The Pseudoscience Wars: Immanuel Velikovsky and the Birth of the Modern Fringe

University of Chicago Press (2012)
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Recounts the works of Immanuel Velikovsky and the controversies surrounding it, discussing his influence on the counterculture and debates with such luminaries as Carl Sagan.

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9780226304427   9780226101729   0226304426   022610172X   0226304434

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10.1086/672201
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