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Those astronomers who specialize in planetary lore are enjoying a treat since Mars is now at its closest point to the earth. The actual date of nearest approach is Aug. 23. At this time the planet is only 35 million miles away as against a possible distance of about 63...
As usual the flood of newspaper buncombe about Mars and its inhabitants appears. The actual knowledge of the planet is considerable, as astronomical knowledge goes, but the amount of conjecture, most of it baseless, is 10,000 times greater.
Mars is the planet whose orbit lies just outside that of the earth. Its mass is about one-ninth that of the earth. Its atmosphere has probably less than one-seventh the density of that of the earth. Because of its smaller mass, its gravity is much less and objects...
The Author. Camille Flammarion, born in 1842, has since the age of 16 devoted himself entirely to astronomy. He founded a monthly review, L'Astronomie, the Observatory at Juvisy and the Astronomical Society of France. Among his works: Marvels of the Heavens, The Atmosphere, Urania, Omega, The Last Days...
The American Legion Weekly decided to mark the passing of the first decade since the Great War flung the world into the Maelstrom of Mars*. It wrote to various individuals in various countries, asked them to reply to the question: "What did the World Gain by the World War?" Excerpts...