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Daily Archives: November 29, 2009

The Weight of the Moon or How a Single Textbook Skewed Our View of History

Textbook HistoryBy Ronald LadouceurNovember 29, 20096 Comments

November 29, 2009 In the 1950s and 1960s, Moon, Mann and Otto’s Modern Biology was the most popular high school biology textbook in the country, commanding upwards of 50% of the market. It was also among the most retrograde and out of date. Scholars have criticized the book for its weak presentation of the topic…

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