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Ad Astra, v. 1, issue 5, January 1940

Page 15

AD ASTRA     Page 15.

("Fantasies That Became Fact", continued from page 10.)
gave imformation which the superior astronomers of mythical Laputa had supposedly found, unknown to European astronomers, regarding the planet Mars.
According to the non-existent (!) science of Laputa, the red planet was attended by two satellites revolving about it, the innermost of which was distant from the planet exactly three diameters and the outermost five, the first making its circle in ten hours and the latter in twenty-one and a half.
This, let us remind you, was wildest fantasy, and when we say wildest for that period we really mean wild. As far as the world knew at that time, Mars had no satellites! And therein occured one of the most remarkable coincidences ever known to science fiction.
One CENTURY AND A HALF later an astronomer by the name of Hall, utilizing a 26-inch telescope at the Naval Observatory, found the real satellites, afterward to be called Phobos and Deimos, "Dread" and "Fear", to be distant from the planet thee (2.9) and seven (6.9)radii respectively and which revolved around Mars in periods of seven and a half and thirty hours.
And all we can do is to sit back and gasp at the amazing similarity of fiction from a man's projected mentality---thrust out gropingly--and a discovery almost precisely the same, not known to mankind for more than one hundred and fifty years later.
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((This interesting series by Mr. Haggard will be concluded next issue with "Divine Prophecy", the third article to be presented.-Editor-.))

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[[underline]]THE MAGAZINE UNIQUE![[end underline]]
America's only [[underline]]semi-pro[[end underline]] science fiction fan magazine!
(large size - 8" X 11" - [[underline]]PRINTED![[end underline]] - twenty slick pages)

**Zinc and half-tone illustrations - Superb Astronomical Cover!

FEATURING: "[[underline]]Quest of the Gods[[end underline]]", a sequel to "Robots' Return",by Robert Moore Williams; "[[underline]]Retirement[[end underline]]", by L. Sprague DeCamp; "[[underline]]Sex in Science Fiction[[end underline]]", by Charles D. Hornig, editor of SCIENCE FICTION; "[[underline]]Einstein in Reverse[[end underline]]," by Malcolm Jameson; "[[underline]]Double World[[end underline]]", a science article by Henry Bott; "[[underline]]Watch Your G's[[end underline]]", by Ralph Milne Farley; "[[underline]]The Martian Enigma[[end underline]]", by Chester Geier; "[[underline]]Hope's End[[end underline]]", by Harry Warner, Jr, a poem; besides the editorial, "[[underline]]Eye to Eye[[end underline]]" ,by the editor, and a "[[underline]]Science Fiction Service[[end underline]]" Department for the interested reader. All contained in the gala 1st issue!
ALL THIS! A copyrighted professional and fan mag in one, for 20¢! 50¢ for 3 issues; $1.00 per one year. (published bi-monthly) SEND ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO: W. Lawrence Hamling; Editor-in-Chief:
"STARDUST"
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2609 Argyle Street,
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AD ASTRA Page 15. ("Fantasies That Became Fact", continued from page 10.) gave imformation which the superior astronomers of mythical Laputa had supposedly found, unknown to European astronomers, regarding the planet Mars. According to the non-existent (!) science of Laputa, the red planet was attended by two satellites revolving about it, the innermost of which was distant from the planet exactly three diameters and the outermost five, the first making its circle in ten hours and the latter in twenty-one and a half. This, let us remind you, was wildest fantasy, and when we say wildest for that period we really mean wild. As far as the world knew at that time, Mars had no satellites! And therein occured one of the most remarkable coincidences ever known to science fiction. One CENTURY AND A HALF later an astronomer by the name of Hall, utilizing a 26-inch telescope at the Naval Observatory, found the real satellites, afterward to be called Phobos and Deimos, "Dread" and "Fear", to be distant from the planet thee (2.9) and seven (6.9)radii respectively and which revolved around Mars in periods of seven and a half and thirty hours. And all we can do is to sit back and gasp at the amazing similarity of fiction from a man's projected mentality---thrust out gropingly--and a discovery almost precisely the same, not known to mankind for more than one hundred and fifty years later. *** ((This interesting series by Mr. Haggard will be concluded next issue with "Divine Prophecy", the third article to be presented.-Editor-.)) HAVE YOU SEEN STARDUST IT'S OUT [[underline]]THE MAGAZINE UNIQUE![[end underline]] America's only [[underline]]semi-pro[[end underline]] science fiction fan magazine! (large size - 8" X 11" - [[underline]]PRINTED![[end underline]] - twenty slick pages) **Zinc and half-tone illustrations - Superb Astronomical Cover! FEATURING: "[[underline]]Quest of the Gods[[end underline]]", a sequel to "Robots' Return",by Robert Moore Williams; "[[underline]]Retirement[[end underline]]", by L. Sprague DeCamp; "[[underline]]Sex in Science Fiction[[end underline]]", by Charles D. Hornig, editor of SCIENCE FICTION; "[[underline]]Einstein in Reverse[[end underline]]," by Malcolm Jameson; "[[underline]]Double World[[end underline]]", a science article by Henry Bott; "[[underline]]Watch Your G's[[end underline]]", by Ralph Milne Farley; "[[underline]]The Martian Enigma[[end underline]]", by Chester Geier; "[[underline]]Hope's End[[end underline]]", by Harry Warner, Jr, a poem; besides the editorial, "[[underline]]Eye to Eye[[end underline]]" ,by the editor, and a "[[underline]]Science Fiction Service[[end underline]]" Department for the interested reader. All contained in the gala 1st issue! ALL THIS! A copyrighted professional and fan mag in one, for 20¢! 50¢ for 3 issues; $1.00 per one year. (published bi-monthly) SEND ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO: W. Lawrence Hamling; Editor-in-Chief: "STARDUST" the magazine unique 2609 Argyle Street, Chicago, Illinois..