In case you haven't already heard, the world is coming to an end.
At least that's the prediction; and the thing that makes it different from the majority of such statements is that it was made, not by a revivalist, Yogi, or science-fiction author, but by a very dignified and well known University savant, in otherwords, Dr. Kurt Wilhelm Meissner. The Doctor, who is Director of the Frankfort University Astronomical Observatory, also risks his professional reputation further by boldly predicting that the end will come, not in 935,234 or any such outlandish date, but within twelve months or less!
According to the Professor, the thing that will spell finis to the earth's rather turbulent career will be that old stand-by of world destroying stf. authors, a giant comet. As yet, he says, this comet is not visible, even in the largest telescopes, but he has mapped its course by mathematics, and finds that it will first become visible in January of 1939 --- now don't get worried, but that's only two months off, don't forget.
The thing that led Prof. Meissner to suspect the existence of this comet, was rather a combination of things --- for one thing the numerous earthquakes we have been having of late. And there have been other symptoms, too --- the disappearance of certain deep-sea currents, and the change of climate. Perhaps there are other things, too --- but the information doesn't elaborate on it to any great extent.
But one thing is certain --- if there would be a giant comet, and it would appear as though it were about to destroy earth, and if there would be some way of saving our sphere, what a time we stf. fans would have, after it was all over, saying "I told you so" to those who ridicule our favorite literature in general, and world-destroying comets in particular!
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Data entry by Judy Bemis
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