This is a table of contents (TOCs) of the ten Pensee issues dedicated to Velikovsky and his works. The dates of publication can be found at the list of Pensee issues, as well as the editor’s mission statement.
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Issue
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Page
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Title
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Author(s)
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Description
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Category
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1
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4
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A Look at the Evidence
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The Editors
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introduction to the issue
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general history
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1
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5
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A Short Biography
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The Editors
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short biography for Immanuel Velikovsky (to 1972)
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Velikovsky
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1
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6
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The Scientific Mafia
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David Stove
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reactions of scientific community to published works of Velikovsky
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cult of scientists
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1
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8
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Collisions and Upheavals
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The Editors
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scenario based on Worlds in Collision and Earth in Upheaval
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general history
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1
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11
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A Record of Success
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Thomas Ferte
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partial list of Velikovsky's advance claims and their subsequent confirmations
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solar system
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1
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14
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Are the Moon's Scars only 3000 Years Old?
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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suggests moon's surface was repeatedly molten and bubbled; many unburst bubbles (domes) have been found
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solar system
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1
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16
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How Stable is the Solar System?
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C. J. Ransom
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comet encounter theories are becoming common
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solar system
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1
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18
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Lunar Rocks and Velikovsky's Claims
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Derek York
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most Apollo rocks were very old
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solar system
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1
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19
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When Was the Lunar Surface Last Molten?
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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response to York, question is not age but rather when were they molten the last time?
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solar system
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1
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20
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Effects of Volatility on Rubidium-Strontium Dating
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Robert C. Wright
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vapor migration may invalidate some metal datings
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general science
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1
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21
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Magnetic Remanence of Lunar Rocks: A Candid Look at Scientific Misbehavior
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Robert Treash
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successful prediction by Velikovsky caused poor behavior by Urey
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solar system
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1
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24
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On Decoding Hawkins' Stonehenge Decoded
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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there are several periods of construction and change
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general history
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1
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29
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The Censorship of Velikovsky's Interdisciplinary Synthesis
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Lynn Rose
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Velikovsky's theories were rejected because they spanned disciplines, questioning rather than proving common theories
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cult of scientists
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1
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32
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The Center Holds
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William Mullen
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if historical evidence does not confirm formulated laws, what should happen?
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general science
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1
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36
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Shapley, Velikovsky and the Scientific Spirit
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Horace Kallen
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chronicles Shapley's unethical behavior
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cult of scientists
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1
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41
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Akhnaten, Aten and Venus Reconsidered
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Lewis M. Greenberg
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links Venus to Egyptian Aten, worshipped by Pharaoh Akhnaten
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Egypt
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1
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42
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Could Mars Have Been an Inner Planet?
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Lynn Rose
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The Orbits of Mars, Earth and Venus
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solar system
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1
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43
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Venus' Circular Orbit
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Chris Sherrerd
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molten Venus and tidal friction could reduce orbital eccentricity
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solar system
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1
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43
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Reexamination of the Foundations
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George Grinnell
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foundations for evolution, uniformitariansim, gravity
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cult of scientists
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1
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44
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Velikovsky and the Scientific Method
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Lionel Rubinov
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comparative approach to knowledge
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general science
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1
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44
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Letters
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various
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various topics
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1
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47
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Velikovsky at Harvard
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Stephen L. Talbott
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lectures and workshop were well received
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Velikovsky
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1
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51
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Is Venus' Heat Decreasing?
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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cloud top temperatures seen dropping since 1920's
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solar system
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2
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4
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The Future of a Publishing Idea
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publisher
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response to initial issue will result in total of 10 issues dedicated to Velikovsky and his works
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Velikovsky
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2
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6
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Reconciling Celestial Mechanics and Velikovskian Catastrophism
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Ralph Juergens
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plasma in interplanetary space; sun's energy from fusion alone is disproven
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solar system
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2
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13
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Velikovsky Science vs. Anti-science
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W. C. Straka
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author questions Velikovsky's theories and predictions
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cult of scientists
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2
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16
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Straka: Science vs. Anti-science, Anatomy of a Criticism
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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response to Straka, correct data and unbiased evaluation are missing
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cult of scientists
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2
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17
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On the Discoveries Concerning Jupiter and Venus
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V. Bargmann and Lloyd Motz
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1962 article noted scientific findings that confirmed Velikovsky's predictions
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solar system
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2
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19
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Velikovsky on the Formation of Coal
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Wilfrid Francis
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theory of formation by forest fire
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general science
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2
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22
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H. Hess and My Memoranda
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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recollection of exchanges with Hess, mostly in 1960's
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Velikovsky
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2
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30
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Oedipus and Akhnaton
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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Greek Oedipus story similar to Pharaoh Akhnaton
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Egypt, Greece
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2
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31
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Akhnaton: A Geneticist's View
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Cyril D. Darlington
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the influence of Egypt on Greece
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Egypt
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2
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33
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Review: NASA-Ames meeting with Velikovsky
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Richard F. Haines
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Velikovsky's lecture impressed the scientists at Ames
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Velikovsky
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2
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33
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Lewis and Clark Symposium
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summary
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Velikovsky at the 3-day event
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Velikovsky
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2
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35
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Science and Decency
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editors
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reactions by some scientists have reduced the public confidence in the scientific community
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cult of scientists
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2
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37
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Censorship
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editors
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ads rejected by American Scientist and by Sky and Telescope
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cult of scientists
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2
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37
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Planetarium Show
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editors
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Fort Worth planetarium dramatizes Worlds in Collision (in 1972)
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Velikovsky, cult of scientists
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2
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38
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Loren Eiseley
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editors
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Velikovsky quoted him in Worlds in Collision; he mentioned Velikovsky in two books
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Velikovsky
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2
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39
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The Breaking Edge - excerpts from technical literature
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editors
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cosmic violence; atmosphere of Venus; Moon; Mars; Carbon 14; Ben Franklin
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solar system
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2
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42
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Notes on Dr. Immanuel Velikovsky
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P. P. M. Meincke
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most important that ideas stimulate thought and experiment
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general science
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2
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42
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Velikovsky's Critics and Catastrophism
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Ian MacIver
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time has caught up with the Velikovsky critics
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cult of scientists
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2
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43
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A Classroom Experiment
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H. B. Keller
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visiting scientists discuss Velikovsky with students
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cult of scientists
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2
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43
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Is Asteroid Toro a Remnant of Comet-Planet Collision?
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Robert Treash
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5 to 8 resonance with Earth
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solar system
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2
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44
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Letters
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various
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seven short letters
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2
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45
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Apocalypse, a poem
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Ann Deagon
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about Velikovsky
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Velikovsky
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2
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47
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A Call to Action
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Joseph May
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push for research, organization, publicity
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general science
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2
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49
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Personal Notes to Velikovsky
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various
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four short letters
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Velikovsky
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3
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6
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A Quantitative Test for Catastrophic Theories
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Euan W. MacKie
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radiocarbon dating and catastrophism
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general science
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3
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7
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Challenge to the Integrity of Science, Excerpts
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Euan W. MacKie
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skepticism does not explain the violent reactions to Velikovsky
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cult of scientists
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3
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10
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A Reading of the Pyramid Texts
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William Mullen
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myths in Egypt and the texts found in the pyramid of Unas
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Egypt
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3
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17
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The Orientation of the Pyramids
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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difference between direction of Earth's axis and the position of the N/S poles
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Egypt
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3
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18
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Babylonian Observations of Venus
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Lynn E. Rose
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historical record of changing orbits
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Babylon, Venus
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3
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22
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The Orbits of Venus
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C. J. Ransom and L. H. Hoffee
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possible orbital configurations
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solar system
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3
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25
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Earth without a Moon
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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several ancient peoples claim a time before the Moon
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solar system; general history
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3
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26
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The Lion Gate at Mycenae
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Lewis M. Greenberg
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art-historical contradictions
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Greece
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3
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31
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The Lion Gate at Mycenae
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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problems dating the stone lions
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Greece
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3
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32
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Velikovsky's Challenge to the Scientific Establishment
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Sidney Willhelm
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scientific objectivity and research
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cult of scientists
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3
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36
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Papyrus Ipuwer: Confirmation of Velikovsky's claims
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editors
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Egyptian text records the Exodus
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Egypt, Israel
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3
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39
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Velikovsky at Princeton
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editors
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lecture filmed by BBC
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Velikovsky
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3
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40
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Teotihuacan-The City of the Gods
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Salvador Novo
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a dramatization of the ancient belief, in Mexico
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native American myths
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3
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44
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Miscellaneous. Cometary Venus; BBC documentary; planetariums; radiocarbon dating
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various
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small articles
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general science
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3
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45
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The Synthesis of Manna
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Wong Kee Kuong
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generation of formaldehyde could lead to sugars and starches
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general science
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3
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46
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Giordano Bruno's View on the Earth without a Moon
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A. M. Paterson
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Bruno was well ahead of his time
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general history
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3
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47
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Letters
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various
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eleven; most are short
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3
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51
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On Celestial Mechanics. A Supplement
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Martin Kruskal, Ralph Juergens, C. E. R. Bruce, Melvin A. Cook
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six articles about the common theme proposed by Juergens
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solar system
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4
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4
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Editor's Page
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Editors
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past and future issues
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Velikovsky
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4
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7
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The Radiocarbon Dating Method
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W. F. Libby
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'state of the method' by its inventor
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general science
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4
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12
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The Pitfalls of Radiocarbon Dating
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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how Libby's warnings were ignored
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general science
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4
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15
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The Ages of Bristlecone Pine
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Herbert C. Sorensen
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data must be published for analysis
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general science
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4
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19
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Radiocarbon Dating and Velikovskian Catastrophism
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Thomas Mowles
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supporting evidence
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general science
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4
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26
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Carbon 14 Dates and Velikovsky's Revision of Ancient History: Samples from Pylos and Gordion
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Israel M. Isaacson
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Pylos in Greece and Gordion in Turkey
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Greece, Turkey
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4
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27
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The Revised Chronology centerfold
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John Holbrook
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Ethiopia, Egypt, Hebrews, Syria, Greece, others
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historical reconstruction
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4
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33
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Ages in Chaos in the Light of C14 Archaeometry
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Albert W. Burgstahler and Eaun W. MacKie
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radiocarbon dates in Egypt
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Egypt
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4
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38
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Astronomy and Chronology
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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sources of error in conventional chronology
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historical reconstruction
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4
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41
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A Comparison of the Revised and Conventional Chronologies
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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links of events in Egypt to events with Hebrews
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historical reconstruction
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5
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5
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Metallurgy and Chronology
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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shortcomings of linking events based on metallurgy
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general history
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5
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10
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A Criticism of the Revised Chronology
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William H. Stiebing, Jr.
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claims current archeological evidence is in harmony
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historical reconstruction
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5
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13
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The El-Amarna Letters and the Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia
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Albert W. Burgstahler
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problems synchronizing Egypt to Babylon and Assyria
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Babylon, Egypt
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5
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16
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The Velocity of Light in Relation to Moving Bodies
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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experiment proposed in 1944 to test if speed of light is independent of the velocity of its source
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general science
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5
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19
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A Missed Opportunity
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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Skylab was empty during a significant solar eclipse
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general science
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5
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20
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Eclipses in Ancient Times
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Immanuel Velikovsky and John Q. Stewart
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exchanges in 1951
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general history
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5
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22
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"Support for Velikovsky." A poll of scientists
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editors
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Industrial Research poll
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cult of scientists
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5
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22
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Comets and Catastrophes
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editors
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several articles
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solar system
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5
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24
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Eiros and Charmion
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Edgar Allan Poe
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a short story by Poe
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literature
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5
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27
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The Venus Greenhouse Theory. Further evidence against it
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editors
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absence of water is a problem
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solar system
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5
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28
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Velikovsky and the Media
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editors
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several publications
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cult of scientists
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5
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30
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Miscellaneous
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various
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letters, lectures, excerpts
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5
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31
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Gyroscopic Precession and Celestial Axis Displacement
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C. S. Sherrerd
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celestial movement of poles is easier than a geographical change
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general science
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5
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33
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A Note on Rockenbach's De Cometis
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Carter Sutherland
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myth of Typhon aligns with Exodus
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Israel, Bible
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5
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34
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The Logic of Theory-Testing: Some Criticisms of MacKie
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Lynn E. Rose, with a reply by MacKie
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general theories and specific theories
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general science
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5
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35
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Hittites and Their Skulls
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Lewis M. Greenberg
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Velikovsky chronology solves the skull problem
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Egypt
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5
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36
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Oedipus and Akhnaton and the Use of Evidence in Worlds in Collision
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Lewis M. Greenberg
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historical facts for drama
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Egypt
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5
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36
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The Origin of Certain Unexplained Depressions
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C. J. Ransom
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bays along the Atlantic coast perhaps have a common origin
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general science
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5
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36
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Letters
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various
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eleven
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5
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42
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On Cosmic Electricity. A Supplement
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Martin Kruskal, Ralph Juergens, C.E.R. Bruce, Eric Crew
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continuing exchanges about electric universe
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solar system
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6
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3
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A Symposium Announcement for June 1974
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editors
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held near Toronto
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Velikovsky
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6
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5
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ASH-A Historical Record
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various letters
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60 letters between many scientists, from 1953 to 1973
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radiocarbon dating
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6
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20
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Venus Clouds: Test for Hydrocarbons
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William T. Plummer
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claims no evidence of hydrocarbons
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solar system
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6
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21
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Venus and Hydrocarbons
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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response to Plummer, hydrocarbons are still possible in the lower levels of atmosphere
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solar system
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6
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24
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The Nature of the Cytherean Atmosphere
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Albert W. Burgstahler
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detailed analysis of Venus atmosphere
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solar system
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6
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31
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Venus' Atmosphere
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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response to Burgstahler
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solar system
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6
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37
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A Concluding Note
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Albert W. Burgstahler
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notes that hydrocarbons are possible in lower levels of Venus atmosphere
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solar system
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6
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38
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On Stiebing: A Reply
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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Exodus versus Papyrus
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Egypt
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6
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42
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Scarabs
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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scarabs were commonly used for Egyptian seals and also found in Palestine, to help synchronize events
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Egypt
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6
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45
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Tiryns
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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Greek archeology
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Greece
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6
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47
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China's Dragon
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Carter Sutherland
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mythical origin of the dragon, as common in China as the cross in the Church
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China
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6
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51
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Atlantis
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Lewis M. Greenberg
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the date Velikovsky suggested in Worlds in Collision has become the popular date
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historical reconstruction
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6
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55
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"Velikovsky's Challenge to Science." An American Association for the Advancement of Science Symposium
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editors
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details about the upcoming symposium in February 1974
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cult of scientists
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6
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56
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A New Chapter in the "Velikovsky Affair"
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Ernst Opik, Eric Crew
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Opik blasted Velikovsky in Irish Astronomical Journal; Eric Crew responds
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cult of scientists
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6
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57
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Yet Another Chapter
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Carl Sagan
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misleading remarks at NASA Ames Research Center, Dec. 1973
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cult of scientists
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6
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58
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On the Lecture Circuit: Velikovsky at NASA Langley, IBM and elsewhere
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various excerpts
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Velikovsky lectures
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Velikovsky
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6
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60
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Forum
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various
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twelve, including a long letter from Juergens
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solar system
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7
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10
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My Challenge to Conventional Science
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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his paper at symposium
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general science and history
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7
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15
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Mechanics Bears Witness
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Irving Michelson
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his paper at symposium
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solar system
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7
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23
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"Velikovsky's Challenge to Science." The story of a symposium
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staff
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account of the symposium
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cult of scientists, Velikovsky
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7
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24
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The Genesis of a Symposium
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editors
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Walter Orr Roberts first suggested one; Ivan King moderated the symposium with very biased attitude
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cult of scientists
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7
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25
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On the Need for "Serious Scientific Meetings."
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editor
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hopes for an unbiased scientific analysis were dashed
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cult of scientists
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7
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31
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San Francisco, February 25, 1974
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editors
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excerpts of all participants
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cult of scientists
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7
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35
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Mulholland's Arguments: A Brief Assessment
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Ralph E. Juergens
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response to his presentation
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cult of scientists; solar system
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7
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38
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Electricity Absent from Sagan's Astrophysics
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Ralph E. Juergens
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response to his presentation
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cult of scientists
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7
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43
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A Letter to Science
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editors
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Michelson's letter to Science (in response to his treatment at symposium) that was never published
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cult of scientists
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7
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44
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For the Benefit of the Press
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editors
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news reports of the symposium, rather consistently slanted against Velikovsky
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cult of scientists
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7
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47
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Review and letters
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various
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Argon on Mars, collective amnesia, censorship in Scientific American, four letters
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general science
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7
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51
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The Atom and Oil
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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published in 1948 New York Post - commentary on oil, atomic energy and war
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general science
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8
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5
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The Titius-Bode Law and the Evolution of the Solar System
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M. M. Nieto
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planetary orbit distributions (he just wrote a book about it)
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solar system
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8
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7
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Bode's Law without Venus
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C. J. Ransom
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a similar 'law' exists with no Venus
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solar system
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8
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8
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Did Worlds Collide?
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Robert W. Bass
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instability in the solar system
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solar system
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8
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21
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"Proofs" of the Stability of the Solar System
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Robert W. Bass
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examines traditional arguments
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solar system
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8
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27
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Velikovsky and the Sequence of Planetary Orbits
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Lynn E. Rose and Raymond C. Vaughan
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orbital energy and eccentricity
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solar system
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8
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35
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The Lengths of the Year
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Lynn E. Rose
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how old was Methuselah?
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historical reconstruction
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8
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37
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"Velikovsky and the Recent History of the Solar System"
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editorial report
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symposium at McMaster University
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Velikovsky
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8
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43
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Guardians of the Boundaries of Science, Nature
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Isaac Asimov and others
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a renewed smear campaign
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cult of scientists
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8
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44
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The Titius-Bode Law of Planetary Distances, by M. M. Nieto
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Irving Michelson
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book review
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solar system
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8
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45
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Electrical Discharges and the Transmutation of Elements
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Ralph E. Juergens
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radioactivity at Aristarchus crater on the Moon noted by Apollo
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solar system
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8
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46
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Forum
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various
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four letters
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9
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5
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Applying the Revised Chronology
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Isaac M. Isaacson
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archeology at Mycenae, Tiryns, Troy, Ugarit, Alalakh
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historical reconstruction
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9
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21
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Of the Moon and Mars. Part I
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Ralph E. Juergens
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origin of lunar rilles
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solar system
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9
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31
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Radiometric Dating: Is the "Decay Constant" Constant?
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John Lynde Anderson and George W. Spangler
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answer - maybe not
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general science
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9
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34
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The Mesoamerican Record
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William Mullen
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sychronizing dates of the fateful events in Central American cultures
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native American religions
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9
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45
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Myth and the Origin of Religion
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Vine Deloria, Jr.
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new attitudes toward myth
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general religion
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10
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5
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Megalithic Astronomy and Catastrophism
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Euan W. MacKie
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describing a number of ancient monuments, mostly in the British Isles
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general history
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10
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21
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The Scandal of Enkomi
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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excavations on Cyprus had to resolve timelines in both Greece and Egypt
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Greece, Egypt
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10
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24
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Rejoinder to Velikovsky
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William H Stiebing, Jr.
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reply to Velikovsky in Pensee 6
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historical reconstruction
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10
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26
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A Concluding Retort
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Immanuel Velikovsky
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reply to Stiebing here
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historical reconstruction
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10
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27
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Of the Moon and Mars. Part 2
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Ralph E. Juergens
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searching for the scars of interplanetary battle
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solar system
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10
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40
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Why Pensee?
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editors
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Reflections upon completion of our tenth issue
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Velikovsky
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10
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42
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On the Symposium Trail
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editors
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five were held in 1974 regarding Velikovsky and his theories
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Velikovsky
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10
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46
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"Velikovsky and Cultural Amnesia."
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editors
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The University of Lethbridge symposium; summarizes the 8 papers given
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general science
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10
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50
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Scientifically Speaking: calendars
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Irving M. Michelson
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19-year lunar calendar cycle
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general history
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