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New answers to old mysteries...In "Colony Earth," Richard Mooney compiled astonishing evidence that astronauts from another universe came to Earth - and stayed. Now, in "Gods of Air and Darkness," Mooney looks at what might have happened to those colonizers, using the framework of modern scientific discoveries. Here are some other startling examples of phenomena that can finally be explained:Thousands of years before the advent of quantum physics, ancient Indians, Phoenicians, and Greeks wrote about atomic particles and electron orbits, and used measurements based on atomic numbers.Canadian and South American Indian tribes, Siberian shamans, and Chinese legends all refer to wars fought by celestial visitors using blinding rays, "dragons" of fire, and controlled "lightning" - all of which sound remarkably like modern weapons.Ancient Indian texts describe "flying spears" that could ruin whole cities, and detail the effects of radiation, which until WWII had never been observed."Will surely appeal to enthusiasts of Von Daniken's 'Chariots of the Gods'..." - Publishers Weekly"Fascinating and convincing..." -The Virginian-Pilot