Heavenly errors: misconceptions about the real nature of the universe

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Introduction1. Fun in the Sun: Some Misconceptions Close to Home3. Creating Your Own Private Cosmos: Internal and Mixed Origins of Incorrect Beliefs2. Blame It on Someone Else: External Origins of Incorrect Beliefs4. Survival in a Misperceived World: How Well Did Our Ancestors Do Without Understanding Nature?6. The Sage on the Stage or the Guide by Your Side: A Peek Behind the Effort to Help You Unlearn Misconceptions5. Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Misconceptions are Hard to Replace7. Let the Buyer Beware: How to Avoid Future Misconceptions8. Conflicts and Dangers: The Problems That Misconceptions CreateEpilogue: False Personal CosmologiesSelected BibliographyIndex