The Velikovsky heresies
Subtitle: worlds in collision and ancient catastrophes revisited
By: Laird Scranton
Publisher: Bear & Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Rochester, Vt
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781591431398; 9781591438939
Subjects: History; Ancient History; Astronomy; Planets; Orbit
Description: "A reexamination of Immanuel Velikovsky's controversial Venus theories in light of new astronomical and archaeological findings"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Worlds in collision and the firestorm it created; title: Velikovsky's thesis; title: Reaction and controversy; title: Early predictive tests of the theory; title: Later developments in the controversy; title: Venus in ancient times; title: Could Venus have been ejected from Jupiter?; title: Could Venus have made a close approach to Earth?; title: Could Venus have impacted Mars?; title: Could Mars have made a close approach to Earth?; title: What evidence is there that Venus was out of its orbit?; title: Could Venus be a young planet?; title: Could Venus have been a comet?; title: Could the orbit of Venus have circularized so quickly?; title: Observations on the new evidence.