Worlds in Collision
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Worlds in Collision is a controversial 1950 book by Immanuel Velikovsky that proposes catastrophic astronomical events as explanations for ancient myths and historical phenomena.
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| Worlds in Collision canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| argues |
that ancient myths and religious texts record real astronomical catastrophes
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that planetary orbits changed within human historical memory ⓘ |
| author | Immanuel Velikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim | close encounters between Earth and other planets caused global catastrophes in human history ⓘ |
| claims |
that many global traditions of darkness, fire, and floods have a common astronomical cause
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that the Exodus events were associated with planetary catastrophes ⓘ |
| considered | pseudoscientific by the scientific community ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedBy |
astronomers
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historians ⓘ physicists ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
conflict with established celestial mechanics
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misuse of historical and mythological sources ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Ages in Chaos
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Earth in Upheaval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
catastrophism literature
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pseudoscience literature ⓘ |
| hasDeweyDecimalClassification | 523.1 ⓘ |
| hasLCClassification | QB51 .V4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 408728 ⓘ |
| impactOnPublisher | Macmillan transferred the book to Doubleday after academic pressure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
alternative history movements
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popular interest in catastrophism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a bestseller despite scientific rejection
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causing a major controversy between Macmillan and the scientific community ⓘ |
| proposes |
that Venus had near-collisions with Earth and Mars in historical times
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that Venus was originally a comet ejected from Jupiter ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | divided into sections correlating myths with proposed astronomical events ⓘ |
| subject |
ancient history
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astronomy ⓘ catastrophism ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
ancient history
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biblical times ⓘ |
| title | Worlds in Collision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
ancient Near Eastern texts as evidence
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comparative mythology as evidence ⓘ interpretations of biblical accounts as evidence ⓘ |
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