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Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, MBE, PhD, ScD who has been an Honorary Professor at the University of Buckingham since 2011 is a world-renowned astrophysicist and a pioneer of astrobiology. In 1977 together with the late Sir Fred Hoyle he proposed the theory of cometary panspermia - the theory that comets carry the seeds of life and that life is distributed throughout the Universe. Discoveries in astronomy, geology and astronomy continue to provide evidence in support his theory known as cometary panspermia. He was a former Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge and a Founder Member of the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge (1963-1973). From 1973-2010 he was a Professor at Cardiff University. He has published over 350 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals and over 30 books.
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The Observatory, Apr 1, 1993
WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks, 2005
Mind-body analogy is one of the methods employed by Hartshorne in developing his natural theology... more Mind-body analogy is one of the methods employed by Hartshorne in developing his natural theology. Mind-body analogy is a premodern method.
The story of our creation from stardust was first told by Sir Fred Hoyle, starting in 1946. Sir M... more The story of our creation from stardust was first told by Sir Fred Hoyle, starting in 1946. Sir Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and Master of Trinity College, says concerning his predecessor: Sir Fred Hoyle [is] … the person who more than anyone else explained and quantified this wonderful story which shows that we are linked to the stars in an even more intimate way than the astrologers think. (2011; emphasis added) Rees’s summary of Hoyle’s wonderful story of our intimate linkage to the stars is: “We are actually made of stardust” (2011; emphasis added).
Infocus magazine, Dec 6, 2013
WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks, 2005
Springer eBooks, 2000
Arguments are given for life being a cosmic phenomenon. The physical and chemical conditions asso... more Arguments are given for life being a cosmic phenomenon. The physical and chemical conditions associated with comets favour the hypothesis that comets carry, amplify and disperse life throughout the universe.
Revista De Occidente, 1985
The Observatory, Apr 1, 1993
WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks, 2005
Mind-body analogy is one of the methods employed by Hartshorne in developing his natural theology... more Mind-body analogy is one of the methods employed by Hartshorne in developing his natural theology. Mind-body analogy is a premodern method.
The story of our creation from stardust was first told by Sir Fred Hoyle, starting in 1946. Sir M... more The story of our creation from stardust was first told by Sir Fred Hoyle, starting in 1946. Sir Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and Master of Trinity College, says concerning his predecessor: Sir Fred Hoyle [is] … the person who more than anyone else explained and quantified this wonderful story which shows that we are linked to the stars in an even more intimate way than the astrologers think. (2011; emphasis added) Rees’s summary of Hoyle’s wonderful story of our intimate linkage to the stars is: “We are actually made of stardust” (2011; emphasis added).
Infocus magazine, Dec 6, 2013
WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks, 2005
Springer eBooks, 2000
Arguments are given for life being a cosmic phenomenon. The physical and chemical conditions asso... more Arguments are given for life being a cosmic phenomenon. The physical and chemical conditions associated with comets favour the hypothesis that comets carry, amplify and disperse life throughout the universe.
Revista De Occidente, 1985