He was a brilliant man and, until his death in 1979, had the true spirit of science with him. He presents the results of his 10yearlong interdisciplinary research in an easily understandable, even entertaining manner. Worlds in collision 9780671810917 by immanuel velikovsky and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Immanuel velikovsky worlds in collision, 68 years later.
Scullys book also sold well, though i dont think quite as well as velikovskys. Immanuel velikovsky is, of all the thinkers mentioned in this section iv, the most scientific of the bunch. Worlds in collision immanuel velikovsky download free. Worlds in collision by green, mike and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Some 3500 years ago in the guise of a gigantic comet, it grazed earth a couple of times, after having been ejected from the planet jupiter some indefinite time earlier.
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