Worlds in Collision
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Worlds in Collision is a book by Immanuel Velikovsky published in 1950. The book postulates that around the 15th century BC, the planet Venus was ejected from Jupiter as a comet or comet-like object and passed near Earth (an actual collision is not mentioned). The object allegedly changed Earth's orbit and axis, causing innumerable catastrophes that are mentioned in early mythologies and religions from around the world. The book has been heavily criticized as a work of pseudoscience and catastrophism, and many of its claims are completely rejected by the established scientific community as they are not supported by any available evidence.
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See also
- Ages in Chaos
- Catastrophism
- Celestial mechanics
- Comparative mythology
- Theia (planet)
- William Comyns Beaumont
- List of topics characterized as pseudoscience
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