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Finally got around to reading this one - I've been following Plait online for quite a few years.
Plait takes a somewhat playful look at all of the misconceptions we have, or that have been perpetuated in the media, about astronomical phenomena.
For example, it IS possible for planets to twinkle, Polaris isn't really any brighter, and we don't really have a good plan yet to deal with a kamikaze asteroid.
He finishes it off with the top 10 "worst" Hollywood representations of science (as of 2002).
Plait has an easy-to-read writing style, and he loves his subject.
Plait takes a somewhat playful look at all of the misconceptions we have, or that have been perpetuated in the media, about astronomical phenomena.
For example, it IS possible for planets to twinkle, Polaris isn't really any brighter, and we don't really have a good plan yet to deal with a kamikaze asteroid.
He finishes it off with the top 10 "worst" Hollywood representations of science (as of 2002).
Plait has an easy-to-read writing style, and he loves his subject.