The Velikovsky heresies : worlds in collision and ancient catastrophes revisited /

"A reexamination of Immanuel Velikovsky's controversial Venus theories in light of new astronomical and archaeological findings"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scranton, Laird, 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rochester, Vt. : Bear & Company, c2012
Rochester, Vt. : [2012]
Subjects:
Table of 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