TUNING-IN FOR MARS.
London, Oct. 26
Mars will be the cynosure of all telescopes in the Northern Hemisphere to-morrow, as the earth is. ii| nearly a direct line between Mars and the Sun, so that the planet will be fully visible high in the heavens, distant only 42,000, 000 miles.
It is hoped to find evidence of life on the planet, and thousands of wireless operators will also attempt to tune in with Mars, in order to detect the signals of the Martians, who wish to address earth-dwellers.
Doctor A. C. Crommelin, assistant at the Greenwich Observatory, is however sceptical, and considers that even if the Martians were intelligent there was no reason why they should think that we are expecting signals, as the inhabitants of the. two planets are millions of years apart with regard to scientific knowledge'. If there had been intelligent inhabitants on Mars, they would have had our wireless knowledge millions of years ago.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3555, 28 October 1926, Page 3
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158TUNING-IN FOR MARS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3555, 28 October 1926, Page 3
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