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The controversy around Velikovsky's works and the way they were received is known as?

  • The Velikovsky affair

  • The Catastrophist scandal

  • The Pseudoscience fallout

  • The Ancient Myth Debates

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The Velikovsky affair relates to widespread criticism and scientific rejection encountered by Immanuel Velikovsky's theories, particularly those presented in his books "Worlds in Collision" and "Earth in Upheaval," where he challenged conventional theories in favor of alternative explanations centered around catastrophic events in history and interactions between Earth and other celestial bodies.
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