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The title promises a comprehensive, clear-eyed look at the Loch Ness mystery written by an author with an open mind

To be honest, it was a purchase simply based on the low price. The title promises a comprehensive, clear-eyed look at the Loch Ness mystery written by an author with an open mind. The book delivers on that promise, and the result is a delight to read. Bauer walks you, surefootedly, through sixty-odd years of Nessie sightings, as well as reactions to them by the public and the scientific community. If you want a reliable, detailed, neutral study of the Loch Ness mystery-here's your book.

The Enigma of Loch Ness: Making Sense of a Mystery by Henry H. Bauer (1986-09-01) Hardcover – 1750. by. Henry H. Bauer (Author). Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Are you an author? Learn about Author Central.

Bauer is much more concerned with examining the sociological, psychological, and philosophical aspects of the Loch . Whether you believe in Nessie or laugh at the mere thought of believing, you'll find The Enigma of Loch Ness both entertaining and enlightening.

Bauer is much more concerned with examining the sociological, psychological, and philosophical aspects of the Loch Ness controversy than with proving or disproving Nessie's existence. He shows that the Nessie phenomenon has much to tell us about how we acquire our beliefs, about the nature of the scientific enterprise, and about the adversarial relationship between mainstream science and "fringe" subjects, such as Nessie.

Bauer, Henry H. Publication date. Urbana : University of Illinois Press. inlibrary; printdisabled; ; china. China-America Digital Academic Library (CADAL).

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Like UFO's, Big Foot, and the Bermuda Triangle, the Loch Ness monster continues to fascinate us by the persistence of its mystery. Bauer is much more concerned with examining the sociological, psychological, and philosophical aspects of the Loch Ness controversy than with proving or disproving Nessie's existence.

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Henry Hermann Bauer (born November 16, 1931) is an emeritus professor of chemistry and science studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ("Virginia Tech"). Enigma of Loch Ness: Making Sense of a Mystery.

Over the centuries the legend of the Loch Ness monster has never gone away. Many books were written about the monster of Loch Ness. Several photographs made it to the front pages of the newspapers

Over the centuries the legend of the Loch Ness monster has never gone away. In the 1930s a new road was built along the shore of Loch Ness. In 1933, a couple who was driving along this road reported an enormous animal splashing on the surface of the lake. In the following months newspapers sent reporters and photographers to the lake to make observations. Several photographs made it to the front pages of the newspapers. The most famous photograph came from a British surgeon in 1934. Robert Wilson, a London doctor, took a photo of a creature with a long neck that stood out of the water.