{"product_id":"science-and-the-ufos-isbn-9780631135630","title":"Science and the UFO's","description":"The debate about UFO's has raged for as long as people have stared into the heavens. Yet to this day the scientific establishment has steadfastly refused to engage in systematic study of what they are. This book examines why.  \u003cp\u003eRandles and Warrington establish by detailed case histories of many UFO sightings that unexplained phenomena certainly exist. Picking their way expertly through the maze of misinformation and fantasy, they examine the possible explanations, rejecting the 'standard' view- that UFO's are alien spaceships- in favour of more scientifically based and testable ideas. They suggest ways in which scientific standard should be applied and consider the fruits that such enquiries might yield- and the potential consequences for mankind of explaining the hitherto inexplicable.\u003c\/p\u003e Preface vii \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI The Past\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Historical Perspective 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Evidence for UFO's 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Official Line Science in the Shadows 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Transferring the Problem Science in the Ascendant 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Failure of Ufologists 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Science and Skepticism 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Current Investigation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Problem of Investigation 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 UFO Types: Some Examples 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Unidentified Atmospheric Phenomena: Possible Explanations 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Alien Contacts: Over the Edge of Reality 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Way Ahead 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Importance of UFO to Science 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX: Code of Practice for UFO Investigators 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful Addresses 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJenny Randles\u003c\/b\u003e is National Director of Investigations at the British UFO Research Association. Peter Warrington is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and Editor of the \u003ci\u003eManchester Astronomical Society Journal of Record\u003c\/i\u003e.  The debate about UFO's has raged for as long as people have stared into the heavens. Yet to this day the scientific establishment has steadfastly refused to engage in systematic study of what they are. This book examines why.  \u003cp\u003eRandles and Warrington establish by detailed case histories of many UFO sightings that unexplained phenomena certainly exist. Picking their way expertly through the maze of misinformation and fantasy, they examine the possible explanations, rejecting the 'standard' view- that UFO's are alien spaceships- in favour of more scientifically based and testable ideas. They suggest ways in which scientific standard should be applied and consider the fruits that such enquiries might yield- and the potential consequences for mankind of explaining the hitherto inexplicable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989993504997,"sku":"NP9780631135630","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631135630.jpg?v=1761786140","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/science-and-the-ufos-isbn-9780631135630","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}