CHAPTER III.

THE LANDING OF THE INVADERS. March 8, 1941, was the date at which Mercury was again to be in inferior conjunction--at her closest point to the earth since her transit over the face of the sun on November 11 of the previous year. During February--after Professor Newland's statements--the subject received a tremendous amount of publicity. Some scientific men rallied to Professor Newland's support; others scouted the idea as absurd. Officially, the governments of the world ignored the matter entirely. In general, the …