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Word: nafi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Most scientists are disturbed by the lack of solid evidence to support that dramatic prediction. Veteran Seismologist Charles Richter of Caltech, famed for his earthquake-intensity scale, calls the thesis "pure astrology in disguise. In fact, it is very close to pure fantasy." Says M.I.T. Geophysicist M. Nafi Toksoz: "I'm not going into a bunker or anything like that when all the planets line up." Even those who concede the possible validity of some of the effects -the connection, say, between solar flare-ups and global climate-were highly skeptical about The Jupiter Effect. Don Anderson, director...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Jupiter Put-On | 10/7/1974 | See Source »

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