The once and future star: The Mysterious Vela X Supernova and the Origin of Civilizations

By George Michanowsky

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064640272
• ISBN13: 9780064640275
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

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Thorough research of Ancient Mesopotamian & Cuneform Texts on Cosmic Origins of Earth

From back cover: "In this..fascinating book, George Michanowsky, a specialist in Mesopotamian astronomy, leads an armchair expedition that links outer space and ancient history in a way that...Erich von Daniken and Immanuel Velikovsky cannot." - Boyce Rensberger, The New York Times "George Michanowsky's brilliant and scholarly [work] easily propels him into the front rank of those select few who are expert in deciphering the ancient astronomical texts relating to events recorded at the dawn of civilization. Ingeniously combining the most modern with what may be the earliest of all astrophysical observations, Michanowsky has come to a startling, yet scientifically responsible, conclusion about the genesis of civilization itself." - Dr. Richard Stothers, NASA Institute for Space Studies "...a scholarly and wide-ranging study of scientific sources. Michanowsky's investigation of certain cuneiform passages and other material relating to the star lore and astronomy of ancient Mesopotamia has been highly conscientious throughout." - Dr. Vaughn E. Crawford, Metropolitan Museum of Art