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... ., in the middle of the second millennium before the present era; the other in the eighth and the beginning of the seventh century before the present era. Harmony or stability in the celestial and terrestrial spheres is the point of departure of the present-day concept of the world as expressed in the celestial mechanics of Newton and the theory of evolution of Darwin. If these two men of science are sacrosanct, this book is a heresy. However, modern physics . . . describes dramatic changes in the microcosm- the atom- the prototype of the solar system; a theory . . . that envisages not dissimilar events in the macrocosm- the solar system- brings the modern ...
782. Night of the Gods: Polar Myths. The Eye of Heaven [Books]
... to judge, and ut'u to dispense justice, which strikes me as sufficiently remarkable in view of what will hereinafter be exposited as to the Heavens-Judge. Then again, as an unlooked-for parallel to what is said about the Arcana the find that ut'a glyph is a store-house and a loft. In the remarkable Egyptian Cosmogony which is known as the Evolutions of RA, in Dr. Wallis Budge's important edition of the Nesi-Amsu papyrus, ' the god says: " Shu and Tefnut " (who are an Atlas and his consort) "brought to me my Eye . . . I wept . . . and men and women sprang into existence from my Eye, mata glyph " This ...
... but, much more terrifying, that they could happen again soon, that they are normal. It is this prospect which traditional science cannot face, and for which it has hunted Velikovsky, and this panicked interaction is the Velikovsky Affair. The Affair as a whole has now endured for 50 years, and, to grasp its shape and evolution, we can usefully divide it into two halves, which run roughly from 1946 to 1970, (what I will call the Original Affair), and then from 1970 to the present, (the Continuing Affair). This chapter will present a critical analysis of the first part, the Original Affair, to prepare the reader for ...
784. Part IV: Conclusions [Ragnarok] [Books]
... . It showed its influence by developing mammalian life in one direction into the monstrous forms of the mammoth and the mastodon, the climax of animal growth; and in the other direction into the more marvellous expansion of mentality found in man. There are two things necessary to a comprehension of that which lies around us, development and design, evolution and purpose; God's way and God's intent. Neither alone will solve the problem. These are the two limbs of the right angle which meet at the first life-cell found on earth, and lead out until we find man at one extremity and God at the other. Why should the religious world shrink from the theory of evolution? ...
785. The Solar System as Electrical [Books] [de Grazia books]
... be related in Chapter Four. In recent times, according to the central theme of this book, this Solaria Binaria encountered a galactic region whose characteristics rendered the lesser stellar partner of the system unstable. In a series of quick changes the binary was transformed into today's Solar System. Bruce (1944, p9) sees the process of stellar evolution as a cyclic build up of an electrically charged atmosphere above the star. As we see it, galactic potentials will determine the nature of the "surface" presented to the outside observer. As the star journeys through galactic space, its surface nature changes in response to differences in galactic potential. A change in the local galactic environment ...
786. ABC's of Astrophysics [Books] [de Grazia books]
... convincing effect; these slogans are packaged and delivered in personal and group conversations, with a couple left out where unnecessary or deemed inappropriate. I have not had the advantage of an elaborate study, but I notice the frequency of these statements, prefaced by something like: "more has happened to change the world by catastrophe than by gradual evolution." "Religions are obsessed with primeval disasters." "Mankind has always been fearful of the skies, such that terrible events must have happened there." "Venus is hellishly hot and locked to the Earth." "Mercury now is believed to have been recently relocated." "Cosmic disasters destroy time measurements." ...
787. The Foibles of Heretics [Books] [de Grazia books]
... he was unfairly treated by Shapley, etc.- with which I fully agree, I remember full well your justifiable concern." He was, he said, open-minded, aware of general disbelief in V. s theories, but not conversant with them, or with Deg's for that matter, and he wanted to know Deg's theory of evolution: "Your thesis is most creatively provocative. My major question is what does it do to the theory of evolution?" Deg told V. of Kurtz's letter, V. spoke to Greenberg, and Greenberg fired off a letter to Deg, wondering how he had come to be in touch with Kurtz, and retelling the story ...
788. The Saturn Thesis (Part 3) [Journals] [Aeon]
... the role of the three named planets in constituting the celestial form are crucial here. In the mid-to-late eighties, in addition to many other threads of research, I began examining as rigorously as possible the Egyptian pictograph of Ra in relation to key Egyptian images. I'd like to take a moment to follow the reasoning in terms of the actual evolution of my own conclusions, because my reasoning from some fairly complex considerations actually led to a precise prediction that was quickly confirmed in sources outside of Egypt. As often occurs, the confirmations can be much more direct and easily followed than the original reasoning. The pictograph of Ra is a circle with a much smaller circle in the center ...
789. Cheers and Hisses [Books] [de Grazia books]
... at its face value and effectively saving many lives... the overwhelming majority dealt either from a power base or a dogmatic base, steeped in the irrational. The net effect for an interval was described in the indeterminacy model. Truth was accepted here and rejected there and by gradual exchange assimilation was finally achieved. Additional proofs with the evolution of a new technique wrote the final chapter of the saga of Semmelweis. It took about a century from White's obsessive insistence upon cleanliness in Manchester's lying-in wards to consensus about a matter that should have been simple enough to grasp, if one recalled that peasants used salt, alcohol, and herbs on wounds and they isolated persons associated with ...
790. The Importance of Outsiders in Science [Journals] [SIS Review]
... iris the octant. His book Micrographia, detailing the fine structure of materials and insects inspired the author Jonathon Swift. He worked with Christopher Wren to rebuild London after the Great Fire and was the architect responsible for the Bethlehem Royal Hospital (nicknamed Bedlam), the Monument and the Dome of St Paul's Cathedral. He anticipated the theory of evolution but this, his work in geology and his seminal role in the construction of St Paul's was all forgotten after his death. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz (1646-1716) was born in Leipzig, studying there and at Jena. From 1666 he was employed in devising plans to preserve the peace of Europe following the Thirty Years' War. His ...
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