
Science and the UFO's
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 29. July 1985
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-631-13563-0 (ISBN)
Description
The debate about UFO's has raged for as long as people have stared into the heavens. Yet to this day the scientific establishment has steadfastly refused to engage in systematic study of what they are. This book examines why. Randles and Warrington establish by detailed case histories of many UFO sightings that unexplained phenomena certainly exist. Picking their way expertly through the maze of misinformation and fantasy, they examine the possible explanations, rejecting the 'standard' view- that UFO's are alien spaceships- in favour of more scientifically based and testable ideas. They suggest ways in which scientific standard should be applied and consider the fruits that such enquiries might yield- and the potential consequences for mankind of explaining the hitherto inexplicable.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
482 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-13563-0 (9780631135630)
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Persons
Jenny Randles is National Director of Investigations at the British UFO Research Association. Peter Warrington is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and Editor of the Manchester Astronomical Society Journal of Record.
Content
Preface vii I The Past
1 A Historical Perspective 1
2 The Evidence for UFO's 8
3 The Official Line Science in the Shadows 18
4 Transferring the Problem Science in the Ascendant 50
5 The Failure of Ufologists 67
6 Science and Skepticism 73
2 Current Investigation
7 The Problem of Investigation 81
8 UFO Types: Some Examples 89
9 Unidentified Atmospheric Phenomena: Possible Explanations 117
10 Alien Contacts: Over the Edge of Reality 128
3 The Future
11 The Way Ahead 155
12 The Importance of UFO to Science 172
APPENDIX: Code of Practice for UFO Investigators 193
Bibliography 199
Useful Addresses 207
Index 209
1 A Historical Perspective 1
2 The Evidence for UFO's 8
3 The Official Line Science in the Shadows 18
4 Transferring the Problem Science in the Ascendant 50
5 The Failure of Ufologists 67
6 Science and Skepticism 73
2 Current Investigation
7 The Problem of Investigation 81
8 UFO Types: Some Examples 89
9 Unidentified Atmospheric Phenomena: Possible Explanations 117
10 Alien Contacts: Over the Edge of Reality 128
3 The Future
11 The Way Ahead 155
12 The Importance of UFO to Science 172
APPENDIX: Code of Practice for UFO Investigators 193
Bibliography 199
Useful Addresses 207
Index 209