Titlebook: Wacky and Wonderful Misconceptions About Our Universe; Geoffrey Kirby Book 2018 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nat

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The Sun and Its Solar System: A Sexy Musical Pool Game?,We start our exploration of the wacky and wonderful ideas about the universe by meeting some of the strange characters that have livened up the development of astronomy as a science since mediaeval times, starting with a very strange genius who was the last and greatest of the astronomers from the pre-telescopic age of discovery.

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Mars: Inhabited and a Threat?,Prior to the 1950s, Mars was considered to be the most plausible abode for advanced life in the Solar System. Even though recent explorations by robotic machines have ruled out the presence of creatures, there remains the prospect of discovering something like a microbial life form.

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The Outer Planets: Forests of Hemp, Armadas of Seamen and the Holy Foreskin of Jesus,Jupiter is the dominating planet in the Solar System. It contains 70% of the Solar System’s matter excluding the Sun. Its powerful gravitational influence has protected our planet by attracting asteroids and comets that might otherwise have bombarded Earth and possibly snuffed out all life.

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Geoffrey KirbyProvides a unique compendium of odd astronomical and cosmological theories, covering lesser known but equally entertaining stories.Offers a lighthearted, easy-to-understand look into the history of as

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Geoffrey Kirbyent with very little interaction occurring between themuntil system integration. In particular, hardware is often specifiedwithout fully appreciating the computational requirements of thesoftware. Also, software development does not influence hardwaredevelopment and does not track changes made durin

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Geoffrey Kirbyhere. Above all, we wish to thank the contributors for so cheerfully complying with our suggestions for preparing their papers for publication and efficiently meeting our schedules. It is thanks to their cooperation that this volume has appeared speedily and painlessly; their revisions have helped t