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Author Scranton, Laird, 1953- author.

Title The Velikovsky heresies : worlds in collision and ancient catastrophes revisited / Laird Scranton.

Publication Info. Rochester, Vt. : Bear & Company, [2012]
© 2012

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Description vii, 152 pages ; 23 cm
Summary "A reexamination of Immanuel Velikovsky's controversial Venus theories in light of new astronomical and archaeological findings"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Worlds in collision and the firestorm it created -- Velikovsky's thesis -- Reaction and controversy -- Early predictive tests of the theory -- Later developments in the controversy -- Venus in ancient times -- Could Venus have been ejected from Jupiter? -- Could Venus have made a close approach to Earth? -- Could Venus have impacted Mars? -- Could Mars have made a close approach to Earth? -- What evidence is there that Venus was out of its orbit? -- Could Venus be a young planet? -- Could Venus have been a comet? -- Could the orbit of Venus have circularized so quickly? -- Observations on the new evidence.
Subject Velikovsky, Immanuel, 1895-1979.
Astronomy -- History.
Venus (Planet) -- Orbit.
Planets.
History, Ancient.
Velikovsky, Immanuel, 1895-1979. (OCoLC)fst00006589
Planets -- Orbits. (OCoLC)fst01065157
Astronomy. (OCoLC)fst00819673
History, Ancient. (OCoLC)fst00958352
Planets. (OCoLC)fst01065127
Venus (Planet) (OCoLC)fst01242235
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title Worlds in collision and ancient catastrophes revisited
ISBN 9781591431398 (paperback)
1591431395 (paperback)
9781591438939 (e-book)
1591438934 (e-book)
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