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245 pages of results. 581. The Nature and Origin of Comets and the Evolution of Celestial Bodies (Part I) [Journals] [Kronos]
... today's "accepted" theory .) 9. B. A. Smith, Science, 204 (1979), p. 969. 10. In 1983 the Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) was launched and has since mapped infrared heat sources much more accurately and with greater sensitivity than could be done previously from mountain top infrared observatories. ... theory for comet behavior and solar system evolution. Many may wonder why a new theory is necessary; thus Part I begins with a brief critique of presently "accepted" astronomical theory and is followed by an introduction to the new comet theory. I. A BRIEF CRITIQUE OF THE ICE BALL COMET MODEL AND NEBULAR THEORY OF THE ORIGIN OF ...
582. Cosmic Heretics [Journals] [Aeon]
... Like Semmelweis?" "Yes." "What does he do?" "He lives here. He writes." "About what?" "Mythology, astronomy, the Bible, ancient catastrophes." "What does he live on?" "His books. They are very well sold." "That's not our ... Science: The Velikovsky Case." Immanuel Velikovsky, as you probably know, is a highly controversial figure whose book Worlds in Collision incited the wrath of a number of astronomers and geologists twelve years ago. Several other works dealt with similar themes of prehistoric catastrophe, social upheavals, and the origins of myth. Another book, somewhat distinct ...
583. Comets, Meteorites and Earth History [Journals] [SIS Review]
... began to recede. Contrary to the impression created in some sections of the books, the speaker clearly knew what he was talking about. This was true not only of astronomy, to be expected from the Head of Department of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy at University College, Cardiff, but also to the biological subjects he considered. He also ... consistently use calendars which did not reflect the "true" length of the year (by our standards)? Gallant's answer was that these early calendars were based on differing astronomical conditions then prevailing, and that the length of the year has indeed changed within the recorded history of man. A constant theme of his talk was the challenge he ...
584. Astronomical Theory and Historical Data [Books] [de Grazia books]
... too (Meteor, 1343A) tries to refute, that a planet may become a comet or a comet may become a planet. On the basis of this view of astronomy Plato states that there are two conceptions of science, one that we may call noumenic and the other that we may call phenomenic. According to the first, the ... From: The Velikovsky Affair, Edited by Alfred De Grazia Home | Issue Contents 5. Astronomical Theory and Historical Data by Livio C. Stecchini Jupiter: Ah Venus, Venus! Is it possible that you will ever consider our condition even once, and yours in particular? Do you think that what humans imagine about us is true ...
585. Circling the Rings [Journals] [Aeon]
... Velikovsky's scenario of stellar events could be recast to remove its conceptual weakness- the successive collisions between planets that he proposed in Worlds in Collision seem more appropriate to billiards than astronomy. The illustration showing a celestial billiards table on the cover of C. J. Ransom's The Age of Velikovsky was appropriate, yet devastating to Velikovsky's thesis. Scientists ... and Saturn's girdle of rings is made up of thousands of narrow bands. Researchers have studied the structure of rings, advancing various hypotheses for their origin and persistence, but astronomers acknowledge that rings are enigmatic. They are at a loss to explain, for example, what appears to be an electromagnetic phenomenon, a spoke-like design that radiates perpendicular ...
586. The Scientific Mafia [Journals] [Pensee]
... true, the whole range of humanistic studies, classics, history, archaeology, psychology, anthropology takes on an entirely new interest, through being brought into living connection with astronomy and the earth sciences. The 18th century convinced men that old books- the Bible, etc. --were "literature." Thereupon mankind quite properly lost interest in them ... the atomic war they were preparing to launch! The professional scientists' campaign against Worlds in Collision began well before the book appeared. Harlow Shapley, probably the best-known American astronomer alive today, led an energetic attempt to stop the publisher, Macmillan, from publishing the book. He arranged for denunciations of the book, still before its appearance ...
587. Comets -- the Cause of Historic and Prehistoric Catastrophes [Articles]
... two parts, one historical, the other scientific- not to suggest that these are basically different things, in a sense much of science is really just history, certainly astronomy, you can say that we are just reaching back in time and adding on to the bottom end of the historical records. Our aim obviously is to try and ... and in fact an extremely suggestive one. I'll come back to that. I want to emphasise that all this description of the Milky Way sounded absurd to medieval philosophers and astronomers and indeed it has continued to sound absurd to everybody who has studied the subject since. And I would refer right up to a date in 1973, when a ...
588. Suns and Planets in Neolithic Rock Art [Journals] [Aeon]
... value. Early symbols and pictographs of Mesoamerica, consequently, provide an invaluable key to unlocking the secrets of celestial imagery in prehistoric rock art. A prominent characteristic of Mesoamerican astronomy- indeed of Mesoamerican culture in general- was an obsession with the planet Venus. Like their counterparts in ancient Babylon, Mesoamerican skywatchers chronicled the movements of Venus with ... Mesoamerica, however, which reached a high stage of civilization under the Olmec and Maya. In addition to developing a sophisticated system of writing, the Maya were also skilled astronomers, capable of calculating the period of Venus to within a fraction of its true value. Early symbols and pictographs of Mesoamerica, consequently, provide an invaluable key to ...
589. Ring Counters and Calendrical Cycles [Journals] [Horus]
... months, and days, a different kind of calculator was needed. Ring counters long have been used to keep track of repeating cycles, such as those that occur in astronomy and calendrics. A prime example is the Stonehenge, where marker stones in the Aubrey, X, and Y holes could be advanced each day to keep track of ... a model which embodied the essential numbers in a form easy to memorize and use for computation. The Mesoamerican 260-day cycle could be the result of such an effort. The astronomical nature of the 260-day cycle is revealed when we note that a double cycle of 520 days is very close to three eclipse half-years (3 X 171.31 = ...
590. Aeon Volume VI, Number 5: Contents [Journals] [Aeon]
... Page 54 Primate Perception of Celestial Events page 75 Plasma Cosmology Comes Of Age page 142 Contributors Mel Acheson graduated from the University of Arizona in Tucson in 1965 where he studied astronomy, physics, and mathematics. The major influence in his life, however, came from his advisor who warned him not to get mixed up in philosophy, and ... argued that the lunar Mare Imbrium shows evidence of having been excavated by a cosmic electric discharge. News by Tania Te Maria Newest Member Of Our Solar System Page 7 More Astronomical Mysteries Page 17 Cometary Jets Page 54 Primate Perception of Celestial Events page 75 Plasma Cosmology Comes Of Age page 142 Contributors Mel Acheson graduated from the University of Arizona in ...
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