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245 pages of results. 671. Open Forum, chaired by David Fairbairn [Journals] [SIS Review]
... can't accept it. Janek Pietron: May I make one point: I agree that it is very difficult to accept that there was forgery on a massive scale but as astronomy is my primary tool, I can understand why the astronomy on the pre-conquest people is the same as the astronomy of New Kingdom of Egypt and the astronomy of the ... by some indefinable agent. Eugen Gabowitsch: You can prove nothing with calendar calculations, as for example the Chinese calendar was created at a very late time, as Chinese astronomers saw three, four, five times that Saturn and Jupiter are at the same place in the sky after sixteen years, so they decided that this was a regular ...
672. A British Forum for the Velikovsky Debate [Journals] [Catastrophism & Ancient History]
... Dept. of Philosophy and Theology, U. of Leeds): A Philosophy for Interdisciplinary Studies (SISR III:1 )- Analyses Velikovsky's proposals in ancient history and astronomy and offers objective criteria to evaluate his approach to the data. PETER JAMES (B .A ., Birmingham): A Critique of "Ramses II and His ... , JEA 50, 1964, pp. 13-23, and supported by W.F . ALBRIGHT, BASQR 179, 1965, pp. 53-62); and that the astronomical basis of conventional Egyptian chronology is completely fallacious (see R. LONG, ORIENTALIA 43, 1974, 261-274). The Society for Interdisciplinary Studies was inaugurated in 1974 ...
673. Syllabi for Quantavolution [Books] [de Grazia books]
... IV. THE EXTINCTION AND GENESIS OF SPECIES 9. The Pleistocene and earlier exterminations. 10. Origin of species in catastrophes. V. THE TREATMENT OF COSMIC DISORDER IN ASTRONOMY 11. "Immutability of the Spheres," Plato, Whiston, Laplace, Ovenden, Bass et al. 12. "The Explosive Universe," Hoerbiger, ... SECTION I 3. February 18 HUMAN TIME AND REAL TIME: Concepts and measures; how scientists defeated the theologians and created an old Earth; radiochronology; traditional time; astronomical bench-marks. 4. February 25 THE SUPER-FORCES OF NATURE IN THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE: Nineteen expressions of super-energy and their effects upon ecology and humankind. 5. March 3 ...
674. More Myths, Monuments, and Mnemonics: A solstice visit to Machu Picchu [Journals] [Horus]
... Concentrated now in Peru, the once powerful dominance of the Inca is reflected in the preservation of Quechua, the Inca language, in a majority of the population. The astronomical focus of Inca religious and civil organization is well known and there are probably few places where concern with preserving the memory of these ancient practices is as visible. The ... Some have suggested that the post served as a mount for ritual objects - perhaps a large gold sun-disc or a special gnomon used only during the solstice ceremonies. That Inca astronomer-priests might have designed other celestial alignments into this multifaceted "abstract" sculpture seems a likely possibility. The other structure believed to have a direct relation to the winter solstice ...
675. Poleshifts, Catastrophes, And Myths [Journals] [Velikovskian]
... to beat]... the [catastrophist] fanatics, from a quarter where they expect it not. The Pope instituted lectures on the Mosaic cosmogony to set free astronomy and geology.... '" 25 To accomplish this task Lyell, a lawyer, used every method of persuasion and argument at his disposal. And in ... R. G. Bury (Cambridge, Mass., 1926), pp. 167-173 "A significant legend recounted by [Ignatius] Donnelly was that of the Chinese astronomers were said to have reported that following the deluge, the moon, sun, and stars were seen to rise and set in new locations, on the horizon. ...
676. Compendium [Journals] [Pensee]
... and Clark College and the Student Academic Freedom Forum (publishers of Pensée). The conclave sought to probe the implications of Velikovsky's radical deviation from accepted views in physics, astronomy, geology, history, and mythology. Observing in his opening remarks that few other men had made such "giant leaps, from the proven to the provable to ... . Polanyi begins his paper by detailing the violent reaction against Worlds in Collision: ". . the book actually became a bestseller. And so bitter was the reaction of astronomers and other scientists to this, and such was the pressure they exercised, that Macmillan, who had published Velikovsky's book, felt compelled to give up their rights in ...
677. On Decoding Hawkins' Stonehenge Decoded [Journals] [Pensee]
... Earth's orbit in different periods of the second millennium before the present era. It is not an easy assignment, and all depends on the good will of specialists in cuneiform astronomy and calendarology. There exists, for instance, a cuneiform manual- mul apin- of before -700, using advanced methods, precise data, and proper mathematics, but in ... search the motive for erecting Stonehenge in awe before the perils' of lunar eclipse during the few weeks following Halloween." In 1963 and 1964, a young and talented astronomer, Professor Gerald S. Hawkins, published two papers in the British magazine, Nature (October 26, 1963, and June 27, 1964). The subject ...
678. The Primordial Light? [Journals] [SIS Review]
... . 8. The other major planet is named as Saturn: see note 16. 9. E in U, supplement: "Worlds in Collision and Recent Finds in Astronomy". 10. W in C I, i: "The Most Incredible Story". 11. W in C, Prologue, i: "The Origin ... sky after sunset, stretching in the path of the sun and other planets (ecliptic), the mysterious origin of which has for a long time occupied the minds of astronomers, has been explained in recent years as the reflection of the solar light from two rings of dust particles, one following the orbit of Venus, the other an ...
679. Editorial [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... by the CCNet. Catastrophism is not only mainstream, but has hit the silver screen (no pun intended) with the release of "Deep Impact". Electricity in Astronomy Plasma and electricity continue to feature heavily in some of the astronomy discussions in Thoth and the Kronia List, and might even appear in some of the aboriginal artwork showcased ... will feature Distant Learning Programs, books, videos, audio tapes and television documentaries. More details on page 4. Cambridge Conference List Mass extinctions, small comets and old astronomical megaliths are just a few of the subjects discussed by the CCNet. Catastrophism is not only mainstream, but has hit the silver screen (no pun intended) with ...
680. Mother Goddess and Warrior-Hero (Part One) [Journals] [Aeon]
... the fourth planet from the Sun, with a year of about 687 Earth days. Nothing in the present appearance of the two planets will explain why, in the earliest astronomies, Venus is the only planet consistently identified as the mother goddess, (2 ) or why Mars is universally a masculine power and god of war and devastation. ... of the configuration itself holds vital keys to this very issue. The immediate goal is not to conceive a scheme that will "work" to the satisfaction of physicists and astronomers, but to trace the history of the polar configuration in terms of the evolving images themselves; for if it is possible to reconstruct what was actually seen, this ...
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