Edward M. Brooks

In Search of Martian SeasAs SEEN through the television eyes . of Mariner and Viking spacecraft, Mars is truly a global desert. White polar caps, occasional clouds, and dustings of surface frost don't change that fact. But abundant evidence, like ancient river beds, demonstrates that such was not...

focal pointA World of Opportunitiesin Astronomyas ASTRONOMERS from many coun-tries gatiier tliis month in Baltimore, Maryland, for the triennial General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (lAU), there appears to be a spirit of gloom in some quarters. Space-program delays, funding...

50 and 25 Years AgoThe SkyJuly, 1937Investigations of meteors occurring in showers have shown that the skeleton framework of a comet consists of meteoric material. As the comet slowly disintegrates and loses its conspicuous outer cloak of gas and dust, the meteoric skeleton is slowly distributed...

More Sites for Observing Halley's CometEdward M. Brooks, Boston CollegeAlready, many observers are plan-. ning trips to southern locations to view Halley's comet. In the October, 1984, issue, page 304, I described some of the world's best observing sites for the comet's upcoming apparition. Here...

The Astronomica! Visions of Lucien RudauxRon Miller, Fredericksburg, VirginiaDECADES before any missions to the planets, when scientists could only dream of space flight, one French astrono-mer was off on his own voyages of imagination. He is largely unknown today, his name not being connected with...