Flying Saucers

Donald H. Menzel

Published by Harvard University Press 1953

Flying Saucers

Donald H. Menzel

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674420823

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

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1953
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 319
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 96
- Other: 56 halftones, 46 line illustrations, 1 chart
Keywords: Unidentified flying objects.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674420823

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1953
ISBN: 9780674427662