Science Gets It Wrong

Check out some of science’s biggest mistakes and most glaringly incorrect assumptions. With spreads devoted to the most surprising stories, these books reveal how scientific thought has changed over time. Even reluctant science students will be drawn into these strange—and often funny—tales throughout science history. Readers will learn how new forms of technology and bold thinkers changed the ways we see the world around us—and the ways we study it.

Cover: We're the Center of the Universe!: Science's Biggest Mistakes about Astronomy and Physics
Cover: Your Head Shape Reveals Your Personality!: Science's Biggest Mistakes about the Human Body
Cover: Let's Make Some Gold!: Science's Biggest Mistakes about Geology and Ecology
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Let's Make Some Gold!: Science's Biggest Mistakes about Geology and Ecology
That Bull Is Seeing Red!: Science's Biggest Mistakes about Animals and Plants
We're the Center of the Universe!: Science's Biggest Mistakes about Astronomy and Physics
Your Head Shape Reveals Your Personality!: Science's Biggest Mistakes about the Human Body
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