Kings Dethroned: A History of the Evolution of Astronomy (1922) by Gerrard Hickson is a provocative, alternative history of astronomy that challenges the validity of mainstream scientific theories, particularly the heliocentric model, the vast distances in space, and Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. Hickson argues that modern astronomy is built upon a "cascade of misunderstandings" originating from a fundamental error in measuring the distance to the sun made in the second century B.C..