EYES ON MARS
IS IT INHABITED? OLD CONTROVERSY REVIVED. GOOD PERIOD FOR OBSERVATIONS (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) ' London, October 26. Mars will be the cynosure oL all telescopes in the Northern Hemisphere tomorrow as the earth will be in a nearly direct line between Mars and the sun. Thus the planet will be fully risible high in the heavens and distant only 42,600,000 miles. It is hoped to find evidence of life on the planet, and thousands of wireless plants will also attempt to tune in with Mars in order to detect signals if the Martians wish to address earth-dwellers.
Dr A. C. Crommellin, assistant at the Greenwich Observatory, is, however, sceptical and considers that even if the Martians are intelligent there is no reason why they should think 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.—A. & N.Z. WIRELESS INSTALLATION ON MONT BLANC. Paris, October 26. Wireless experts .are installing a special apparatus on the highest peak of Mont Blanc in an attempt to communicate with Mars.— Sun Cable.
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Southland Times, Issue 20012, 28 October 1926, Page 7
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204EYES ON MARS Southland Times, Issue 20012, 28 October 1926, Page 7
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