Mysterious universe - a handbook of astronomical anomalies

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MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE: A HANDBOOK OF ASTRONOMICAL ANOMALIES TABLE OF CONTENTS The Sun AN ACCOUNT OF A VERY SINGULAR PHENOMENON SEEN IN THE DISK OF THE SUN. . . . . The Sun 3 INDENTATION OBSERVED IN THE SOLAR DISK 4 The Sun THE CORONA The Sun 5 6 The Sun The Sun 7 8 The Sun RAPID CHANGE ON THE SURFACE OF THE SUN DARK MARKINGS IN SOLAR PROMINENCES SUN’S DISK SHOWS UNUSUAL FEATURE BULGES ON THE SUN’S LIMB 10 The Sun PECULIAR SOLAR OBSERVATIONS EXPLAINED The Sun 11 SOLAR OSCILLATION PROBLEM GOES, NEUTRINO PROBLEM STAYS Anonymous; New Scientist, 76:221, 1977. 12 The Sun SOLAR OSCILLATIONS: WEAK BUT ALIVE AND WELL Anonymous; New Scientist, 78:290, 1978. The Sun 13 ANOMALOUS SOLAR ROTATION IN THE EARLY 17TH CENTURY Eddy, John A., et al; Science, 198:824-829, 1977. AN EXCEPTIONAL INCREASE OF COSMIC RAYS 14 The Sun The Sun 15 SOLAR FLARE ACTIVITY:EVIDENCE FOR LARGE-SCALE CHANGES IN THE PAST AN UNEXPECTED EFFECT IN SOLAR COSMIC RAY DATA RELATED TO 29.5 DAYS 16 The Sun SOLAR NEUTRINOS: WHERE ARE THEY? The Sun 17 18 The Sun SOLAR OSCILLATION PROBLEM GOES, NEUTRINO PROBLEM STAYS THE SUN SINCE THE BRONZE AGE The Sun 19 20 The Sun The Sun 21 22 The Sun The Sun 23 24 The Sun The Sun 25 26 The Sun The Sun 27 28 The Sun AN UNUSUAL SOLAR ACTIVITY CORRELATION SOLAR ROTATION AND THE PERIHELION ADVANCE OF THE PLANETS Roxburgh, Ian W.; Icarus, 3:92-97, 1964. The Sun 29 WHY THE SOLAR CYCLE ALTERS THE PLANETS’ BRIGHTNESS Anonymous; New Scientist, 52:146, 1971. 30 The Sun PERTURBATIONS OF PIONEER 6 TELEMETRY SIGNAL DURING SOLAR OCCULATIONS The Sun 31 32 The Sun The Sun 33 34 The Sun The Sun 35 36 The Sun The Sun 37 INFLUENCE OF THE PLANET MERCURY ON SUNSPOTS 38 The Sun The Sun 39 ON THE PLANETARY THEORY OF SUNSPOTS 40 The Sun The Sun 41 42 The Sun PLANETARY ALIGNMENTS, SOLAR ACTIVITY AND CLIMATIC CHANGE The Sun 43 44 The Sun The Intramercurial Planet A SUPPOSED NEW INTERIOR PLANET The Intramercurial Planet The Intramercurial Planet THE NEW PLANET The Intramercurial Planet 49 50 The Intramercurial Planet PLANETARY SPOTS PASSING OVER THE SUN Denning, William F.; Astronomical Register, 9:287, 1871. The Intramercurial Planet 51 AN INTRA MERCURIAL PLANET (?) THE INTRA MERCURIAL PLANET OR PLANETS The Intramercurial Planet The Intramercurial Planet The Intramercurial Planet AN INTRA MERCURIAL PLANET THE INTRA-MERCURIAL PLANET QUESTION The Intramercurial Planet SUPPOSED DISCOVERY OF VULCAN The Intramercurial Planet STELLAR OBJECTS SEEN DURING THE ECLIPSE OF 1869 The Intramercurial Planet 57 The Intramercurial Planet THE INTRA-MERCURIAL PLANETS The Intramercurial Planet 59 60 The Intramercurial Planet The Intramercurial Planet 61 62 The Intramercurial Planet The Intramercurial Planet 63 The Intramercurial Planet THE CLOSING OF A FAMOUS ASTRONOMICAL PROBLEM The Intramercurial Planet 65 The Intramercurial Planet The Intramercurial Planet 67 The Intramercurial Planet NOTE ON A SOLAR OBSERVATION The Intramercurial Planet 69 THE MYTHICAL PLANET VULCAN The Intramercurial Planet EVIDENCE FOR INTRAMERCURIAL PLANETARY OBJECTS OR COMETS DISCOVERED DURING SOLAR ECLIPSES A TENTH PLANET? The Intramercurial Planet Mercury 73 74 Mercury THE LUMINOUS SPOT ON MERCURY IN TRANSIT 76 Mercury VISIBILITY OF THE DARK SIDE OF MERCURY Mercury 77 POSSIBLE LUMINESCENCE EFFECTS ON MERCURY 78 Mercury MERCURY: ANOMALOUS ABSENCE FROM THE 3.4-MILLIMETER RADIO EMISSION OF VARIATION WITH PHASE Mercury 79 80 Mercury MARKINGS ON MERCURY AND VENUS Mercury 81 MERCURY: MORE SURPRISES IN THE SECOND ASSESSMENT Metz, William D.; Science, 185:132, 1974. MERCURY: MORE SURPRISES IN THE SECOND ASSESSMENT Metz, William D.; Science, 185:132, 1974. MAGNETIC FIELD OBSERVATIONS NEAR MERCURY. . . . . • Strange Emissions and a Nonexistent Moon MERCURY’S MOON THAT WASN’T Mercury 83 84 Mercury THE MOON MAY BE A FORMER PLANET Mercury 85 86 Mercury A DYNAMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE CONJECTURE THAT MERCURY IS AN ESCAPED SATELLITE OF VENUS TARDY MERCURY HURRIED INTRODUCTION THE FIGURE OF VENUS A REVIEW OF SOME ALPO VENUS STUDIES Venus 89 THE ORIGIN OF THE CYTHEREAN CUSP CAPS 90 The Figure of Venus Venus 91 A REVIEW OF SOME ALPO VENUS STUDIES THE RING OF LIGHT SURROUNDING VENUS 92 The Figure of Venus Venus 93 ANNULAR PHASE OF VENUS 94 The Figure of Venus Venus 95 VENUS AS A LUMINOUS RING Anonymous; Knowledge, 4:205, 1907. 96 The Figure of Venus ON THE VISIBILITY OF THE DARK SIDE OF VENUS Venus 97 98 The Figure of Venus Venus 99 100 The Figure of Venus VISIBILITY OF THE DARK SIDE OF VENUS Venus 101 A REVIEW OF SOME ALPO VENUS STUDIES 102 The Figure of Venus VENUS LIGHT CONFIRMED Venus 103 THE PHASE ANOMALY OF VENUS 104 The Figure of Venus ON THE PHASE ANOMALY OF VENUS Venus 105 106 The Figure of Venus ON THE VARIATION OF THE PHASE OF VENUS FROM THEORY Rushton, Minick; Strolling Astronomer, 15:49-52, 1961. 107 108 The Figure of Venus A REVIEW OF SOME ALPO VENUS STUDIES Venus 109 110 POSSIBLE MARKINGS ON VENUS ILLUSIONS 111 THE MARKINGS ON VENUS Possible Markings on Venus 113 Possible Markings on Venus SPOKE-LIKE MARKINGS ON VENUS THE RADIAL MARKINGS OF VENUS AND THEIR MODERN RESURRECTION Venus 115 Possible Markings on Venus Venus 117 THE RADIAL MARKINGS OF VENUS: ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW Moore, Patrick; Strolling Astronomer, 9:50-54, 1955. Possible Markings on Venus Venus 119 A REVIEW OF SOME ALPO VENUS STUDIES Possible Markings on Venus Venus 121 TRANSIENT VENUSIAN PHENOMENA WHITE SPOTS ON VENUS 122 Transient Venusian Phenomena OBSERVATIONS OF THE PLANET VENUS WITH A 6-INCH SILVERED GLASS REFLECTOR ON THE OBSERVED APPEARANCE OF A REMARKABLE LIGHT SPOT ON THE NIGHT SIDE OF VENUS Venus 123 Transient Venusian Phenomena Venus 125 POSSIBLE ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS VENUS: ABNORMAL REFRACTION AND TRIANGULAR RAY Possible Atmospheric Effects THE MAEDLER PHENOMENON Venus 127 Rotational and Orbital Anomalies ROTATIONAL AND ORBITAL ANOMALIES NOTES ON THE ROTATION PERIOD OF VENUS Venus 129 Rotational and Orbital Anomalies RESONANCE ROTATION OF VENUS Venus 131 SUPER-ROTATING ATMOSPHERE OF VENUS Rotational and Orbital Anomalies THE MOTION OF THE PERIHELION OF MERCURY Jeffreys, Harold; Nature, 101:103, 1918. Venus 133 VARRO’S STORY OF THE ANOMALOUS TRACK AND FIGURE OF VENUS 134 PUZZLING PHYSICAL PARAMETERS THE UNVEILING OF VENUS: HOT AND STIFLING Anonymous; Science News, 109:388-389, 1976. WHY DID MARINER II FIND VENUS NON MAGNETIC? Anonymous; New Scientist, 17:10, 1963 Venus 135 VENUS BREATHES IN STEADY FASHION 136 Lost Satellite of Venus NEITH, THE LOST SATELLITE OF VENUS THE SATELLITE OF VENUS Venus 137 138 Lost Satellite of Venus THE PROBLEMATICAL SATELLITE OF VENUS Venus 139 140 Lost Satellite of Venus Venus 141 142 Lost Satellite of Venus THE SUPPOSED SATELLITE OF VENUS Venus 143 INTRODUCTION SUPER-ROTATION OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE Environs of Earth 145 146 Environs of Earth THE SECOND MOON TO EARTH Anonymous; Popular Astronomy, 6:253, 1898. Environs of Earth 147 THE MANY MOONS OF DR. WALTEMATH NEW NATURAL SATELLITES OF THE EARTH 148 Environs of Earth Environs of Earth 149 EVIDENCE OF AN EPHEMERAL EARTH SATELLITE 150 Environs of Earth RADIO ANOMALIES ASSOCIATED WITH AN EPHEMERAL SATELLITE STILL IN ORBIT Bagby, John P.; Nature, 215:1050-1052, 1967. Environs of Earth 151 152 Environs of Earth TERRESTRIAL SATELLITES: SOME DIRECT AND INDIRECT EVIDENCE Bagby, John P.; Icarus, 10:1-10, 1969. Environs of Earth 153 154 Environs of Earth Environs of Earth 155 BAGBY’S PHANTOM MOONLETS 156 Environs of Earth Environs of Earth 157 INTRODUCTION The Moon 159 OPTICAL (?) PHENOMENA IN LUNAR OBSERVATION DOUBLING OF LUNAR DETAIL 160 Optical Phenomena DARK TRIANGULAR PATCH UNDER MOON DARK TRIANGULAR PATCH UNDER MOON The Moon 161 THE MOON’S ZODIACAL LIGHT 162 Optical Phenomena MOON’S ZODIACAL LIGHT The Moon 163 AN AURORAL GLOW ON THE MOON LUNAR RAY 164 Optical Phenomena LUNAR PHENOMENON Loftus, A. J.; Nature, 12:495, 1875. The Moon 165 A CURIOUS APPEARANCE OF THE MOON PECULIAR PHENOMENON ON THE MOON 166 Optical Phenomena ABNORMAL APPEARANCE OF THE LUNAR CRESCENT NOTE ON A PHENOMENON SEEN IN THE OCCULTATION OF A STAR AT THE MOON’S BRIGHT LIMB The Moon 167 EVIDENCE OF AN ATMOSPHERE ON THE MOON Gheury, M. E. J.; Observatory, 36:268-269, 1913. 168 Optical Phenomena PECULIAR STAR OCCULTATION THE PROJECTION OF A STAR UPON THE MOON’S BRIGHT LIMB The Moon 169 OPTICAL ILLUSION DURING THE OCCULTATION OF MARS OPTICAL ILLUSION DURING THE OCCULTATION OF MARS de N., E.; British Astronomical Association, Journal, 48:179-180, 1938. 170 Optical Phenomena POST-OCCULTATION RECEPTION OF LUNAR SHIP AMERICA RADIO TRANSMISSION The Moon 171 THE YOUNG MOON SEEN AS A CIRCLE 172 Optical Phenomena LUNAR CRESCENT AND BRIGHT RIM The Moon 173 174 Optical Phenomena THE LUNAR LIMB BAND LUNAR LIMB BRIGHTENING The Moon 175 THE LUNAR SUNSET PHENOMENON 176 Optical Phenomena LUNAR THEORY AND PROCESSES: POST-SUNSET HORIZON “AFTERGLOW” The Moon 177 LUNAR TERMINATOR PHENOMENON 178 ECLIPSE PHENOMENA REMARKABLE APPEARANCES DURING THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON ON MARCH 19, 1848 The Moon 179 ABNORMAL OBSCURITY OF THE MOON IN THE LATE ECLIPSE 180 Eclipse Phenomena A REMARKABLE ECLIPSE OF THE MOON The Moon 181 182 Eclipse Phenomena WHY WAS LAST DECEMBER’S LUNAR ECLIPSE SO DARK? The Moon 183 184 Eclipse Phenomena LUNAR ECLIPSES AND DANJON’S LAW Hughes, David W.,; Nature, 253:503, 1975. The Moon 185 THE LUNAR ECLIPSE OF OCTOBER 4 Noble, William; Knowledge, 6:325, 1884. THE LUNAR ECLIPSE OF AUGUST 3 H., H.; Nature, 36:367, 1887. The Moon 187 THE LUNAR ECLIPSE OF AUGUST 3 188 Eclipse Phenomena The Moon 189 AN ECLIPSE PHENOMENON 190 Eclipse Phenomena FINGERS OF LIGHT DURING LUNAR ECLIPSE The Moon 191 BAILEY’S BEADS 192 Eclipse Phenomena The Moon 193 BAILY’S BEADS TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON The Moon 195 THE COLORED LUNAR BAND 196 PUZZLING LUNAR SURFACE FEATURES ON THE OBSCURATION OF THE LUNAR CRATER “LINNE” The Moon 197 198 Surface Features THE LINNE CONTROVERSY: A LOOK INTO THE PAST The Moon 199 200 Surface Features CHANGES ON THE MOON’S SURFACE The Moon 201 CHANGE IN A LUNAR CRATER 202 Surface Features THE LUNAR VEGETATION The Moon 203 THREE RIDDLES OF PLATO 204 Surface Features The Moon 205 206 Surface Features BANDED CRATERS The Moon 207 208 Surface Features The Moon 209 THE MYSTERY OF THE HEMISPHERES Anonymous; Science News, 105:241, 1974. OLDEST AND LARGEST LUNAR BASIN? Cadogan, P. H.; Nature, 250:315-316, 1974. DISTRIBUTION OF CRATERS ON THE LUNAR SURFACE 210 Surface Features COMMENTS ON ‘DISTRIBUTION OF CRATERS ON THE LUNAR SURFACE’ WATER ON THE MOON The Moon 211 212 Surface Features The Moon 213 LUNAR RIVERS LUNAR RAYS The Moon 215 LUNAR RAYS: THEIR FORMATION AND AGE 216 Surface Features CURIOUS LUNAR FORMATION Gaudibert, C.; English Mechanic, 18:638, 1874. The Moon 217 SURFACE LINEAMENTS DISPLAYED ON LUNAR ORBITER PICTURES 218 Surface Features PUZZLING LUNAR TERRAIN SNAPPED BY APOLLO 16 Anonymous; New Scientist, 55:127, 1972. The Moon 219 TRANSIENT LUNAR PHENOMENA (TLPS) OF THREE VOLCANOES IN THE MOON 220 Transient Lunar Phenomena SCHROTER AND LUNAR TRANSIENT PHENOMENA The Moon 221 LUNAR VOLCANOES 222 Transient Lunar Phenomena LIGHTNING-LIKE PHENOMENA ON THE MOON The Moon 223 Transient Lunar Phenomena The Moon 225 LIGHTS ON THE MOON Transient Lunar Phenomena A BLUISH BRIGHT SPOT NEAR OR ON THE MOON The Moon 227 ANOTHER FLASHING LUNAR MOUNTAIN? OBSERVATION OF A VOLCANIC PROCESS ON THE MOON 228 Transient Lunar Phenomena JAPANESE SAW PINK PATCH ON THE MOON The Moon 229 ANOTHER LUNAR COLOR PHENOMENON Transient Lunar Phenomena COLOR EVENTS ON THE MOON 231 232 Transient Lunar Phenomena TLPS AND SOLAR ACTIVITY, AND OTHER PHENOMENA The Moon 233 WAS THE FORMATION OF A 20-KM-DIAMETER IMPACT CRATER ON THE MOON OBSERVED ON JUNE 18, 1178? 234 Transient Lunar Phenomena The Moon 235 THE MOON-MARE CRISIUM UNUSUAL LUNAR PHENOMENON Goddard, A. V.; Popular Astronomy, 40:316-317, 1932. The Moon 237 CLOUD ON THE MOON EXCITATION OF LUNAR LUMINESCENCE BY SOLAR ACTIVITY 238 Transient Lunar Phenomena LUNAR LUMINESCENCE 240 Transient Lunar Phenomena DOES ANYTHING EVER HAPPEN ON THE MOON? The Moon 241 LUNAR TRANSIENT PHENOMENA: TOPOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUNAR TRANSIENT PHENOMENA 242 Physical and Chemical Anomalies LUNAR PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ANOMALIES The Moon 243 GOLD AND THE GLASSY CRATERS 244 Physical and Chemical Anomalies GLAZED LUNAR ROCKS: ORIGIN BY IMPACT The Moon 245 MOON: POSSIBLE NATURE OF THE BODY THAT PRODUCED THE IMBRIAN BASIN. . . . VOLATILE-RICH LUNAR SOIL: EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE COMETARY IMPACT MASCONS: LUNAR MASS CONCENTRATIONS The Moon 247 NONUNIFORM COOLING OF THE ECLIPSED MOON. . . . Physical and Chemical Anomalies LUNAR ECLIPSE: INFRARED IMAGES AND AN ANOMALY OF POSSIBLE INTERNAL ORIGIN LUNAR RESEARCH: NO AGREEMENT ON EVOLUTIONARY MODELS Hammond, Allen L.; Science, 175:868-870, 1972. The Moon 249 LUNAR RESEARCH: NO AGREEMENT ON EVOLUTIONARY MODELS Hammond, Allen L.; Science, 175:868-870, 1972. DETECTION OF RADON EMANATION FROM THE CRATER ARISTARCHUS. . . . APOLLO 12 MAGNETOMETER: MEASUREMENT OF A STEADY MAGNETIC FIELD ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF LUNAR SAMPLES CONCENTRATIONS OF MAGNETISM FOUND ON THE MOON The Moon 251 LUNAR RESEARCH: NO AGREEMENT ON EVOLUTIONARY MODELS Hammond, Allen L.; Science, 175:868-870, 1972. Physical and Chemical Anomalies SEISMIC DATA FROM MAN-MADE IMPACTS ON THE MOON Latham, G., et al; Science, 170:620-626, 1970. The Moon 253 MOONQUAKES Physical and Chemical Anomalies LUNAR DUSTSTORMS The Moon 255 METEOROID STORMS DETECTED ON THE MOON Duennebier, F. K., et al; Science, 192:1000-1002, 1976. 256 Physical and Chemical Anomalies APOLLO 12 SEISMIC EXPERIMENT LINKS RED LUNAR GLOW TO QUAKES Strickland, Zack; Aviation Week, 57, August 10, 1970. The Moon 257 LUNAR RESEARCH: NO AGREEMENT ON EVOLUTIONARY MODELS Hammond, Allen L.; Science, 175:868-870, 1972. POSSIBLE SIDEREAL PERIOD FOR THE SEISMIC LUNAR ACTIVITY Sadeh, Dror; Nature, 240:139-140, 1972. 258 Physical and Chemical Anomalies The Moon 259 LUNAR ORBITAL ANOMALIES 260 Orbital Anomalies DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN RADAR DATA AND THE LUNAR EPHEMERIS IS THE EARTH EXPANDING? The Moon 261 262 Orbital Anomalies TERRESTRIAL, INTERPLANETARY AND UNIVERSAL EXPANSION Klepp, H. B.; Nature, 201:693, 1964. The Moon 263 EVIDENCE FOR WEAKENING GRAVITY Anonymous; Science News, 105:237-238, 1974. ASTRONOMICAL EVIDENCE CONCERNING NON-GRAVITATIONAL FORCES IN THE EARTH-MOON SYSTEM Newton, R. R.; Astrophysics and Space Science, 16:179-200, 1972. 264 Orbital Anomalies The Moon 265 MOON, JUNE: GONE BALLOON? INTRODUCTION METEORS IN FLIGHT Meteors and Meteorites 267 A PECULIAR VARIETY OF METEORS 268 Meteors in Flight ERRATIC METEORS Meteors and Meteorites 269 NOTES ON AN ERRATIC METEOR 270 Meteors in Flight A METEOR TRANSITS THE SUN Meteors and Meteorites 271 BRIGHT OBJECTS PASSING THE SUN 272 Meteors in Flight DARK OBJECTS CROSSING THE SUN’S DISK Meteors and Meteorites 273 Meteors in Flight 274 Meteors and Meteorites 275 ON LUMINOUS MATTER IN THE ATMOSPHERE 276 Meteors in Flight Meteors and Meteorites 277 278 Meteors in Flight REMARKABLE FLIGHT OF TELESCOPIC METEORS Meteors and Meteorites 279 ON DARK METEORS 280 Meteors in Flight Meteors and Meteorites 281 282 Meteors in Flight DAYLIGHT METEORS DAYLIGHT METEORS Meteors and Meteorites 283 TRANSIT OF A DARK BODY ACROSS THE MOON’S DISC 284 Meteors in Flight AN OBSERVATION OF UPPER ATMOSPHERE DEBRIS Meteors and Meteorites 285 THE LONG DURATIONS OF METEORIC RADIANT POINTS 286 Meteors in Flight Meteors and Meteorites 287 THE STATIONARY RADIATION OF METEORS Denning, W. F.; Observatory, 36:334-339, 1913. 288 Meteors in Flight Meteors and Meteorites 289 290 Meteors in Flight STATIONARY RADIANTS Meteors and Meteorites 291 292 Meteors in Flight METEORIC TIME-OF-FALL PATTERNS FEW LEONIDS EXPECTED THE CHANGING MICROMETEOROID INFLUX Meteors and Meteorites 293 294 Meteors in Flight METEOR RATES, VOLCANOES AND THE SOLAR CYCLE Hughes, David W.; Nature, 252:191-192, 1974. Meteors and Meteorites 295 296 Meteors in Flight Meteors and Meteorites 297 METEOR SWARMS COLLIDING WITH THE MOON 298 Meteors in Flight Meteors and Meteorites 299 ANALYSIS OF FALLEN METEORS 300 Meteorite Analysis FALL OF A METEORITE IN NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS Meteors and Meteorites 301 ON THE SO-CALLED NORWOOD, “METEORITE” 302 Meteorite Analysis HYPOTHETICAL METEORITES OF SEDIMENTARY ORIGIN Meteors and Meteorites 303 304 Meteorite Analysis Meteors and Meteorites 305 306 Meteorite Analysis Meteors and Meteorites 307 308 Meteorite Analysis Meteors and Meteorites 309 HYDROUS MINERALS IN METEORITES 310 Meteorite Analysis THE CUMBERLAND FALLS METEORITE METEORITE WITH UNIQUE FEATURES Meteors and Meteorites 311 312 Meteorite Analysis TWO METEORITES OF UNUSUALLY SHORT COSMIC-RAY EXPOSURE AGE Meteors and Meteorites 313 “AGES” OF THE SIKHOTE ALIN IRON METEORITE IRON METEORITES WITH LOW COSMIC RAY EXPOSURE AGES Cobb, James C.; Science, 151:1524, 1966. METEORIC EVIDENCE FOR SUPERHEAVY ELEMENTS 314 Meteorite Analysis PRESOLAR GRAINS: ISOTOPIC CLUES TO SOLAR SYSTEM ORIGIN Hammond, Allen L.; Science, 192:772-773, 1976. (Copyright 1976 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science) Meteors and Meteorites 315 316 Meteorite Analysis Meteors and Meteorites 317 318 Meteorite Analysis MYSTERIOUS METEORITES Meteors and Meteorites 319 320 Meteorite Analysis MORE PUZZLES ABOUT THE EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM Meteors and Meteorites 321 THE DISCOVERY OF ORGANIC REMAINS IN METEORITIC STONES Meteors and Meteorites 323 324 Meteorite Analysis Meteors and Meteorites 325 ADDITIONAL NOTES ON THE QUESTION OF LIVING BACTERIA IN STONY METEORITES 326 Meteorite Analysis Meteors and Meteorites 327 328 Meteorite Analysis Meteors and Meteorites 329 330 Meteorite Analysis METEORITES AND PLANETARY ORGANIC MATTER Meteors and Meteorites 331 332 Meteorite Analysis Meteors and Meteorites 333 BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS IN METEORITES: A REVIEW 334 Meteorite Analysis Meteors and Meteorites 335 ORGANIC ANALYSIS OF THE PUEBLITO DE ALLENDE METEORITE 336 Meteorite Analysis WHERE LIFE BEGINS Wickramasinghe, Chandra; New Scientist, 74:119-121, 1977. Meteors and Meteorites 337 338 Meteorite Analysis Meteors and Meteorites 339 340 Meteorite Analysis 341 342 Meteorite Analysis INTRODUCTION 344 The Zodiacal Light OBSERVATIONS ON THE ZODIACAL LIGHT AT QUITO, ECUADOR, WITH DEDUCTIONS The Zodiacal Light 345 346 The Zodiacal Light THE MIDNIGHT ILLUMINATION ABOVE THE NORTHERN HORIZON NEAR THE TIME OF THE SUMMER SOLSTICE The Zodiacal Light 347 348 The Zodiacal Light ZODIACAL BAND ZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVED BY SEA CAPTAIN The Zodiacal Light 349 CONFIRMATION OF OUTER ATMOSPHERE ASYMMETRY POSTULATED TO EXPLAIN THE FALSE ZODIACAL LIGHT Hope, E. R.; Nature, 192:742, 1961. 350 The Zodiacal Light The Zodiacal Light 351 SOME THOUGHTS ON THE ZODIACAL LIGHT 352 The Zodiacal Light The Zodiacal Light 353 THE RIFT OR DARK PATCH IN THE ZODIACAL LIGHT THE RIFT IN THE ZODIACAL LIGHT 354 The Zodiacal Light The Zodiacal Light 355 ZODIACAL LIGHT 356 The Zodiacal Light ZODIACAL LIGHT The Zodiacal Light 357 THE ZODIACAL LIGHT THE ZODIACAL LIGHT AND THE GEGENSCHEIN 358 The Zodiacal Light ZODIACAL LIGHT SECTION. INTERIM REPORT The Zodiacal Light 359 ZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATIONS 360 The Zodiacal Light ZODIACAL LIGHT NOTES The Zodiacal Light 361 ZODIACAL LIGHT AND MAGNETIC STORMS 362 The Zodiacal Light THE ZODIACAL BAND The Zodiacal Light 363 364 The Zodiacal Light The Zodiacal Light 365 OBSERVATIONS OF THE ZODIACAL LIGHT FROM A VERY HIGH ALTITUDE STATION 366 The Zodiacal Light The Zodiacal Light 367 368 The Zodiacal Light The Zodiacal Light 369 370 The Zodiacal Light The Zodiacal Light 371 INTRODUCTION 373 FEATURES OF THE MARTIAN SURFACE MARS AND HIS CANALS 374 The Martian Surface Mars 375 376 The Martian Surface Mars 377 378 The Martian Surface THE LINES ON MARS Mars 379 THE CANALS OF MARS 380 The Martian Surface Mars 381 382 The Martian Surface Mars 383 THE CANALS OF MARS PHOTOGRAPHED 384 The Martian Surface ON SOME OBJECTIONS TO THE REALITY OF PROF. LOWELL’S CANAL SYSTEM OF MARS Mars 385 386 The Martian Surface CURIOUS GEOMETRICAL FIGURES APPEARING UPON MARS Mars 387 388 The Martian Surface Mars 389 390 Mars 391 392 The Martian Surface Mars 393 MARTIAN CANAL PATTERNS 394 The Martian Surface MARTIAN CANALS AFTER MARINER 9 Mars 395 CHANNELS ON MARS 396 The Martian Surface Mars 397 398 The Martian Surface GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS OF MARTIAN ARROYOS Mars 399 400 The Martian Surface PRIMITIVE ATMOSPHERE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF CHANNELS ON MARS THE ORIGIN OF POLYGONAL TROUGH SYSTEMS ON MARS Mars 401 PYRAMIDAL STRUCTURES OF MARS 402 The Martian Surface NORTH POLAR REGION OF MARS: IMAGING RESULTS FROM VIKING 2 VIKING: POLAR DUNES AND CAPTURED MOONS Mars 403 MARTIAN PERMAFROST FEATURES 404 The Martian Surface STRANGE HILLOCKS AND RIDGES ON MARS Mars 405 406 TRANSIENT MARTIAN PHENOMENA THE BRIGHT PROJECTIONS ON MARS Mars 407 408 Transient Martian Phenomena Mars 409 Transient Martian Phenomena Mars 411 Transient Martian Phenomena Mars 413 Transient Martian Phenomena APPARENT FLASHES SEEN ON MARS Mars 415 MARS, 1954—UNUSUAL OBSERVATIONS 416 Mars 417 BRIGHT FLARES ON MARS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BRIGHT SPOTS OBSERVED DURING THE 1971 MARTIAN DUST STORM Mars 419 Transient Martian Phenomena MARS, 1954—UNUSUAL OBSERVATIONS Mars 421 Transient Martian Phenomena BLUE HAZE AND THE VERTICAL STRUCTURE OF THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE Mars 423 THE SURFACE OF MARS THE MOONS OF MARS THE MOONS OF MARS 424 Moons of Mars Mars 425 426 Moons of Mars Mars 427 OBSERVATIONS TENDING TO PROVE THE EXISTENCE OF A RING OF ASTEROIDS AROUND THE PLANET MARS CHAIN CRATERS ON PHOBOS 428 Moons of Mars TIDAL STRESSES MADE PHOBOS GROOVY Mars 429 ORIGIN OF THE GROOVES ON PHOBOS 430 Moons of Mars INTRODUCTION SURFACE FEATURES 432 Surface Features Jupiter 433 434 Surface Features A CURIOUS FEATURE ON JUPITER • Anomalous Spots THE PERIODICITY OF JUPITER’S MARKINGS Jupiter 435 PERIODIC DISTURBANCES IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE OF JUPITER 436 Surface Features ANOTHER RED SPOT ON JUPITER RAPIDLY MOVING SPOTS ON THE PLANET JUPITER DISTURBANCES ON JUPITER Jupiter 437 ROW OF DARK SPOTS ON JUPITER A STRANGE PHENOMENON 438 Surface Features 440 Surface Features IO-RELATED RADIO EMISSION FROM JUPITER Jupiter 441 442 Surface Features ON A PHOTOGRAPH OF JUPITER’S SPECTRUM, SHOWING EVIDENCE OF INTRINSIC LIGHT FROM THAT PLANET Jupiter 443 THE INTERNAL POWERS AND EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURES OF JUPITER AND SATURN Aumann, H. H., et al; Astrophysical Journal, 157:L69-L72, 1969. JUPITER: HIS LIMB DARKENING AND THE MAGNITUDE OF HIS INTERNAL ENERGY SOURCE Trafton, Laurence M., and Wildey, Robert L.; Science, 168:1214-1215, 1970. 444 Jovian Satellites IDIOSYNCRASIES OF THE JOVIAN SATELLITES Jupiter 445 W. H. PICKERING AND THE SATELLITES OF JUPITER 446 Jovian Satellites DIPLOPIA AND EGG-SHAPED JOVIAN SATELLITES Jupiter 447 FOUR INDEPENDENT DRAWINGS OF GANYMEDE 448 Jovian Satellites Jupiter 449 450 Jovian Satellites Jupiter 451 452 Jovian Satellites BLACK TRANSIT OF JUPITER’S THIRD SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS OF THE PLANET JUPITER AND HIS SATELLITES DURING 1890 Jupiter 453 454 Jovian Satellites DOUBLE SHADOW OF JUPITER’S SATELLITE I Hoffman, H. O.; Sidereal Messenger, 10:517, 1891. DOUBLE SHADOW OF JUPITER’S SATELLITE I Hulbert, H. S.; Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11:87, 1892. Jupiter 455 UNUSUAL PHENOMENON OBSERVED ON JUPITER, SEPT. 29, 1891 ON THE PHENOMENON OF THE TRANSIT OF THE FIRST SATELLITE OF JUPITER. . . . . 456 Jovian Satellites THE DOUBLING OF JOVIAN SATELLITE SHADOWS Jupiter 457 458 Jovian Satellites Jupiter 459 HOT SHADOWS OF JUPITER AN OCCULTATION PHENOMENON 460 Jovian Satellites Jupiter 461 PECULIAR DISAPPEARANCE OF JUPITER’S SATELLITE, III 462 Jupiter ABSENCE OF POST-ECLIPSE BRIGHTENING OF IO AND EUROPA IN 1970 THE POST-ECLIPSE BRIGHTENING OF IO 463 464 Jovian Satellites A RING AROUND JUPITER? INTRODUCTION 466 Saturn ON THE OBSERVATIONS OF THE REPORTED DUSKY RING OUTSIDE THE BRIGHT RINGS OF THE PLANET SATURN Saturn 467 468 Saturn Saturn 469 CONCERNING THE “D” RING OF SATURN 470 Saturn Saturn 471 472 Saturn WHITE SPOT ON SATURN’S RINGS BRIGHT KNOTS ON SATURN’S RINGS Saturn 473 A PROJECTION ON SATURN’S OUTER RING POSSIBLE CHANGES IN SATURN’S RINGS 474 Saturn THE WHITE SPOT ON SATURN’S RINGS Saturn 475 476 Saturn Saturn 477 BRIGHTNESS VARIATIONS OF SATURN’S RINGS 478 Saturn Saturn 479 ON THE REVERSED CURVATURE OF THE SHADOW ON SATURN’S RINGS 480 Saturn Saturn 481 PHENOMENA OBSERVED UPON SATURN. . . . . 482 Saturn SECONDARY SHADOW ON SATURN’S RINGS Saturn 483 A NOTE ON THE APPEARANCE OF SATURN AT OPPOSITION 484 Saturn Saturn 485 486 Saturn WHITE SPOT ON SATURN THE WHITE SPOT ON SATURN Saturn 487 488 Saturn EXTENDED GLOW PRECEDING REAPPEARANCE OF SATURN DURING A LUNAR OCCULTATION Saturn 489 490 Saturn UBV PHOTOMETRY OF IAPETUS Saturn 491 NEW EVIDENCE FOR THE VARIABILITY OF TITAN 492 Saturn Chapter 12 THE PLANETS BEYOND SATURN INTRODUCTION THE STRANGE RINGS OF URANUS 494 Uranus and Beyond Uranus and Beyond 495 RING OF NEPTUNE 496 Uranus and Beyond NEPTUNE, ITS SUPPOSED RING AND SATELLITE REFLECTIONS CONCERNING NEPTUNE’S RING Hoyt, William G.; Sky and Telescope, 35:284-285, 1978. Uranus and Beyond 497 NEPTUNE BRIGHTENS UP HIS IMAGE Anonymous; New Scientist, 73:393, 1977. PLUTO: PUZZLE PLANET OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM Anonymous; New Scientist, 55:74, 1972. 498 Uranus and Beyond IS PLUTO NO BIGGER THAN THE MOON? Anonymous; New Scientist, 72:372, 1976. Chapter 13 ENIGMATIC OBJECTS INTRODUCTION 500 Enigmatic Objects HUTH’S “MOVING STAR” OF 1801-2 Enigmatic Objects 501 CACCIATORE’S SUPPOSED PLANET OF 1835 Anonymous; Nature, 18:261, 1878. 502 Enigmatic Objects Enigmatic Objects 503 504 Enigmatic Objects A CURIOUS ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENON Enigmatic Objects 505 THE CURIOUS ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENON 506 Enigmatic Objects ON AN OBJECT SEEN NEAR COMET B, 1881, ON JUNE 10, 1881. BARNARD’S “UNEXPLAINED OBSERVATION” Enigmatic Objects 507 HAS THE MOON A SATELLITE? Anonymous; New York Times, 4, July 23, 1896. 508 Enigmatic Objects NOTE FROM DR. L. SWIFT Enigmatic Objects 509 A REMARKABLE OBJECT IN PERSEUS SIGNS OF THE SKY 510 Enigmatic Objects SOME ASTRONOMICAL CURIOSITIES BRIGHT OBJECTS OBSERVED NEAR THE SUN Enigmatic Objects 511 A LUMINOUS OBJECT SEEN ON MAY 4, 1916 512 Enigmatic Objects Enigmatic Objects 513 514 Enigmatic Objects Enigmatic Objects 515 OBSERVATIONS OF AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT SEEN NEAR THE SUN ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1921 516 Enigmatic Objects Enigmatic Objects 517 518 Enigmatic Objects THE BRIGHT OBJECT NEAR THE SUN Enigmatic Objects 519 THE BRIGHT OBJECT NEAR THE SUN 520 Enigmatic Objects THE BRIGHT OBJECT OF AUGUST 7 THE BRIGHT OBJECT NEAR THE SUN Enigmatic Objects 521 WILK’S COMETARY OBJECT 522 Enigmatic Objects A PECULIAR CELESTIAL APPARITION Enigmatic Objects 523 COMET OR ASTEROID? AN UNUSUAL SKY PHENOMENON 524 Enigmatic Objects AN OBSERVATION OF AN UNIDENTIFIED CELESTIAL OBJECT Enigmatic Objects 525 FAST-MOVING ASTEROID? 526 Enigmatic Objects CHRISTOPHER SCHEINER’S OBSERVATIONS OF AN OBJECT NEAR JUPITER Ashbrook, Joseph; Sky and Telescope, 42:344-345, 1971. Chapter 14 COMETS INTRODUCTION ENCOUNTERS OF THE EARTH WITH COMETS 528 Comets Comets 529 COMET OUTBURSTS Whitney, Charles; Astrophysical Journal, 122:190-195, 1955. “SPONTANEOUSLY” SPLIT COMETS Harwit, Martin; Astrophysical Journal, 151:789-790, 1968. 530 Comets Comets 531 SHOULD A COMET WAG ITS TAIL? 532 Comets AURORA IN A COMET’S TAIL? Comets 533 COMETS FROM THE ERUPTIONS OF JUPITER 534 Comets NEW PLANET MAY BE ADDED TO THE SUN’S FAMILY OF NINE Anonymous; Science Newsletter, 41:361, 1942. A FORMER MAJOR PLANET OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM Comets 535 COMETS AND CLIMATIC CHANGES 536 Comets A REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE Comets 537 Chapter 15 BODE’S LAW AND OTHER SOLAR-SYSTEM REGULARITIES INTRODUCTION Solar-System Laws 539 540 Solar-System Laws Solar-System Laws 541 LAW CONNECTING MOTIONS IN PLANETARY SYSTEM 542 DOES AN UNKNOWN FORCE PERPETUATE DIURNAL ROTATION? Barr, John W.; Popular Astronomy, 27:694, 1919. Solar-System Laws Solar-System Laws 543 A RELATION BETWEEN THE MEAN DISTANCES OF THE PLANETS FROM THE SUN 544 Solar-System Laws SOME NEW LAWS FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM Solar-System Laws 545 546 Solar-System Laws A NEW LAW OF SATELLITE DISTANCES Solar-System Laws 547 548 Solar-System Laws Solar-System Laws 549 DISTANCES OF PLANETS FROM THE SUN. . . . . Richardson, D. E.; Popular Astronomy, 53:14-26, 1945. NONGRAVITATIONAL FORCES AND RESONANCES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM Jefferys, William H.; Astronomical Journal, 72:872-875, 1967. 550 Solar-System Laws ON THE ORIGIN OF COMMENSURABILITIES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM —II SPIN-ORBIT RESONANCE OF THE INNER PLANETS Solar-System Laws 551 DENSITIES OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS 552 Solar-System Laws Solar-System Laws 553 554 Solar-System Laws CRITIQUE OF “THE RESONANT STRUCTURE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM”. . . . . Solar-System Laws 555 556 Solar-System Laws RESONANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS: A REPLY TO CRITIQUES Molchanov, A. M.; Icarus, 11:95-103, 1969. CAPTURE RESONANCE OF THE ASTEROID 1685 TORO BY THE EARTH Danielson, L., and Ip, W.-H.; Science, 176:906-907, 1972. Solar-System Laws 557 BODE’S LAW AND THE MISSING PLANET Ovenden, M. W.; Nature, 239:508-509, 1972. 558 Solar-System Laws Solar-System Laws 559 560 Solar-System Laws THE TITIUS-BODE LAW AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM Solar-System Laws 561 562 Solar-System Laws Solar-System Laws 563 STABILITY OF THE SUN-EARTH-MOON SYSTEM Chapter 16 STARS, GALAXIES, AND COSMOLOGY INTRODUCTION ANOMALOUS CELESTIAL OBJECTS Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 565 THE SEVENTH STAR OF THE PLEIADES Anomalous Celestial Objects NATURE OF HOAG’S OBJECT CURIOUS ASTRONOMICAL RECORD Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 567 THE ANOMALOUS CEPHEID MYSTERY 568 Anomalous Celestial Objects Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 569 FLICKERING STARS SIGNAL NEW CHALLENGE TO ASTRONOMERS Anonymous; New Scientist, 70:526, 1976. Anomalous Celestial Objects THE PECULIAR VARIABLE STAR V SAGITTAE Anonymous; Sky and Telescope, 18:632, 1959. THE TEMPORARY STARS Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 571 Anomalous Celestial Objects Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 573 JUMPING STARS Anomalous Celestial Objects JUMPING STARS Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 575 576 Anomalous Celestial Objects A PECULIAR TELESCOPIC PHENOMENON Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 577 THE RED RECTANGLE Maran, Stephen, P.; Natural History, 84:93 + , November 1975. 578 Anomalous Celestial Objects MASS-LUMINOSITY DISCORDANCES Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 579 ANTI-GLITCH SNAGS PULSAR THEORIES Anomalous Celestial Objects Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 581 A SLOW PULSAR AND COSMOLOGY INFRARED OBJECT WHICH VARIES Anomalous Celestial Objects A CURIOUS FEATURE OF THE RADIO SKY Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 583 Anomalous Celestial Objects THE EXTRA GALACTIC FERMENT Anomalous Celestial Objects Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 587 588 Anomalous Celestial Objects ODDBALLS AND GALAXY FORMATION Binney, James; Nature, 255:275-276, 1975. Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 589 THE NATURE OF HOAG’S OBJECT O’Connell, Robert W., et al; Astrophysical Journal, 191:61-62, 1974. NORMAL GALAXY EMITS JETS Anonymous; New Scientist, 71:694, 1976. Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 591 NEW LIGHT ON QUASARS: UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF BL LACERTAE 592 Anomalous Celestial Objects Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 593 Anomalous Celestial Objects Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 595 Anomalous Celestial Objects GALAXIES AS GRAVITATIONAL LENSES GALAXIES AS GRAVITATIONAL LENSES Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 597 IS LUCIFER A PARTNER OF THE SUN? HAS THE SUN A COMPANION STAR? 598 Anomalous Celestial Objects Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 599 HAS THE SUN REALLY GOT A COMPANION STAR? 600 Anomalous Celestial Objects ON COMPANIONS AND COMETS Kirk, J.; Nature, 274:667-669, 1978. Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 601 EXISTENCE OF NET ELECTRICAL CHARGES ON STARS Anomalous Celestial Objects Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 603 LIGHTNING, SOLAR FLARES AND RADIO GALAXIES 604 Anomalous Celestial Objects LIGHTNING, NOVAE AND QUASARS Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 605 Anomalous Celestial Objects “THE CHANGE OF CLIMATE AND ITS CAUSE” Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 607 Anomalous Celestial Objects Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology Anomalous Celestial Objects Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 611 COSMOLOGICAL ENIGMAS 612 Cosmological Enigmas WAS THERE REALLY A BIG BANG? Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 613 614 Cosmological Enigmas Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 615 616 Cosmological Enigmas Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 617 618 Cosmological Enigmas PECULIAR GALAXIES AND RADIO SOURCES Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 619 OBSERVATIONAL PARADOXES IN EXTRAGALACTIC ASTRONOMY Arp, Halton; Science, 174:1189-1200, 1971. (Copyright 1971 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science) 620 Cosmological Enigmas Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 621 622 Cosmological Enigmas ON THE NATURE OF MASS Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 623 THE GERITOL UNIVERSE: TIRED LIGHT QUASAR REDSHIFTS SEEM TO COME IN BUNCHES Anonymous; New Scientist, 51:612, 1971. 624 Cosmological Enigmas CONTROVERSY OVER THE EXTRAGALACTIC DISTANCE SCALE Rowan-Robinson, M.; Nature, 264:603-604, 1976. Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 625 626 Cosmological Enigmas NGC-1199 Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 628 Cosmological Enigmas Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 629 ‘SUPERRELATIVISTIC’ QUASARS AGAIN SUPER LUMINAL EXPANSION IN EXTRAGALACTIC RADIO SOURCES FREAK RESULT VERIFIED Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 631 HOW HOT IS THE UNIVERSE? 632 Cosmological Enigmas Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 633 634 Cosmological Enigmas THE MYSTERY OF THE COSMIC HELIUM ABUNDANCE Hoyle, F., and Tayler, R. J.; Nature, 203, 1108-1110, 1964. THE PUZZLE OF GALACTIC DEUTERIUM Mitton, Simon; New Scientist, 57:537-538, 1973. Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 635 636 Cosmological Enigmas ON INTERSTELLAR ABUNDANCE ANOMALIES Wickramasinghe, N. C.; Observatory, 88:246-247, 1968. Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 637 SUPERCLUSTERS: FACT OR FANCY? 638 Cosmological Enigmas Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 639 GALAXY CLUSTERS AND THE MASS ANOMALY Bouw, Gerhardus, D.; Creation Research Society Quarterly, 14:108- 112, 1977. 640 Cosmological Enigmas Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 641 642 Cosmological Enigmas PHYSICIST DISCOVERS GALAXY CIRCLED BY STARS Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 643 A JET BLACK HOLE IN A RADIO GALAXY 644 Cosmological Enigmas BLACK HOLE IN NUCLEUS OF GIANT GALAXY Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 645 WHITE HOLES-A COMING FASHION? 646 Cosmological Enigmas 647 EXTRATERRESTRIAL RADIATION ANOTHER GIANT BURST FROM AN X-RAY STAR 648 Extraterrestrial Radiation A WEIRDLY JITTERY X-RAY SOURCE Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 649 COSMIC X-RAY BURSTS Brecher, Kenneth; Nature, 261:542, 1976. Extraterrestrial Radiation GAMMA-RAY BURSTS FROM DEEP SPACE Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 651 HEAO RECORDS GAMMA-RAY BURST WAS A NEUTRON STAR BORN ON 4 JANUARY? Extraterrestrial Radiation HOW REAL ARE GRAVITATIONAL WAVES? Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 653 MAGNETIC CORRELATION? Extraterrestrial Radiation Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 655 656 Extraterrestrial Radiation Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 657 Extraterrestrial Radiation AN APPARENT DECREASE IN GALACTIC RADIO NOISE DURING A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 659 TESTS OF RELATIVITY THE MICHELSON-MORLEY EFFECT 660 Tests of Relativity MOTION OF THE EARTH THROUGH THE ETHER Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 661 ETHER DRIFT EXPERIMENTS 662 Tests of Relativity Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 663 THE ETHER DRIFT 664 Tests of Relativity REPETITION OF THE MICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENT Anonymous; Nature, 128:729, 1931. Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 665 THE ETHER-DRIFT EXPERIMENT AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE ABSOLUTE MOTION OF THE EARTH 666 Tests of Relativity Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 667 668 Tests of Relativity Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 669 GARDNER’S HYPOTHESIS AND THE MICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENT Synge, J. L; Nature, 170:243-244, 1952. 670 Tests of Relativity AETHER DRIFT DETECTED AT LAST Rowan-Robinson, Michael; Nature, 270:9-10, 1977. Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 671 OBJECTIONS TO THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY 672 Tests of Relativity EINSTEIN DISPLACEMENT ON THE PLATES TAKEN BY THE CANADIAN PARTY AT THE AUSTRALIAN ECLIPSE THE DEFLECTION OF LIGHT IN THE SUN’S GRAVITATIONAL FIELD Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 673 674 Tests of Relativity THE EINSTEIN SHIFT—AN UNSETTLED PROBLEM Schmeidler, F.; Sky and Telescope, 27:217-219, 1964. Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 675 676 Tests of Relativity Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 677 ANOMALOUS REDSHIFTS EXPLAINED? Anonymous; Nature, 233:371, 1971. 678 Tests of Relativity Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 679 PHYSICAL LAWS AND CONSTANTS Physical Laws and Constants SOME NEW EXPERIMENTS IN GRAVITATION Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 681 Physical Laws and Constants Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 683 SHOULD THE LAWS OF GRAVITATION BE RECONSIDERED? Physical Laws and Constants ON THE VALIDITY OF NEWTON’S LAW AT A LONG DISTANCE Finzi, Arrigo; Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices, 127:21-30, 1963. Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 685 EXPERIMENTAL EXAMINATION OF THE GRAVITATIONAL INVERSE SQUARE LAW 686 Physical Laws and Constants Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 687 DIMINISHING GRAVITY IS NO JOKE 688 Physical Laws and Constants Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 689 NEWTON’S APPLE FELL FASTER Anonymous; New Scientist, 66:364, 1975. Physical Laws and Constants THE VELOCITY OF LIGHT Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 691 THE VELOCITY OF LIGHT Physical Laws and Constants Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 693 Physical Laws and Constants LIGHT VELOCITY DEPENDENT ON SPEED OF SOURCE? Anonymous; New Scientist, 16:276, 1962. Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 695 RELATIONS BETWEEN FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS 696 RELATIONS BETWEEN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL CONSTANTS Birge, Raymond, T.; Science, 75:383, 1932. Physical Laws and Constants Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 697 DIRAC COMPLETES HIS THEORY OF LARGE NUMBERS 698 Physical Laws and Constants Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 699 STATISTICAL PHYSICS, PARTICLE MASSES AND THE COSMO- LOGICAL COINCIDENCES 700 Physical Laws and Constants Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 701 INDEX Index 703 704 Index Index 705 706 Index Index 707 708 Index Index 709 710 Index 484 Saturn 352 The Zodiacal Light Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 583 Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology 577 THE RED RECTANGLE Maran, Stephen, P.; Natural History, 84:93 + , November 1975. 530 Comets 530 Comets 526 Enigmatic Objects CHRISTOPHER SCHEINER’S OBSERVATIONS OF AN OBJECT NEAR JUPITER Ashbrook, Joseph; Sky and Telescope, 42:344-345, 1971. Enigmatic Objects 507 HAS THE MOON A SATELLITE? Anonymous; New York Times, 4, July 23, 1896. 494 Uranus and Beyond Saturn 483 A NOTE ON THE APPEARANCE OF SATURN AT OPPOSITION Saturn 471 430 Moons of Mars Mars 429 ORIGIN OF THE GROOVES ON PHOBOS 396 The Martian Surface 392 The Martian Surface Mars 391 Mars 387 Mars 383 THE CANALS OF MARS PHOTOGRAPHED 378 The Martian Surface THE LINES ON MARS Mars 377 368 The Zodiacal Light The Zodiacal Light 365 OBSERVATIONS OF THE ZODIACAL LIGHT FROM A VERY HIGH ALTITUDE STATION The Zodiacal Light 363 The Zodiacal Light 359 ZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATIONS 356 The Zodiacal Light ZODIACAL LIGHT The Zodiacal Light 355 ZODIACAL LIGHT The Zodiacal Light 353 THE RIFT OR DARK PATCH IN THE ZODIACAL LIGHT THE RIFT IN THE ZODIACAL LIGHT 348 The Zodiacal Light ZODIACAL BAND ZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVED BY SEA CAPTAIN 336 Meteorite Analysis WHERE LIFE BEGINS Wickramasinghe, Chandra; New Scientist, 74:119-121, 1977. Meteors and Meteorites 335 ORGANIC ANALYSIS OF THE PUEBLITO DE ALLENDE METEORITE 320 Meteorite Analysis MORE PUZZLES ABOUT THE EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM 314 Meteorite Analysis PRESOLAR GRAINS: ISOTOPIC CLUES TO SOLAR SYSTEM ORIGIN Hammond, Allen L.; Science, 192:772-773, 1976. (Copyright 1976 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science) Meteors and Meteorites 303 Meteors and Meteorites 291 Meteors and Meteorites 287 THE STATIONARY RADIATION OF METEORS Denning, W. F.; Observatory, 36:334-339, 1913. Meteors and Meteorites 281 270 Meteors in Flight A METEOR TRANSITS THE SUN The Moon 263 EVIDENCE FOR WEAKENING GRAVITY Anonymous; Science News, 105:237-238, 1974. ASTRONOMICAL EVIDENCE CONCERNING NON-GRAVITATIONAL FORCES IN THE EARTH-MOON SYSTEM Newton, R. R.; Astrophysics and Space Science, 16:179-200, 1972. 262 Orbital Anomalies TERRESTRIAL, INTERPLANETARY AND UNIVERSAL EXPANSION Klepp, H. B.; Nature, 201:693, 1964. 258 Physical and Chemical Anomalies The Moon 257 LUNAR RESEARCH: NO AGREEMENT ON EVOLUTIONARY MODELS Hammond, Allen L.; Science, 175:868-870, 1972. POSSIBLE SIDEREAL PERIOD FOR THE SEISMIC LUNAR ACTIVITY Sadeh, Dror; Nature, 240:139-140, 1972. 256 Physical and Chemical Anomalies APOLLO 12 SEISMIC EXPERIMENT LINKS RED LUNAR GLOW TO QUAKES Strickland, Zack; Aviation Week, 57, August 10, 1970. The Moon 255 METEOROID STORMS DETECTED ON THE MOON Duennebier, F. K., et al; Science, 192:1000-1002, 1976. The Moon 253 MOONQUAKES Physical and Chemical Anomalies SEISMIC DATA FROM MAN-MADE IMPACTS ON THE MOON Latham, G., et al; Science, 170:620-626, 1970. The Moon 251 LUNAR RESEARCH: NO AGREEMENT ON EVOLUTIONARY MODELS Hammond, Allen L.; Science, 175:868-870, 1972. The Moon 247 NONUNIFORM COOLING OF THE ECLIPSED MOON. . . . MASCONS: LUNAR MASS CONCENTRATIONS THE MOON-MARE CRISIUM UNUSUAL LUNAR PHENOMENON Goddard, A. V.; Popular Astronomy, 40:316-317, 1932. The Moon 229 ANOTHER LUNAR COLOR PHENOMENON 228 Transient Lunar Phenomena JAPANESE SAW PINK PATCH ON THE MOON 218 Surface Features PUZZLING LUNAR TERRAIN SNAPPED BY APOLLO 16 Anonymous; New Scientist, 55:127, 1972. The Moon 217 SURFACE LINEAMENTS DISPLAYED ON LUNAR ORBITER PICTURES 216 Surface Features CURIOUS LUNAR FORMATION Gaudibert, C.; English Mechanic, 18:638, 1874. The Moon 211 The Moon 209 THE MYSTERY OF THE HEMISPHERES Anonymous; Science News, 105:241, 1974. OLDEST AND LARGEST LUNAR BASIN? Cadogan, P. H.; Nature, 250:315-316, 1974. DISTRIBUTION OF CRATERS ON THE LUNAR SURFACE 206 Surface Features BANDED CRATERS The Moon 205 The Moon 203 THREE RIDDLES OF PLATO The Moon 199 198 Surface Features THE LINNE CONTROVERSY: A LOOK INTO THE PAST The Moon 193 BAILY’S BEADS 190 Eclipse Phenomena FINGERS OF LIGHT DURING LUNAR ECLIPSE The Moon 187 THE LUNAR ECLIPSE OF AUGUST 3 THE LUNAR ECLIPSE OF OCTOBER 4 Noble, William; Knowledge, 6:325, 1884. THE LUNAR ECLIPSE OF AUGUST 3 H., H.; Nature, 36:367, 1887. 184 Eclipse Phenomena LUNAR ECLIPSES AND DANJON’S LAW Hughes, David W.,; Nature, 253:503, 1975. The Moon 181 176 Optical Phenomena LUNAR THEORY AND PROCESSES: POST-SUNSET HORIZON “AFTERGLOW” The Moon 169 OPTICAL ILLUSION DURING THE OCCULTATION OF MARS OPTICAL ILLUSION DURING THE OCCULTATION OF MARS de N., E.; British Astronomical Association, Journal, 48:179-180, 1938. The Moon 167 EVIDENCE OF AN ATMOSPHERE ON THE MOON Gheury, M. E. J.; Observatory, 36:268-269, 1913. 164 Optical Phenomena LUNAR PHENOMENON Loftus, A. J.; Nature, 12:495, 1875. Environs of Earth 155 BAGBY’S PHANTOM MOONLETS 152 Environs of Earth TERRESTRIAL SATELLITES: SOME DIRECT AND INDIRECT EVIDENCE Bagby, John P.; Icarus, 10:1-10, 1969. 150 Environs of Earth RADIO ANOMALIES ASSOCIATED WITH AN EPHEMERAL SATELLITE STILL IN ORBIT Bagby, John P.; Nature, 215:1050-1052, 1967. 146 Environs of Earth THE SECOND MOON TO EARTH Anonymous; Popular Astronomy, 6:253, 1898. Venus 141 140 Lost Satellite of Venus Venus 137 Venus 135 VENUS BREATHES IN STEADY FASHION 134 PUZZLING PHYSICAL PARAMETERS THE UNVEILING OF VENUS: HOT AND STIFLING Anonymous; Science News, 109:388-389, 1976. WHY DID MARINER II FIND VENUS NON MAGNETIC? Anonymous; New Scientist, 17:10, 1963 Rotational and Orbital Anomalies THE MOTION OF THE PERIHELION OF MERCURY Jeffreys, Harold; Nature, 101:103, 1918. Venus 129 Venus 117 THE RADIAL MARKINGS OF VENUS: ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW Moore, Patrick; Strolling Astronomer, 9:50-54, 1955. Venus 115 Possible Markings on Venus 106 The Figure of Venus ON THE VARIATION OF THE PHASE OF VENUS FROM THEORY Rushton, Minick; Strolling Astronomer, 15:49-52, 1961. Venus 95 VENUS AS A LUMINOUS RING Anonymous; Knowledge, 4:205, 1907. Venus 89 THE ORIGIN OF THE CYTHEREAN CUSP CAPS MAGNETIC FIELD OBSERVATIONS NEAR MERCURY. . . . . • Strange Emissions and a Nonexistent Moon MERCURY’S MOON THAT WASN’T Mercury 81 MERCURY: MORE SURPRISES IN THE SECOND ASSESSMENT Metz, William D.; Science, 185:132, 1974. MERCURY: MORE SURPRISES IN THE SECOND ASSESSMENT Metz, William D.; Science, 185:132, 1974. THE LUMINOUS SPOT ON MERCURY IN TRANSIT 74 Mercury The Intramercurial Planet NOTE ON A SOLAR OBSERVATION The Intramercurial Planet 67 50 The Intramercurial Planet PLANETARY SPOTS PASSING OVER THE SUN Denning, William F.; Astronomical Register, 9:287, 1871. 40 The Sun 28 The Sun AN UNUSUAL SOLAR ACTIVITY CORRELATION SOLAR ROTATION AND THE PERIHELION ADVANCE OF THE PLANETS Roxburgh, Ian W.; Icarus, 3:92-97, 1964. The Sun 23 14 The Sun The Sun 11 SOLAR OSCILLATION PROBLEM GOES, NEUTRINO PROBLEM STAYS Anonymous; New Scientist, 76:221, 1977.