Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utastro.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!pesnta!amd!vecpyr!lll-crg!mordor!ut-sally!utastro!ethan From: ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac) Newsgroups: net.origins Subject: Re: The Saturn Myth (green sun over Amarna) Message-ID: <331@utastro.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 12:53:35 EDT Article-I.D.: utastro.331 Posted: Wed Jul 10 12:53:35 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 12:52:02 EDT References: <358@imsvax.UUCP> Organization: U. Texas, Astronomy, Austin, TX Lines: 12 [] I'm reminded of a conversation a friend of mine had in the mid 1960s. He was talking to a specialist in ancient near eastern history who remarked that Velikovsky's grasp of mythology and ancient history was pathetic, but his knowledge of science was impressive. Oddly enough, my friend (an astronomer) had the opposite opinion. -- "Don't argue with a fool. Ethan Vishniac Borrow his money." {charm,ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao}!utastro!ethan Department of Astronomy University of Texas