EDITORIAL
THE THERMAL EQUATIONS OF VENUS by Eric Crew 1
DID VENUS AS A PROTOPLANET EVER LOOK LIKE A “COMET”? by Chris Marx 4
THE DRAGON IN MYTH AND FOLKLORE by Martin Sieff 6
FOCUS: Evolution – fact or theory? by Lester J. Mitcham 13
MONITOR:
“The drowned forest of Bray” * Alvarez theory gains support * Non-gravitational rings of Saturn? * A cataclysmic extinction * Europa is a bit cracked * Appeasing the Gods? * “Apparent thickness of Saturn’s rings”* Chance in evolution * “Geomagnetism and climate” * “Lamarck lives – in the immune systems” * The pot calls the kettle black…* Died with a full stomach? * “Stones, pits and Stonehenge” * Evolution in Jumps * Hoax carvings? * Another radiocarbon dating anomaly * Iceland marks the spot! * “Sheba loses her title” * Sagan’s radio revelation 15
CONTACT 23
SOCIETY NEWS 24
LETTERS:
Slipping shell – an adjustment C “The steeds of Mars” * Informed speculation: a reply to Dr Danelius * Strained relationship * The Oera Linda Book – some help from the Netherlands * Noah and the Raven * The neglected maiden * No sea route to Syria 25
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THE VELIKOVSKY DEBATE TODAY
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