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179 pages of results. 161. The Celestial Dynamics of "Worlds in Collision" [Journals] [SIS Review]
... motions "to a gnat's eyelash" by gravity alone are certainly correct. Derral Mulholland has said [3 ] that, even if we allow forces besides Newtonian gravity (he specifically mentions electrostatic forces, tidal friction, etc.), Newtonian dynamics - which enlarges the field to include Newton's laws of force and acceleration - would not permit Venus to have had an Earth-crossing orbit in historically recent times. Now, if we add on one force beyond gravity - tidal friction - I think it is marginally possible that the basic part of the Velikovskian scenario is not inconsistent; I have tried to give Velikovsky the benefit of the doubt and to present arguments showing that these historically recent ...
162. The Origin of Velikovsky's Comet [Journals] [Kronos]
... , 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 will be these sources that offer the acid test of his thesis. The overriding issue in Velikovsky's historical research is surely the proposed cometary past of Venus. Despite the interesting and often encouraging revelations from space probes of the past two decades, it must be said that little historical evidence of the Venus-comet has been added to the material originally assembled by Velikovsky. This lack is particularly noticeable in comparative mythology, the discipline which forms the backbone of Velikovsky's theory. Here, virtually nothing new ...
163. Morning Star II [Journals] [Aeon]
... among other related things, means "shining." "Helel," therefore, can be translated as "the Shining One." And it is this designation- i.e . the Shining One, Son of Dawn- that has led to the identification of Helel as the Morning Star and, by implication, as the planet Venus. For that reason, English versions of the Old Testament have supplanted the name "Helel" with "Lucifer," a Latin name that means "Light Bringer" or "Light Bearer," a designation for the same planet as Morning Star. It should, however, be kept in mind that, in Hebrew, " ...
164. The Birth of Vahagn: An Armenian Vision of Celestial Catastrophe? [Journals] [Kronos]
... Matarisvan, both of whom stole the fire of Jupiter (i .e . from Zeus, in the first instance and Dyaus Pitar in the second). Now, in time- we are told by the Vedas- the fire which Matarisvan stole became the god Agni and this is significant because Velikovsky has already identified Agni with the planet Venus(5 ) and had connected the myth of Prometheus with the fall of Naphtha from the same body.(6 ) The assimilation of Vahagn to the Mazdean Verethraghna supports this identification of Vahagn with Venus, for Verethraghna, in his capacity as patron of fire, is connected with the worship of the flaming naphtha fields of the Apcheron ...
165. "Let There Be Light" - A Criticism [Journals] [Kronos]
... change in any macrocosmic law as demonstrated but only as possible. More precisely, what I am arguing against is the uniformitarian doctrine that major planetary changes not only did not occur but could not have occurred in recent times. Such dogma, I think, is an unjustifiable obstacle to continued investigation and further discovery. ON THE THERMAL ASPECTS OF VENUS To the Editor of KRONOS: In KRONOS IV:2 , C;. R. Talbott(1 ) claims that he has proven that "a massive, molten body- quantitatively, a mass equivalent to Venus and having the Venus surface area, and molten at between 1500 K and 2000 K- will transfer heat internally by ...
166. Cosmic Catastrophism [Journals] [Aeon]
... in Earth in Upheaval (1955) and continued his revisions of ancient history and chronology in Oedipus and Akhnaton (1960), Peoples of the Sea (1977), and Ramses II and His Time (1978). According to Velikovsky, during the second millennium B.C . a large comet-like object (which later became the planet Venus) was ejected from Jupiter. (6 ) Around 1450 B.C ., as Moses prepared to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, this comet approached the earth. Earth passed through the comet's tail, receiving a fall of red meteorite dust which made rivers and seas appear to turn to blood. Then ash-like dust, burning ...
167. Velikovsky And Planetary Catastrophe [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... that planets, moving on quite different courses than observed today, formerly disturbed the motions of the Earth and caused great destruction to ancient nations. These extraordinary events, Velikovsky claimed, are recorded in ancient chronicles, myths and rites around the world, sources that are simply incomprehensible in terms of celestial motions today. Velikovsky contended that the planet Venus, just a few thousand years ago, possessed a spectacular, comet-like "tail" and its orbit intersected that of the Earth. Though Velikovsky's interest in the subject began with a reading of biblical accounts of the Exodus period, the plagues of Egypt, and the spectacles of the wandering in the desert, what led to his startling ...
168. News [Journals] [SIS Workshop]
... From: SIS Workshop No. 5 (Apr 1979) Home | Issue Contents News Early Findings from Pioneer Venus Early scientific findings by Pioneer Venus l (the orbiter) and 2 (comprising five atmospheric probes) include new information on the formation of the inner planets, an explanation for the heat which creates Venus' hell-like atmosphere and surface, and observation of "mysterious chemical fires" on the planet's surface. Pioneer results also suggest that Venus' atmosphere circulates in large-scale global motions. Scientists think that the findings from Pioneer Venus about the Venus "weather machine" may help us understand the forces that drive the weather on Earth. Other major findings: - " Greenhouse ...
169. "Just Plainly Wrong": A Critique of Peter Huber (Second Installment) [Journals] [Kronos]
... Raymond C. Vaughan. This is especially true regarding the Ninsianna discussions (which appear in the present installment), but there is no section of the critique that has not benefitted from Vaughan's valuable corrections, clarifications, and suggested additions of further materials.] The first installment of this paper, dealing with the earliest references to Inanna or Venus, appeared in the special A.A .A .S . issue of KRONOS (Volume III, Number 2) entitled Velikovsky and Establishment Science. That first installment was written on the basis of a mimeographed version of Huber's A.A .A .S . paper (labelled "Revised version, April 1974"), ...
170. Mother Goddess and Warrior-Hero (Part One) [Journals] [Aeon]
... physical models of the polar configuration, an adequate summary of the planetary myths involved becomes increasingly vital. Apart from the Earth, four presently-visible planets have a place in the model of the polar configuration as I have defined it, though their relative positions change significantly with the evolution of the configuration. The planets are: Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mars. In this four-part series I shall take up the special roles of the two planets Venus and Mars, both highly active in the evolution of the original planetary assembly. As an introduction to the mother goddess and warrior hero, this series can only adumbrate a subject whose full illumination will require volumes. Taking world mythology and ...
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