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Secrets of our spaceship moon (A Dell book) Mass Market Paperback – January 1, 1979

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January 1, 1979
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0440178479
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978-0440178477
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ASIN : B0006Y2ORW
Publisher : Dell; 0 edition (January 1, 1979)
Language : English
Mass Market Paperback : 282 pages
ISBN-10 : 0440178479
ISBN-13 : 978-0440178477
Item Weight : 4.8 ounces

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David Nichols

Very intriguing can imagine this to be true since we never went back

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2018

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Humanities Grad

need for update

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2011

Unfortunately this book is old. However, old doesn't mean useless. It lays a groundwork of structural and gravitational data, quoting from published articles in lunar science journals as well as privately-obtained comments from various astronomers and scientists. Though one would expect that much more high-resolution imagery should be available by now, we should not forget that continuous-tone film is capable of very good resolution. The book includes a photo showing cast shadows suggesting the existence of towers not revealed by the overhead view.

The seismic data alone is startling, especially the description of how the moon rang like a bell for four hours after being struck by a spent rocket. And then there's another clanking sort of seismic anomaly that occurs every month like clockwork and also defies explanation, Wilson writes.

What was most intriguing to me was to learn that there were surviving hints from ancient Greek texts that the moon was hollow. Some classical authors even wrote that it was inhabited by "divine beings". These sources were known to, and believed by, early-modern astronomers such as Kepler and Galileo. His telescope observations were the first to confirm those ancient sources as saying there were mountains on the moon. And since Galileo's time, over a couple of centuries observers recorded and wrote about lights and moving objects on the moon that they'd seen in telescopes. So it's not as if the moon being inhabited or at least visited is a new idea.

There is more about the moon that is unexplained (or withheld intentionally) than is explained by standard astronomy. Wilson says he started out expecting to gather some wacky ideas for an SF novel, but ended up becoming convinced that the Russian theory of an artificially-hollowed out moon with a metallic shell is plausible because it best explains all the observations that otherwise don't fit the idea of a naturally-formed satellite.

If he is right, would people still go into a big panic (the usual justification for non-disclosure) to learn that there are already bases and intelligent beings on or inside our oversized satellite? I doubt it. Science fiction has been playing with this theme and variations on what sort of beings might be going back and forth to that nightlight-aka-mothership-in-the-sky for decades.

More likely, I think more people would be disappointed than not to have independently-obtained confirmation that nobody is on the moon.

I hope we find out someday.

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Robert S. Vannrox

A unique work coving an intersting subject, but lacking in detail.

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2005

This book is one of the few books that cover the mysteries of the moon in any real detail. And the moon does have it's own mysteries, make no mistake. Why, for example, does the full moon cover the entire orb of the sun within 1% as viewed from earth? Or why is the moon hollow? Yes it is a mystery. Tests have concluded through ground penetration, that if not hollow, it has certainly a difficult to explain interior composition.

These reasons alone are worthy of conjecture. This book certainly fills a serious void and asks questions that are not obvious to answer.

Where it fails is in the supporting details. It could use an update, and it could use a great deal of technical information. It is not enough to offer conclusions, as the book has, based on the mysteries inherent with the moon. Rather, each mystery should be identified and described in detail. Then only at the very end of the book should conclusions and supporting evidence be presented.

Aside from this glaring problem, the book is a easy read, if a bit repetitious. It covers a major mystery and one not easily answered. It is worthwhile, if only for it's uniqueness. If found, I would recommend it's purchase.

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Patrick Lacey

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2021

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Interesting book in very good condition at a very reasonable price. Delivered very quickly.

Mr P.E.Burman

moon shine.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 27, 2014

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With all this knowledge kept secret for so long , it makes us wonder if anybody tells the truth anymore, or in past history.

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David

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 28, 2016

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Ripping Yarns material.

michel morin

Moon anomalies

Reviewed in Canada on June 20, 2019

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I love to read about the moon! This book gives alot of information about what
is going on the moon, like alien bases and other stuff!

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I loved this book!

Reviewed in Canada on October 5, 2019

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