mirrored file at http://SaturnianCosmology.Org/ For complete access to all the files of this collection see http://SaturnianCosmology.org/search.php ========================================================== The Electric-Cosmos.org [crab_cha.jpg] The M1 Pulsar - X-ray Image by Chandra There is a revolution just beginning in astronomy/cosmology that will rival the one set off by Copernicus and Galileo. This revolution is caused by the growing realization that the cosmos is highly electrical in nature. It is becoming clear that 99% of the universe is made up of matter in the plasma state. But, astronomers claim, instead, that 99%t of the universe is "invisible matter". Modern astronomy is continually ?surprised? by almost every new bit of information sent back by space probes and orbiting telescopes. Almost every announcement of newly obtained data sends astrophysicists "back to the drawing board". In light of this, it is curious that they maintain such absolute "cock-sure" attitudes about the infallibility of their present models. Astronomers do not study experimental plasma dynamics in graduate school. They rarely take any courses in electrodynamic field theory, and thus they try to explain every new discovery via gravity, magnetism, and fluid dynamics which is what they understand. No wonder they cannot see that 99% of cosmic phenomena are due to plasma dynamics. When confronted by observations that cast doubt on the validity of their theories, astronomers have typically conjured up imaginary entities such as neutron stars, weakly interacting massive particles, strange energy, and black holes. When confronted by solid evidence such as Halton Arp's photographs that contradict the Big Bang Theory, their response is to refuse him access to any major telescope in the U.S. Instead of wasting time in a futile battle trying to convince entrenched mainstream astronomers to seriously investigate the Electric/Plasma Universe ideas, a growing band of plasma scientists and engineers are simply bypassing them. A new electric plasma-based paradigm that does not find new discoveries to be ?enigmatic and puzzling?, but rather to be predictable and consistent with an electrical point of view, is slowly but surely replacing the old paradigm wherein all electrical mechanisms are ignored. This web site is dedicated to explaining the basis of this ongoing scientific shift. It also presents links to other sites where you can investigate the details of what is happening. For what it is worth, I will mention that I earned my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering at the University of Connecticut. Then I worked for GE for a short time. Later, in 1968, I earned my Doctorate in Electrical Engineering at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute and was on the faculty of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst from 1959 until my retirement in 1998. I have been a lifelong amateur astronomer. These pages are designed to be read through in order, starting with the Introduction. If you do this, the background information needed for understanding any given page will have been presented in an earlier page. However, each of the topics below is discussed in a reasonably self-contained way for anyone who just wants to pick and choose. Enter the site by clicking on the link to the Introduction below. Donald E. Scott, Oro Valley, AZ Introduction Our Local Space Electric Plasma Missing Matter Our Sun Solar Neutrinos Stars Galaxies The Solar System Red Shift Ancient History Summary Links Don Scott's home page ______________________________________________________________________ [hit00003.gif]-[hit00003.gif]