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2. Flying saucers seen from the air
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- PREFACE vii
- CONTENTS ix
- 1. The saucers start to fly 1
- 2. Flying saucers seen from the air 11
- 3. Flying saucers seen from the ground 23
- 4. Hoaxers and jokers 39
- 5. The scientific detective 49
- 6. The flying–saucer scare of 1897 63
- 7. The great saucer of 1882 83
- 8. The unknown lights of Japan 94
- 9. “Strange signes from Heaven” 106
- 10. Flying saucers of the Bible 124
- 11. The invasion from Mars 135
- 12. The little men from Venus 149
- 13. Sight and saucers 167
- 14. How far away is a rainbow? 176
- 15. Ice crystals in the sky 185
- 16. Lenses of air 205
- 17. The aurora borealis 225
- 18. Comets, meteors, and other astronomical apparitions 243
- 19. The galloping ghosts of radar 261
- 20. Interplanetary saucers and space travel 272
- 21. Visits to Mars and Venus 284
- 22. What to do if you see a flying saucer 296
- Appendix: THEORY OF MIRAGES 300
- Notes 311
- Index 315
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- PREFACE vii
- CONTENTS ix
- 1. The saucers start to fly 1
- 2. Flying saucers seen from the air 11
- 3. Flying saucers seen from the ground 23
- 4. Hoaxers and jokers 39
- 5. The scientific detective 49
- 6. The flying–saucer scare of 1897 63
- 7. The great saucer of 1882 83
- 8. The unknown lights of Japan 94
- 9. “Strange signes from Heaven” 106
- 10. Flying saucers of the Bible 124
- 11. The invasion from Mars 135
- 12. The little men from Venus 149
- 13. Sight and saucers 167
- 14. How far away is a rainbow? 176
- 15. Ice crystals in the sky 185
- 16. Lenses of air 205
- 17. The aurora borealis 225
- 18. Comets, meteors, and other astronomical apparitions 243
- 19. The galloping ghosts of radar 261
- 20. Interplanetary saucers and space travel 272
- 21. Visits to Mars and Venus 284
- 22. What to do if you see a flying saucer 296
- Appendix: THEORY OF MIRAGES 300
- Notes 311
- Index 315