Popular Errors Explained

Popular Errors Explained PDF

Author: Stewart McCartney

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2012-04-30

Total Pages: 539

ISBN-13: 1409021890

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In 1841 John Timbs wrote a book called Popular Errors Explained. It went on - with Timbs' other great series 'Curiosities of ...' - to become one of the great popular books of the 19th century, running into many editions and selling hundreds of thousands of copies. Some say the popularity of his one hundred and fifty volumes led him to outsell a certain Mr Dickens. Stewart McCartney, under the Timb's title of Popular Errors Explained has created a new book, capturing the zeal and enthusiasm of the original, to be 'agreeable, by way of abstract and anecdote so as to become an advantageous and amusing guest at any intellectual fireside.' The book has completely new material - around 200 or so 'popular errors' from science and literature, history, sport, popular culture and so on. Each entry will have that eyebrow raising 'I didn't know that!' or 'Surely that cannot be true!' feel. Every one will explode a commonly held misbelief.

Things Not Generally Known

Things Not Generally Known PDF

Author: John Timbs

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781020665882

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Discover the truth behind some of the most enduring myths and misconceptions of our time with this fascinating study of popular errors. Filled with fascinating facts and illustrations, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the quirks and curiosities of history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Popular Errors Explained and Illustrated

Popular Errors Explained and Illustrated PDF

Author: John Timbs

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2019-07-05

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 9781318621781

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