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245 pages of results. 271. Before the Day Breaks(1) -- A Perspective [Journals] [Velikovskian]
... response many Velikovskians have encountered from establishment types. Undaunted by the reproachful response, Velikovsky sent Einstein a letter briefly outlining some of the evidence he had gathered regarding electromagnetism in astronomy, with the sincere request that his work be examined without rancour since, as he stated, "For over two years, I have been a target of abuse ... letters, ending in April, 1955, with Einstein's death. By 1952, the wholesale public relations assault by certain members of the scientific establishment and, specifically, the astronomers at Harvard University, had so poisoned the atmosphere that Velikovsky was made a pariah among most academicians and scientists. His work had been labelled "pseudoscience" and was ...
272. Science Frontiers [Journals] [SIS Review]
... Science Frontiers HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT LITERATURE COLLECTED FROM PAST ISSUES OF SCIENCE FRONTIERS, A REGULAR NEWSLETTER COMPILED BY WILLIAM CORLISS AND SENT FREE TO CUSTOMERS OF THE SOURCEBOOK PROJECT. ASTRONOMY A REDSHIFT UNDERMINES THE DOGMA OF AN EXPANDING UNIVERSE Halton Arp has closely studied the galaxy NGC-ll99, which is the brightest member of a small cluster of galaxies. One ... star. (Science News, 114:36, 1978.) NINE-TENTHS OF THE UNIVERSE IS UNSEEN In a rather lengthy article on the disturbing discoveries of modern astronomy, astronomer Ivan King is quoted as follows: "The most serious problem in extragalactic astronomy today is the notorious "missing mass." There are rich clusters of galaxies where ...
273. Mysteries of the Sacred Universe: The Cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana (Book Review) [Journals] [Aeon]
... in that respect, he succeeds brilliantly. When it comes to Puranic literature, Thompson's erudition shines through like the proverbial beacon. So, also, with his knowledge of astronomy and, on a different level, ancient astronomical lore. He is thus able to show that the ancient Hindus were well versed in astronomical matters even though they expressed ... the complexity of its subject matter. What Thompson sets out to accomplish is to show that Puranic cosmology is to be understood on three separate, but superimposed, levels: astronomical, geographical, and spiritual. And, in that respect, he succeeds brilliantly. When it comes to Puranic literature, Thompson's erudition shines through like the proverbial beacon ...
274. Reconciling Celestial Mechanics and Velikovskian Catastrophism [Journals] [Pensee]
... system had changed within the memory of man. Ideas in nearly every field of scholarship were challenged, but most seriously challenged of all were certain dogmas in the field of astronomy which had only in recent centuries succeeded in convincing mankind that Spaceship Earth was a haven of safety. The emotional outburst from the community of astronomers that so blackened the ... Velikovsky and so successfully if only temporarily- discredited Worlds in Collision has been laid to many causes, from the psychological and the political to simple resentment against invasion of the field by an outsider. Whatever the nature of such intensifying factors, however, I believe it is only fair to acknowledge an underlying and totally sincere scientific disbelief in the historical ...
275. Venus in Ancient Myth and Language [Journals] [Aeon]
... expect to find that planet described as sun-like, in direct contradiction to its present appearance (and one might also add, in direct contradiction to the best opinions of modern astronomy with regard to Saturn's recent history). And this is exactly what one finds. Thus leading scholars have found that the Akkadian Shamash, Greek Helios, Latin Sol ... attempted to reconstruct the history of this most unusual "comet." (2 ) We found a consistent connection of a comet-like Venus with Saturn, reflected in the earliest astronomical and religious texts alike, a connection which we interpreted as having developed at the time when Saturn reigned supreme in the skies as the central sun. Indeed, we ...
276. Monitor [Journals] [SIS Workshop]
... , reporting this item to us, commented: "One wonders if catastrophe could explain the loss of water." Indeed it would! The Tektite Controversy'source: ASTRONOMY vol 9:4 , April 1981, p. 11 ff This lead article by Joel Davis takes the view that tektites are of terrestrial origin, basing his case ... out: "But even ardent supporters of the model have been embarrassed by the way some of these rhythms seem to be too strong to be explained by the relatively modest astronomical effect alone." Do not despair, for the theory can be saved! W. Ruddiman and A. McIntyre of the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory in New York have ...
277. The Origin of Velikovsky's Comet [Journals] [Kronos]
... principles of catastrophism but introducing the once-unthinkable possibility of recent catastrophes - world-shattering events within the memory of man.(1 ) Velikovsky, of course, did not look to astronomy for his evidence of interplanetary disturbances, but to history. Ancient religious and mythological texts provided the primary sources for Worlds in Collision; and in the end, it ... years since Immanuel Velikovsky published Worlds in Collision, thus provoking one of the great scientific controversies of the twentieth century. In the intervening years, most of the world's leading astronomers have registered their opinions on the subject. Their consensus boils down to this: A) Velikovsky was treated poorly, but B) that is no reason to take ...
278. Return to the Tippe Top [Journals] [SIS Review]
... Senmut's tomb." Finally, in his later reference to the Senmut ceiling, in Part II, Chapter VII, Poles Uprooted', he writes: - "Modern astronomy does not admit, or even consider, the possibility that at some historical time east and west as well as south and north were reversed." Let us now ... of the zodiac and other constellations in "a reversed orientation" of the southern sky...." " "A characteristic feature of the Senmut ceiling is the astronomically objectionable orientation of the southern panel." The centre of this panel is occupied by the Orion-Sirius group, in which Orion appears west of Sirius instead of east. ...
279. The Nature and Scale of an Exodus Catastrophe Reassessed [Journals] [SIS Review]
... examination it will be instructive to review some previous studies which have thrown doubt on Velikovsky's thesis that in the 15th century BC the Earth underwent global catastrophes of great severity. Astronomy, Archaeology and Ice Cores During the 1970s, some of the most impressive attempts to test Velikovsky's theories were undertaken by Dr Euan MacKie (1973, 1974/5 ... assess the likelihood that cosmic catastrophes had occurred in historical times. MacKie's conclusions can be summarised as follows: It is virtually beyond dispute that some British megalithic alignments served as astronomical observatories. Archaeologically datable finds associated with some of the alignments, and radiocarbon dates for a number of them, place their construction in the period c.2300-1800 BC ...
280. Thoth Vol III, No. 8: May 31, 1999 [Journals] [Thoth]
... . Otherwise, you're going to have trouble when you look for pieces that fit into, say, the lake. Halton Arp describes this with respect to galactic redshifts in astronomy: "What every astronomer measures in the spectrum of a galaxy is the percentage by which a line is shifted from its laboratory wavelength. Astronomers habitually say they measure ... velocity. That is incorrect. What they measure is a redshift, what they infer is a velocity. The only astronomer I ever knew who was meticulously accurate about this was Fritz Zwicky, who always used the term indicative' recession velocity." Quasars, Redshifts and Controversies, 1987, pg. 115 How do we apply this to ...
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