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Still unsolved, still baffling, still claiming new victims Here are the untold stories

A pilot reports a strange haze enveloping his plane, then disappears; eleven hours after fuel starvation, as if calling from a void, he is heard 600 miles away. He requests permission to land, then vanishes forever. A freighter steaming over placid seas disappears without a trace. A pleasure yacht ghosts past without a soul on board. A pilot calls for help because a "weird object" is harassing his plane. A jet collides with an "unknown" and is never found. . . .

Into the Bermuda Triangle is the first comprehensive examination of these baffling disappearances in more than a generation. Drawing on official reports from the NTSB and other investigative agencies as well as interviews with scientists, theorists, and survivors, leading authority Gian Quasar not only sets the record straight on previously examined cases, he also offers a bulging file of new cases, the collective results of his twelve-year investigation. In meticulous detail this unflinching account:

• Documents confirmed disappearances of airplanes and ships
• Gathers new testimony and reexamines old interviews from eyewitnesses and survivors
• Explores possible explanations ranging from zero-point energy to magnetic vortices
• Challenges our assumptions with the sheer weight of accumulated evidence

In this age of technological and scientific discovery, there are still mysteries that transcend understanding. The Bermuda Triangle is one.

"The best book I've ever read on this important subject."—Andrew Griffin, The Town Talk.
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Still unsolved, the "Deadly Triangle" has claimed 1,075 ships and planes over the past 25 years

In his book Into The Bermuda Triangle, tenacious researcher Gian Quasar reveals the stunning results of his 12-year investigation into the phenomena that continue to baffle government officials, investigators, scientists, and the many witnesses to these bizarre disappearances.

Based on official reports from the NTSB and other investigative agencies, as well as interviews with scientists, theorists, and survivors of inexplicable occurrences within the Bermuda Triangle, this powerful exposé:

• Documents confirmed disappearances in detail
• Presents a chronological sequence of the most notable Triangle disappearances
• Examines 150 previously unpublished cases from the past 25 years
• Features testimony from eyewitnesses and survivors
• Explores possible explanations and the newest theories: Zero Point Energy, Magnetic Vortices, and more

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This new fourth edition of Allen's classic ASTROPHYSICAL QUANTITIES belongs on every astronomer's bookshelf It has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date by a team of more than ninety internationally renowned astronomers and astrophysicists, and with advice and participation of the American Astronomical Society. While it follows the basic format of the original, this indispensable reference has grown to more than twice the size of the earlier editions to accommodate the great strides made in astronomy and astrophysics.

It includes detailed tables of the most recent data on: - General constants and units - Atoms, molecules, and spectra - Observational astronomy at all wavelengths from radio to gamma-rays, and neutrinos - Planetary astronomy: Earth, planets and satellites, and solar system small bodies - The Sun, normal stars, and stars with special characteristics - Stellar populations - Cataclysmic and symbiotic variables, supernovae - Theoretical stellar evolution - Circumstellar and interstellar material - Star clusters, galaxies, quasars, and active galactic nuclei - Clusters and groups of galaxies - Cosmology Also includes much explanatory material, 415 tables, 82 figures, and extensive and up-to-date bibliographies.

Authors of chapters and sections include: W.F.V. Atena, E. Avrett, N.A. Bahcall, C. Barnbaum, G. Basri, T. Bastian, S.A. Becker, S. Benetti, R.P. Binzel, T.J. Bowles, P. Bradley, K.R. Brownsberger, G. Chanmugam, K. Chen, P.S. Conti, C.A. Cowley, A.N. Cox, D.P. Cox, D. Crisp, W. Dappen, P. Demarque, J.S. Drilling, F.H. Eugene, J.D. Fernie, A.D. Fiala, P. Foukal, J. Fuhr, G.F. Gilmore, J.E. Grindlay, D. Guenther, D.S. Hall, M.S. Hanner, H.C. Harris, W.F. Harris, K. Harvey, W.C Haxton, F. Hill, R.M. Hjellming, R. Howard, S. Kahler, J.J. Keady, D.P. Kilcrease, E.W. Kolb, S. Koutchmey, L.A. Kuznetsova, A.U. Landolt, W. Lawson, P.J.T. Leonard, J.W. Liebert, R.E. Lingenfelter, W.C. Livingston, J.S. Mathis, J. Middleditch, R. Muller, H. Neckel, A. Oran, J.F. Ormes, G.S. Orton, D. Pascu, W.D. Pesnell, K. Pierce, S.S. Rayburn, S.T. Ridgway, R.E. Rothschild, G. Schubert, D. Scott, F.D. Seward, S.N. Shore, J. Silk, R.W. Sinnott, E.M Sion, A. Slettebak, M. Smith, S. Solanki, W.M. Sparks, S.G. Starrfield, D.I. Steel, T.J. Teays, V.G. Tejfel, D.J. Tholen, A.T. Tokunaga, V. Trimble, M.S. Turner, R.L. Walterscheid, R.F. Webbink, J.C. Wheeler, O.R. White, W.L. Wiese, B.J. Wilkes, P. Wilson, M. Zeilik, and J. Zirker.

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PHYSICS TODAY "ASTROPHYSICAL QUANTITIES - first published in 1955 - has been a dependable and indispensable reference on astronomy for decades, and the new edition promises to become just as vital a part of every astronomer's library. The new edition more than doubles the size and content of the previous edition, with new chapters on radio, infrared, ultra-violet, x-ray, gamma-ray, and neutrino astronomy, plus other modern topics, and a far more detailed treatment of all astrophysical topics, from Earth to cosmology...The fourth edition is immensely useful, providing detailed information on astronomical topics from basic diagnostic features in the Sun's spectrum to the locations and error boxes of gamma-ray bursts...Overall, [the book] is an impressive collection of astrophysical data and knowledge that will serve well astronomers, astrophysicists, and physicists working in astrophysics. For this fourth edition, Cox has my heartfelt thanks for undertaking - and completing - a Herculean labor.".
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Arp's new book is a frontal assault on the standard model of the universe, replete with anecdotes and illustrations, including 8 pages of colour plates.

"Seeing Red" represents a senior scientist's personal account of the crisis in moderrn astronomy. Dr. Arp presents observations showing that extragalactic redshifts are not caused by an expanding universe. He crafts up an empirical picture of the birth and evolution of quasars and galaxies, demonstrating that crucial observations have been ignored and suppressed by the astronomy community. Finally, he cites examples of how academic science fails its ideals and potential..
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The universe is big. Really big. And it gets bigger every day. In Cosmological Enigmas, Mark Kidger weaves together history, science, and science fiction to consider questions about the bigness of space and the strange objects that lie trembling at the edge of infinity.

What are quasars, blazars, and gamma-ray bursters? Could we ever travel to the stars? Can we really expect aliens to contact us? From the profound (what evidence do we have to support the big bang theory?) to the bizarre (can there be more than one universe and, if so, how many dimensions does it possess?) to the everyday-yet-profound (why is the sky dark at night?), Kidger explains not only what we know but how we came to know it. Reflecting on how stars shine and what may lie beyond the edge of the universe, Kidger takes us on the ultimate cosmic journey.

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This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of quasars and active galactic nuclei (AGN). The latest observations and theoretical models are combined in this clear, pedagogic textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Researchers will also find this wide-ranging and coherent review invaluable. Throughout, detailed derivations of important results are provided to ensure the book is self contained. And theories and models are critically compared with detailed and often puzzling observations from across the spectrum. We are led through all the key topics, including quasar surveys, continuum radiation, time variability, relativistic beaming, accretion disks, jet sidedness, gravitational lensing, unification and detailed, multi-wavelength studies of individual objects. Particular emphasis is placed on radio, X- and gamma-ray observations--not covered in depth in any previous book. All those entering into this exciting and dynamic area of astronomy research will find this book an ideal introduction..
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