The edge of science
Subtitle: mysteries of mind, space and time
By: Alan Baker
Publisher: Mainstream Pub.; Mainstream Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781845963378
Subjects: Science; Miscellanea
Description: Explores both solved and unsolved mysteries in history and science, covering such topics as the extinction of dinosaurs, the possibility of parallel worlds, and the disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-272).
Table of contents: title: Origin : how did the universe begin?; title: Are we the extraterrestrials? : panspermia and the origin of life; title: Ancient cataclysms : the death of the dinosaurs; title: Strange traces : anomalous fossils; title: The remains of Lemuria? : the enigma of the Yonaguni Monument; title: Life from lifelessness? : the acari of Andrew Crosse; title: Defenders of the Hollow Earth : the strange theories of John Cleves Symmes and Cyrus Teed; title: The universe next door : the possibility of parallel worlds; title: The omega point theory : scientific proof of the afterlife?; title: Alien archaeology : anomalous structures on Mars and the Moon; title: Region of the lost : the Bermuda Triangle; title: Riddles of the universe : dark matter and dark energy; title: Messages from the dead : electronic voice phenomena; title: Is there anyone out there? : messages from the universe; title: Protectors from beyond : the ghosts of Flight 401; title: The Wizard of Pasadena : the strange double life of Jack Parsons; title: Sleeping satellite : the mystery of the moon's origin; title: From the edge of reality : mysterious creatures of this world and others; title: Into oblivion : mysterious vanishings; title: An experiment with time : the Montauk Project; title: Glimpses of other times : the mystery of time slips; title: Comet or spacecraft? : the Tunguska Explosion of 1908; title: Starship : is faster-than-light travel possible?; title: Visitors from the universe? : the origin of UFOs; title: Zero point energy : a scientific holy grail; title: The final experiment : could we accidentally destroy the world?; title: The end of all things : the ultimate fate of the universe.