished beliefs and heroes. Over population,danger of pesticides, Edison, Galileo, your immortal soul and on and on. Prepare to re-think everything.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly researched smug nonsense, January 14, 2000

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This review is from: Things You Know That Are Not So: A Digest of Erroneous Popular Wisdom on History, Science (Paperback)

If you set out to dispel or debunk strongly held beliefs it helps to do your homework. There is already a considerable literature on fallacies and several thoroughly researched works in print. This particularly feeble effort is strewn with poor scholarship, repetition of old canards (the British inventing the concentration camp?-not so), and beliefs few educated people actually hold. Don't waste your money, get The Dictionary of Misinformation series.