Mysterious universe
Subtitle: a handbook of astronomical anomalies
By: compiled by William R. Corliss ; illustrated by John C. Holden.
Contributors: Corliss, William R.
Publisher: Sourcebook Project
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Glen Arm, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 710
Subjects: Astronomy -- Miscellanea.
Description: Our Astronomy Handbook covers much the same ground as the three preceding Astronomy Catalogs, but in more detail. For example, the quotations are much more extensive [Picture caption: Unexplained rift in the zodiacal light] Typical subjects covered: The lost satellite of Venus * Transient lunar phenomena * Ephemeral earth satellites * Venus' radial spoke system * Relativlty contradicted * Cosmological paradoxes * Changes in light's velocity * Vulcan; the intramercurial planet * Knots on Saturn's rings * Bright objects near the sun * The Sun's problematical "companion star" * "Sedimentary" meteorites * Life chemistry in outer space * Planet positions and sunspots. ... Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.