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Seeing Red: Redshifts, Cosmology and Academic Science (Paperback)

by Halton C. Arp (Author)
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  • Paperback: 306 pages
  • Publisher: Aperion (Aug 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0968368905
  • ISBN-13: 978-0968368909
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Reasons for re-thinking basic ideas in astronomy & science, 17 Aug 2001
By cansbro@eircom.net (Co. Roscommon, Ireland) - See all my reviews
This book makes a clear, compelling and eminently readable presentation of evidence that calls us to rethink some of our fundamental assumptions about astronomy and cosmology. Equally importantly Arp makes a convincing case for re-examining how scientific research and publication are carried out, especially within academia. It does this in a style that is enjoyable and stimulating. Arp's sense of humour shines throughout the book. He recounts the considerable ongoing challenge of communicating data within the scientific community when that data reveals flaws in conventionally accepted understanding. He shares the emotional reactions of himself and colleagues when faced with startling results.

I found this book extremely stimulating, thought-provoking and well written, and I would recommend it highly to anyone interested in astronomy, cosmology, and the philosophy of science/education. It features excellent illustrations and diagrams, yet avoids being overly technical. Abundant references are provided throughout the book so that readers can access the original research data in more detail. The color plates at the back of the book add to the data's impact. The extensive and clearly-written Glossary makes the book accessible to non-astronomers. The Index is thorough and helpful; it includes references to all the astronomical objects discussed. After reading it once I immediately began to read it again. It is a pleasure to find a book that deals with serious topics in such an approachable and enjoyable way.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars time to re-assess accepted dogma?, 5 July 2001
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I've seen Arp lecturing at University College, and the man knows what he's talking about, plus has done the research to back it up. It's not a case of having to be an X-Files fan to beleive this stuff - accepting new ideas and discarding accepted dogma takes a paradigm shift that is often a long time in coming around - Khun's classic 'The Nature of Scientific Revolutions' speaks eloquently and persuasively to this arguement. Read with an open mind and you won't be dissapointed!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Read with caution, 18 July 2000
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It's important that people should continue to challenge accepted models of the universe. Dr Arp is working in the tradition of other authors -- like Galileo -- who have tried to overthrow the accepted world-system completely. (Indeed, in the more self-pitying parts of the book, one gets the impression Arp would approve of the comparison.) Unfortunately, a lot of the evidence for problems with the big-bang model that Arp puts forward in the book is fatally flawed for one reason or another; what's more, since the flaws have been pointed out in papers in published journals, Arp has no excuse for not acknowledging them. Even the pretty colour images of X-ray filaments to be seen on the front cover have been shown to be a result of an inadequate understanding of the instrument used to make the images. And yet Arp portrays his critics as entirely ignorant and/or interested only in persecuting him personally for reasons which are never completely clear; he never presents the other side of the argument or acknowledges that there are reasons for doubting what he says. By the time I'd finished the book I had a nasty taste of paranoia in my mouth. Those who already have an axe to grind (and X-files fans) will find much here to confirm their belief that forces of darkness are obscuring the truth. But the more mature reader should exercise caution. Read by all means and make up your own mind -- but don't believe everything Arp tells you. Not all revolutionaries are right.
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