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Immanuel Velikovsky


This picture shows the orbits of Mercury and Venus within the orbit of the Earth. The Earth, Mars and Venus were the subject of Velikovsky's work, Worlds in Collision.
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Immanuel Velikovsky was born in 1895. He was born in Russia.

Velikovsky had many different jobs. One of his jobs was to be a writer. Would you want to be writer?

Velikovsky's most famous book is Worlds in Collision. Most people think that what Velikovsky wrote about science was not right.

He died in 1979.

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Immanuel Velikovsky


This picture shows the orbits of Mercury and Venus within the orbit of the Earth. The Earth, Mars and Venus were the subject of Velikovsky's work, Worlds in Collision.
Click on image for full size version (26K GIF)
Immanuel Velikovsky was a writer born in 1895 in Russia.

Veliskovsky traveled a lot. He also held many different jobs. During the time he was traveling and working, he wrote many books about history, religion and science. His most famous work is Worlds in Collision. Velikovsky's work was known by most for being controversial and inaccurate. He passed away on November 17, 1979.

Read more about the solar system

Immanuel Velikovsky


This picture shows the orbits of Mercury and Venus within the orbit of the Earth. The Earth, Mars and Venus were the subject of Velikovsky's work, Worlds in Collision.
Click on image for full size version (26K GIF)
Immanuel Velikovsky was a writer born in 1895 in Vitebsk, Russia. After traveling and working in many places throughout the world, he moved to the United States.

During his travels and different jobs, Immanuel Velikovsky wrote many books regarding history, religion and science. His most controversial work, Worlds in Collision, states that a rearrangement of the electromagnetism of the solar system caused Venus and Mars to closely approach the Earth and cause many disasters to early humanity. Velikovsky's work was known by most for being controversial and inaccurate. He passed away on November 17, 1979.

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