THANKS to Mark MacDiarmid for alerting us to the existence of a very silly book. Who Built The Moon? is by Christopher Knight and Alan Butler. The blurb reveals that: “The Moon has confounded scientists for many years. It does not obey the known rules of astrophysics and there is no coherent theory of its origin – in fact, it should not be there…many specialists suspect that the Moon is hollow, which should not be possible…When all of the facts are dispassionately reviewed it becomes unreasonable to cling to the idea that the Moon is a natural object.”…
To continue reading, today with our introductory offers
Advertisement
More from New Scientist
Explore the latest news, articles and features
ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ
Woman in cancer remission without treatment in highly unusual case
News
Space
The problem of cosmic inflation and how to solve it
Comment
ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ
Man destined to get Alzheimer’s saved by accidental heat therapy
News
Technology
Quantum computers simulated their biggest molecule yet – with help
News
Popular articles
Trending New Scientist articles
1
Man destined to get Alzheimer’s saved by accidental heat therapy
2
A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began
3
We have figured out a new way to send messages into the past
4
Prebiotic chewing gum could be helpful for gum disease
5
Honey has been used as medicine for centuries – does it really work?
6
300-year-old experiment could become world's best dark matter detector
7
Is consciousness more fundamental to reality than quantum physics?
8
Your oral microbiome could affect your weight, liver and diabetes risk
9
The 4 biggest myths about hydration, according to an expert
10
Woman in cancer remission without treatment in highly unusual case
