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As I recall (My dad was a strong believer of Velikovsky's theories) T=
he proposal was that some mysterious "electromagnetic" forces were th=
e cause of the effects on Earth.
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-----Original Message-----
=46rom: Michael Burns-Kaurin [mailto:mburns-k@SPELMAN.EDU]
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 09:01
To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
Subject: Re: Venus?
I think Velikovsky's idea was that Venus was somehow ejected from Jup=
iter,
bounced around the solar system for a while, then settled into its pr=
esent
orbit. Presumably at some point Venus approached Earth and exerted i=
ts
mysterious torque, then left. I suppose conservation of angular mome=
ntum
would let Earth start rotating again.
If I recall correctly, he also ties this into the rain of manna and s=
everal
other biblical stories.
Michael Burns-Kaurin
Spelman College