Criticism of the articles and papers centred around superstition and harmful effects of eclipses received by Science Today on the occasion of a solar eclipse in 1980.
Author
Siddiqi, Obaid
Date
1980
Type
Article draft
Collection
MS-001
Location
Bangalore, India
Subject
Superstition
Language
English
Format
Typewritten on paper
Commentary and criticism of the various non-scientific superstitious claims made about physiology, animal behaviour and intelligence (among others) during a solar eclipse and submitted to Science Today. Siddiqi warns of not letting bias and irrational superstition cloud scientific investigation and being wary of disseminating false information to the masses.
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Criticism of the articles and papers centred around superstition and harmful effects of eclipses received by Science Today on the occasion of a solar eclipse in 1980., MS-001_3_2_20_2_0001-0006, Archives at NCBS
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