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  1. Ufology

    Distinguish UFO religion Ufology IPAc en icon ju f l d i is the title used for the array of subject matter and activities associated with an interest in unidentified flying object s UFOs . UFOs have been subject to various investigations over the years by governments, independent groups, and scientists. The term derives from UFO , which is pronounced as an acronym , and the suffix logy , which ... , one of the first documented uses of the word ufology can be found in the Times Literary Supplement ... been written about this perplexing visitant constitute ufology . This article was printed eight ... 28, 2010 accessdate May 3, 2010 location London ref Status as a field See List of ufologists Ufology ... perspective on boundaries Why SETI Is Science and UFOlogy Is Not A Space Science Perspective on Boundaries ... of large scale scientific studies. The lack of acceptance of ufology by academia as a field of study ... on Unidentified Flying Objects, Rayburn Bldg., Washington, D.D. ref As a pseudoscience Ufology ..., Stanton T. title Pseudo Science of Anti Ufology version publisher The UFO Chronicles date 2009 05 ... date September 3, 2008 accessdate May 8, 2010 ref ref Denzler 2003 , pp. 91 ref Feist thinks that ufology ... a cumulative scientific progress ufology has not, in his view, advanced since the 1950s. ref Feist 2006 , pp. 219 220 ref Cooper states that the fundamental problem in ufology is not the lack of scientific ... on the basis of facts. Denzler states that ufology as a field of study has branched into two ... level. ref Ufology and fringe theories In addition to UFO sightings, certain supposedly related phenomena are of interest to some in the field of ufology, including crop circles , ref cite book ... publisher Crossing Point year 2001 isbn 0967323819 ref Skeptic Robert Sheaffer has accused ufology ... popularity within ufology. ref name skepticalperspective Sheaffer remarked, the kind of stories generating ... Reporter volume 30 issue 3 date May 2006 pages 14 16 ref Notable studies, panels, and conferences in ufology ...   more details



  1. Australian ufology

    Use dmy dates date August 2011 Use Australian English date August 2011 Australian ufology refers to a historical series of Australian events and or activities pertaining to government departments, civilian groups or individual Australians, which centre on or around the study of Unidentified Flying Object UFO reports, sightings, encounters and other related phenomena, known as ufology within the Australian context before 1984. Image Argus 1947July7.jpg frame The front page headline of Melbourne The Argus Australia for 7th 1947 FLYING SAUCERS To Be Hunted Down Mystery has U.S.baffled. New York AAP History Early reports about UFOs in and around Australia date back prior to 1947. However, the Kenneth Arnold unidentified flying object sighting Kenneth Arnold case June 1947 and the Roswell UFO Incident July 1947 became international press items and appeared in Australian newspapers ref cite news title Flying Saucers to be hunted down Mystery has U.S. baffled url http trove.nla.gov.au ndp del article 22449480? accessdate 30 November 2011 newspaper The Argus date 7 July 1947 author AAP New York location Melbourne, Victoria ref . 1940s The first gathering of UFO enthusiasts occurred in Melbourne ... also sees a chance to become the governing body of all Australian Ufology. He asks APRV to come under ..., John, The Roots of Australian Ufology, Victorian UFO Research Society VUFORS , 1985 ref 1970s ... returned to the Victorian collection. ref Auchettl, John, The Roots of Australian Ufology, Victorian ... these two levels sits the Federal Government . Throughout the modern era of Australian Ufology ... Australian ufology 4 January 1994, RAAF Wing Commander Brett Biddington, on behalf of the Chief ...&SID 3 Auchettl, John, The Roots of Australian Ufology , Victorian UFO Research Society VUFORS , 1985 ... 2 Norman, Paul, Some Highlights in Australian Ufology , The Australian Annual Flying Saucer Review ... Ufology Category History of Australia since 1945 Category Australian folklore Category Government responses ...   more details



  1. Index of ufology articles

    This is a list of topics studied in the field of Ufology . Alien abduction Ancient astronaut theories Aura paranormal Aura Close encounter Crop circle Extraterrestrial hypothesis ETH Identified flying object IFO Interdimensional hypothesis Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit IPU Military flying saucers Missing time Psychosocial Hypothesis Unidentified flying object UFO Unidentified submerged object USO Xenoarchaeology Zoo hypothesis UFOs Category Ufology ...   more details



  1. Planetary objects proposed in religion, astrology, ufology and pseudoscience

    15, Tim Swartz, November 2006 ref Zeta Reticuli has a history in ufology including the Betty and Barney ... marketing for a new book by Doty. ref cite web title serpo url http www.realityuncovered.net ufology ... Objects Proposed In Religion, Astrology And Ufology Category Hypothetical bodies of the Solar System ...   more details



  1. Ted Owens (ufology)

    nofootnotes date February 2010 Ted Owens 1920 1987 was a man who supposedly had contacts with multi dimensional Extremely Advanced Beings called Space Intelligences. Mr. Owens suffered severe head injuries on several occasions as a youth. Despite these Mr. Owens developed a very high intelligence quotient , became a member of MENSA , and developed skill in several trades and talents. Fact date September 2007 Later in life Mr. Owens claimed to have been exposed to a UFO Unidentified Flying Object and to have started having conversations in his brain and mind with advanced beings called Space Intelligences or SI s. Mr. Owens described the SIs as invisible beings of pure energy, although he sometimes depicted them as insects. Mr. Owens claimed that SI s had caused his head injuries earlier in life so his brain could have effective two way communication with them and that he was the first person since Prophet Musa or Moses to have such a gift. Many people who met, investigated, and researched Ted Owens testified that he could predict and control lightning , hurricanes , tornado es, earthquakes and volcano es, through psychokinesis , although the objectivity of their investigations is called highly into question. Fact date September 2007 He was also, allegedly, adept at predicting and experiencing UFO phenomena. Parapsychologist Jeffrey Mishlove wrote a book about Owens, The PK Man A True Story of Mind Over Matter , with a foreword by John Edward Mack . Science fiction and non fiction writer Otto Binder , reported on the case of Ted Owens for SAGA Magazine starting in 1970. References cite journal first Otto O. last Binder month August year 1970 title Spokesman For the UFO s journal SAGA pages 22 25,92 94 cite book first Jeffrey last Mishlove coauthors and Saul Paul Sirag year 1997 title The Roots of Consciousness isbn 1 56924 747 1 cite book first Jeffrey last Mishlove year 2000 title The PK Man A True Story of Mind Over Matter isbn 1 57174 183 6 cite book first Ted las ...   more details



  1. Ted Owens

    Ted Owens may refer to Ted Owens basketball coach , fifth head basketball coach of the Kansas Jayhawks Ted Owens ufology 1920 1987 , who claimed contact with a UFO See also Teddy Owens , Gaelic footballer Edward Owens disambiguation Edward Owen disambiguation hndis Owens, Ted ...   more details



  1. Hypothetical moon

    A hypothetical moon or hypothetical natural satellite is a natural satellite that is believed by some to exist, but whose existence has not been scientifically proven. For hypothetical moons in the Solar System, see List of hypothetical Solar System objects Moons List of hypothetical Solar System objects For extrasolar moons, all of which are currently hypothetical, see Extrasolar moon For moons whose existence is not accepted by science see Planetary objects proposed in religion, astrology, ufology and pseudoscience See also Hypothetical planet disambiguation Hypothetical star disambiguation disambig ...   more details



  1. National UFO Conference

    Rick Hilberg Ufology The First 30 Years , Don Weatherby and Wendy Ban of OHMUFON MUFON s WUFOD , Jerry Black Credibility In Ufology , John Timmerman of CUFOS The Media and UFO s , Derrel Sims Alien ...   more details



  1. Hypothetical planet

    For other hypothetical astronomical objects Hypothetical astronomical object disambiguation A hypothetical planet or hypothetical planetary object is a planet or similar body whose existence is not proven, but is speculated on by some. For hypothetical planets in the Solar System, see List of hypothetical Solar System objects For hypothetical extrasolar planets see List of unconfirmed extrasolar planets For hypothetical planets in fiction see Fictional planets of the Solar System For planets whose existence is not accepted by science see Planetary objects proposed in religion, astrology, ufology and pseudoscience See also Hypothetical moon disambiguation Hypothetical star disambiguation disambig Category Hypothetical planets es Planeta hipot tico ...   more details



  1. Pinotti

    Pinotti may refer to 12470 Pinotti 1997  BC9 , a Main belt Asteroid discovered in 1997 Henrique Walter Pinotti , Brazilian physician, surgeon, professor of surgery at the University of S o Paulo s Medical School Jos Aristodemo Pinotti born 1934 , Brazilian physician, gynecological surgeon, university professor, educational leader and politician Marco Pinotti born 1976 , Italian road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Columbia Plasmodium pinotti , parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Giovannolaia Roberto Pinotti born 1944 , Italian sociologist, journalist, author and scholar in ufology surname fr Pinotti ...   more details



  1. Shades of Gray (film)

    primarysources date March 2011 Shades of Gray is a 2009 documentary directed by Bob Wilkinson about Gray Barker , a writer whose work and life was influential in the growth and promotion of Ufology . It tells the story of his life through interviews with friends and acquaintances and archival footage. The film was produced by Allegheny Image Factory , the film production company headed by West Virginia natives Robert Tinnell and Jeffrey Tinnell . External links http www.theyknewtoomuch.com Shades of Gray home page imdb title 1504700 Shades of Gray Category 2009 films Category Documentary films about writers Category Documentary films about the paranormal Category UFO culture Category 2000s documentary films Category English language films bio documentary film stub ...   more details



  1. Alex Collier (UFOlogist)

    by August 2001. See also Contactee UFOlogy References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia ...   more details



  1. UFORM

    Infobox Company company name UFO Research Midlands br UFORM company logo Image Uform logo.png 200px company type foundation 1995 location Brierley Hill , England key people industry products revenue operating income net income num employees parent subsid homepage http www.uform.org footnotes Other uses Uform disambiguation Uform UFORM short for UFO Research Midlands is a UFO research organization founded in 1995 and based in Brierley Hill , West Midlands county West Midlands , UK. The group has around 80 active members who take part in regular sky watches on Hartlebury Common near Stourport on Severn during the summer months which are organised by founding member Yvonne South and current chairman Steve Poole. The group previously promoted lectures on the subject of UFO s and similar related matters, however since 2008 have focused on investigation of the phenomena. Monthly lecutures were usually held at locations in and around the Stourbridge area The Mitre Public House and more recently The Royal Oak Public House which focused in and around the subject area of ufology. UFORM have previously hosted nights with a wide variety of prominent speakers including Nick Pope , the late Georgina Bruni , Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe , Timothy Good who attended the UFORM 10th anniversary seminar and Walsall born Nick Redfern . As well as obtaining and investigating local UFO reports, they have also expressed a strong interest in a famous local sighting at RAF Cosford in Shropshire which was reported in December 1963. The group also hold an extensive library of ufology literature, audio and video for members use. External links http www.uform.org UFORM Homepage http www.virtuallystrange.net ufo updates 2003 jan m19 010.shtml UFORM newsletter from January 2003 on the UpDates Mailing List http www.bbc.co.uk blackcountry content articles 2006 04 12 ufo feature.shtml BBC article on the group UFOs Category UFO organizations Category Organisations based in the United Kingdom Category Adv ...   more details



  1. List of government responses to UFOs

    This is a list of programs and government responses to UFO related phenomenon. Australia Australian ufology Brazil Opera o Prato Canada Project Magnet France COMETA GEIPAN GEPAN SEPRA GEIPAN Soviet Union Institute 22 United Kingdom Flying Saucer Working Party Project Condign United States of America Air Force reports on the Roswell UFO incident Brookings Report Chicago O Hare UFO sighting 2006 Condon Committee Estimate of the Situation Executive Order 12958 Majestic 12 Project Blue Book Project Grudge Project Serpo Project Sign Project Silver Bug Robertson Panel Worldwide Black budget Men in black Special access program UFOs Links Cia https www.cia.gov library center for the study of intelligence csi publications csi studies studies 97unclass ufo.html Canada http www.collectionscanada.gc.ca ufo index e.html University of Colorado http ucblibraries.colorado.edu govpubs us ufos.htm UK National Archives http www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ufos Category UFO related lists Category Government responses to UFOs ro Explica iile oficiale privind OZN urile ...   more details



  1. Cefora

    Image CEFORA logo.jpg 400px right CEFORA Argentinean Republic Committee for UFO Phenomena Studies is an organization formed by various ufology groups in Argentina . The main purpose is the declassification of all related UFO phenomena in Argentina. It was formed by serious Argentinean ufologists in Victoria, Entre Rios during a conference. See also Silvia Simondini Vision Ovni founder member Visi n Ovni References http www.ufodigest.com news 0509 signature.php http www.info7.com.mx noticia.php?id 93930&secc 19&subsecc 0 http www.uapsg.org 2009 04 iniciativa argentina para que se abran.html http www.codigoovni.com.ar cefora.htm http www.sanjoseweb.com.ar noticias 2009 05 08 007.html http www.visionovni.com.ar modules news article.php?storyid 327 http www.contactoovnisonora.com articulos desc.html http www.popularonline.com.ar nota.php?Nota 380636&fechaEdicion 2009 05 08 2000 00 00 Category UFO organizations Category Organisations based in Argentina ...   more details



  1. Flying Saucers (disambiguation)

    Flying Saucers may refer to Flying Saucers attraction , a former attraction at Disneyland in California Flying Saucers magazine Flying Saucers magazine , a defunct periodical devoted to Ufology Flying Saucers from Outer Space , a non fiction book published in 1950 Flying saucer confectionery , a type of sherbet filled confectionery, shaped like a flying saucer Flying saucers, humorous recordings combining incongruous questions with real phrases from well known persons. The Flying Saucer may refer to The Flying Saucer , a 1950 science fiction film The Flying Saucer song The Flying Saucer song , a 1956 novelty song by Buchanan & Goodman The Flying Saucer taphouse , a beer emporium with locations throughout the American South. See also Flying saucer Unidentified flying object disambig fr Flying Saucers ru ug ...   more details



  1. Declassification of UFO documents

    Declassification of UFO documents began by the United Kingdom in 2008. Russia , Ecuador , United States , France , Denmark , Brazil , Sweden , Canada and many countries follow that decision during 2009 making public all the material they had in possession. The government of New Zealand has stated that it will release UFO files in 2010 after personal information is removed. ref cite news title The Kiwi X files UFO papers to be made public last Gates first Charlie date 2010 01 23 publisher The Press pages 1 accessdate 23 January 2010 ref References Refimprove date January 2010 Reflist External links Declassified documents http www.footnote.com title 461 project blue book ufo investigations United States http www.collectionscanada.gc.ca databases ufo index e.html Canada http www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ufos United Kingdom http www.ufomind.com area51 list 1997 oct a25 001.shtml Russia http www.alien ufos.com Ecuador Air Force Official Testimonials soldiers involved UFO Phenomeno t20677.html Ecuador http www.fenomenum.com.br Fenomenum Brazilian site Brazil, Australia, England, Argentina, France, Spain, United States and Canada. News reports http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi uk 7398108.stm BBC News BBC news about UFO documents http www.unifaweb.com.ar Argentinean CEFORA English Spanish site http www.visionovni.com.ar modules news article.php?storyid 312 Argentinean CEFORA Spanish site UFOs DEFAULTSORT Declassification Of Ufo Documents Category Ufology ...   more details



  1. Laser fence

    A laser fence is a mechanism to detect objects passing the line of sight between the laser source and the detector ref http www.freepatentsonline.com 3825916.html http www.freepatentsonline.com 3825916.html accessed 26 Jan 2011 ref . Stronger lasers can potentially be used to injure someone or something passing the laser beam see mosquito laser ref Cite journal last Guth first Robert A year 2009 title Rocket Scientists Shoot Down Mosquitoes With Lasers journal Wall St. Journal ref harv url http online.wsj.com article SB123680870885500701.html ref . Sometimes laser fences are used in fiction with the ability to stop intruders by blocking or injuring them. It is a concept used frequently in videogames ref http www.giantbomb.com laser fence 92 5889 Laser Fence video game concept Bot generated title ref ref http cnc.wikia.com wiki Laser fence Laser fence EVA Database Command & Conquer 4, Red Alert 3, Generals 2 and more Bot generated title ref . The concepts of these fictional fences can be compared to other concepts like tractor beam tractor or repulsor beams. Notes reflist Category Fences Category Force lasers Category Fringe physics Category Science fiction weapons Category Ufology Category Video game gameplay ar ...   more details



  1. Open Skies, Closed Minds

    Infobox Book name Open Skies, Closed Minds title orig translator image Image Open skies closed minds.jpg 200px image caption Open Skies, Close Minds author Nick Pope illustrator cover artist country UK language English language English series subject Ufology genre publisher Overlook Press release date 1999 media type Print Hardcover pages 270 isbn 0879519169 dewey 001.942 21 congress TL789.6.G7 P67 1999 oclc 40150668 preceded by The uninvited an expos of the alien abduction phenomenon 1998 followed by Open Skies, Closed Minds , a book on ufology , expresses the views of Nick Pope , a former UFO investigator with the British Ministry of Defence United Kingdom Ministry of Defence MOD . ref Citation last Brooker first Emma date Jun 3, 1996 title Now I m a believer periodical The Independent url http findarticles.com p articles mi qn4158 is 19960603 ai n14047637 format dead link date May 2010 ref ref Citation month January February year 1999 title Media Jones periodical Mother Jones url http www.motherjones.com arts books 1999 01 mediajones.html quote Pope calls the UFO phenomenon as real as toast and suggests further study, based on the Mulder like aphorism, Most of us, deep down, would like to believe. This desire to believe has already proved itself in Britain, where the book is a best seller. ref The book provides an overview of the Unidentified flying object UFO phenomenon, with the emphasis on Pope s three year tour of duty as the Ministry of Defence s UFO desk officer. ref Citation last Roberts first Andy last2 Clarke first2 David title The UK s real X files journal Fortean Times issue 164 month November year 2002 url http www.forteantimes.com articles 164 govtxfiles.shtml archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20030206100007 http www.forteantimes.com articles 164 govtxfiles.shtml archivedate 2003 02 06 ref It examines a number of well known UFO cases, including the Roswell UFO incident Roswell crash and the Rendlesham Forest Incident , ref Citation last Wildon fir ...   more details



  1. Robert Trundle

    Robert Christner Trundle, Jr. born 1943 is an United States American philosopher , author , and college professor . He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Colorado at Boulder . Fate Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in Ufology in 2005 based on his book Is E.T. Here? and an article published in Science and Method in the Netherlands . ref cite web url http www.virtuallystrange.net ufo updates 2005 may m16 005.shtml title 100 Most Influential People in Ufology Today accessdate 2006 10 10 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref He is a professor at Northern Kentucky University , in the Philosophy and Religious Studies Program. He specializes in History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Metaphysics. ref http www.nku.edu NKU website Retrieved 2006 10 17 ref Published works Beyond Absurdity The Philosophy of Albert Camus with Ramakrishna Puligandla 1986 , Univ Pr of Amer, ISBN 0 8191 5225 0 hc , ISBN 0 8191 5226 9 pb Is there any ethics in business ethics . Journal of Business Ethics . vol. 8 num 4. April 1989. pp 261 289. Springer Netherlands. Ancient Greek Philosophy 1994 , Avebury, ISBN 1 85628 978 8 Medieval Modal Logic & Science 1999 , University Press of America ISBN 0 7618 1398 5 UFOs Politics, God and Science 2001 , European Press Academic Publishing ISBN 88 8398 007 7 From Physics to Politics 2001 , Transaction Publishers 2 edition ISBN 0 7658 0901 X Camus Answer No to the Western Pharisees 2002 , Sussex Academic Press ISBN 1 902210 98 0 hc , ISBN 1 902210 99 9 pb Is E.T. Here? EcceNova Editions 1st edition 2005 , ISBN 0 9735341 2 5 A Theology of Science From Science to Ethics to an Ethical Politics 2007 , Brown Walker Press ISBN 1 59942 426 6 References cite news author David Wecker first David last Wecker work The Cincinnati Post publisher E. W. Scripps Company date 2004 07 15 title Professor exposes the aliens among us url http www.cincypost.com 2004 07 15 wecker071504.html accessdate 2006 10 10 archiveurl ...   more details



  1. Luis Burgos

    orphan date June 2010 Infobox person name Luis Burgos image caption birth place Buenos Aires, Argentina occupation Ufologist Luis Burgos born in Buenos Aires , Argentina is an ufology UFO researcher . He is the cofounder of FAO Argentinian Ufology Network , a group destinated to study UFOs and related phenomena. Research Burgos had investigated phenomena from 1969. He has forty years of experience in the field. He investigated the first argentinian ufo case, incidents at Punta Indio, Ugarte s strange phenomena, Atalaya ufo footprints, Junin video, La Ni a incident, the mass seeing of 17 9 85, Tacuarembo case, argentinian cattle mutilations 2002 , and many other cases at Argentina and Uruguay. Burgos had elaborated serious statistics about UFO phenomena from 1969 to these days. He gaved birth to the one hundred hypothesis which says 90 is general confusion, 9 are military prototypes and just the 1 is unexplicable. He remarks Buenos Aires , La Pampa and Entre Rios is the hive of Argentinean ufo sights. Burgos discovered two new patterns concerning ufo activity they are attracted by windmills and laurel trees. In conjunction with other researchers he established the decimal hyphotesis which says when ufos are seen at some place, they will be seen days after and ten years later at the same location. External links http www.ciencia ovni.com.ar Argentinean UFO Network official site Spanish http www.aforteanosla.com.ar Colaboraciones autores argentina luis 20burgos.htm Burgos biography Spanish http www.aforteanosla.com.ar Colaboraciones argentina imagenes burgos 20ovnis 20invisibles.htm Invisible UFOs by Burgos Spanish http www.aforteanosla.com.ar Colaboraciones argentina articulos burgos 20el 20verdadero 20nido.htm Argentinean hive Spanish http www.aforteanosla.com.ar Colaboraciones argentina articulos Luis 20Burgos 20 20La 20Ovnilog EDa 20Cruda.pdf Burgos explaining his works Spanish References http stratocat.com.ar artics 1709 17916bis.htm http caravaca.blogspot.com 200 ...   more details



  1. Humanoid

    sgcite The Gift Atlantis show ref ref In ufology In the field of ufology , humanoid refers to any ... Wars universe Ufology http www.auforn.com Australian UFO Research Network http www.maar.us Malevolent ...   more details



  1. Morningstar Pass: The Collapse of the UFO Coverup

    locales the novel explores the nightmarish landscape of modern Ufology, where alien abduction s, secret ... UFO novel to explore a coverup collapse scenario that includes the darkest aspects of Ufology ...   more details



  1. List of planets

    The following is a list of planets TOClimit limit 1 In the Solar System seealso Definition of planet IAU definition of planet Lists of Solar System objects According to current definitions, there are eight planet s in the Solar System Inner planets Mercury planet Mercury Venus Earth Mars Outer planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Dwarf planets The Solar System also contains five identified dwarf planet s, which are not considered planets Ceres dwarf planet Ceres Pluto Makemake dwarf planet Makemake Haumea dwarf planet Haumea Eris dwarf planet Eris Lists of objects For a complete list of all known spherical objects in the Solar System including planets, dwarf planets, moons and the Sun , together with their physical and orbital properties, see List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System For a list of objects in our Solar System that have been or are believed to exist, but either have not been proven or have been disproven, see List of hypothetical Solar System objects Orbiting other stars For a list of planets orbiting other stars, see List of extrasolar planets For a list of extrasolar planets which have yet to be confirmed or have been disproven, see List of unconfirmed extrasolar planets Fictional or non scientific planets For a list of supposed planets not based on scientific evidence, see Planetary objects proposed in religion, astrology, ufology and pseudoscience For a list of planets in fiction see Planets in science fiction For a list of fictional planets within the Solar System, see Fictional planets of the Solar System See also List of planetary systems Solar system table Exoplanet Astronomical locations in fiction DEFAULTSORT Planets Category Lists of planets simple List of planets ...   more details



  1. Empyrean

    About the celestial realm Unreferenced date June 2010 Image Paradiso Canto 31.jpg thumb right 250px The Divine Comedy s Empyrean, illustrated by Gustave Dor Empyrean , from the Medieval Latin empyreus , an adaptation of the Ancient Greek empyrus in or on the fire pyr , properly Empyrean Heaven , is the place in the heavenly sphere highest heaven , which in ancient cosmology cosmologies was supposed to be occupied by the element of fire classical element fire or Aether classical element aether in Aristotle s natural philosophy . Use in literature Image Flammarion.jpg thumb right 250px A traveller to the edge of the world peers through the celestial spheres at the wonders of the Empyrean beyond. From Camille Flammarion s L atmosph re 1888 . The Empyrean was thus used as a name for the firmament , and in Christian literature , notably the Divine Comedy , for the dwelling place of God, the blessed, celestial beings so divine they are made of pure light, and the source of light and creation. The word is used both as a substantive and as an adjective, but empyreal is an alternate adjective form as well. Having the same Greek origin are the scientific words empyreuma and empyreumatic , applied to the characteristic smell of the burning or charring of vegetable or animal matter. See also Planetary objects proposed in religion, astrology, ufology and pseudoscience Central Fire Central Fire Heaven Hyperuranion Paradise Paradiso Dante Pleroma Seven Heavens Third Heaven 1911 Heaven Category History of astronomy Category Mythological cosmologies Category Early scientific cosmologies Category Religious cosmologies Category Christian cosmology Category Classical elements Category Concepts of Heaven Category Greek loanwords ca Empiri de Empyrion es Emp reo io Empireo it Empireo pt Emp reo ru sv Empyr n ...   more details




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