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Flying Saucers
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Donald H. Menzel
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English
Published/Copyright:
1953
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Menzel Donald H. :
Donald H. Menzel was Director of Harvard College Observatory, Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy, and Professor of Astrophysics at Harvard University.
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Frontmatter
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PREFACE
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CONTENTS
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1. The saucers start to fly
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2. Flying saucers seen from the air
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3. Flying saucers seen from the ground
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4. Hoaxers and jokers
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5. The scientific detective
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6. The flying–saucer scare of 1897
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7. The great saucer of 1882
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8. The unknown lights of Japan
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9. “Strange signes from Heaven”
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10. Flying saucers of the Bible
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11. The invasion from Mars
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12. The little men from Venus
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13. Sight and saucers
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14. How far away is a rainbow?
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15. Ice crystals in the sky
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16. Lenses of air
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17. The aurora borealis
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18. Comets, meteors, and other astronomical apparitions
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19. The galloping ghosts of radar
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20. Interplanetary saucers and space travel
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21. Visits to Mars and Venus
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22. What to do if you see a flying saucer
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Appendix: THEORY OF MIRAGES
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Notes
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Index
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eBook published on:
October 1, 2013
eBook ISBN:
9780674420823
Hardcover published on:
February 5, 1953
Hardcover ISBN:
9780674427662
Edition:
Reprint 2014
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
12
Main content:
319
Illustrations:
96
Other:
56 halftones, 46 line illustrations, 1 chart
eBook ISBN:
9780674420823
Hardcover ISBN:
9780674427662
Keywords for this book
Unidentified flying objects.
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Professional and scholarly;
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