The Ancient Alien Question (47 page)
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Authors: Philip Coppens
Shergotty meteorite, 2230
Shklovski, I.S.,
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Sirius,
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Sitchin, Zecharia,
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Spaceship of Ezekiel, The,
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Spanish Flu,
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Spielberg, Steven,
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Stadelman, Rainer,
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Stairway to Heaven, The,
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Stais, Valerio,
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Star Trek,
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Stargate Conspiracy, The,
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STARGATE,
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Steckling, Fred,
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Steiner, Christopher,
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Sumerian King List,
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Syncellus, George,
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Talk of the Galaxy, The,
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Talpule, B.G.,
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Targ, Russell,
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Taylor, John,
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They Built the Great Pyramid,
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Thom, Alexander,
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Thompson, Richard L.,
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Tsiolkovsky, Constantine,
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Turolla, Pino,
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Twelfth Planet, The,
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2001: A Space Odyssey,
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Verill, Ruth,
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Verne, Jules,
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Vyse, Colonel Richard Howard,
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Walker III, William,
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Walsh, Dr. Jane MacLaren,
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War,
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Watchers, The,
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Watson, Dr. James D.,
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Weinstein, Lau,
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Wilkins, Harold T.,
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Will of the Universe,
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Winer, Cris,
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Witkowski, Igor,
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Wogan, Terry,
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Wogan: Now & Then,
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Woodman, Jim,
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Woods,
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X-Files, The,
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Young, Arthur M.,
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Zhijun, Wang,
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Zitman, Willen,
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Zoser complex,
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Zuber, Maria,
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About the Author
Philip Coppens’s publishing career began at the age of 23,
when he edited the late Belgian historian Marcel Mestdagh’s research into European megaliths for a much-anticipated sequel. That same year, he also helped edit a controversial nonfiction thriller on the theft of Jan Van Eyck’s altarpiece,
The Adoration of the Lamb
, which was made into a documentary both for Flemish television and the BBC.
If there is one thing that sets Coppens apart from other writers, it is that he is often ahead of the trends. He wrote the first guide on Rosslyn Chapel in more than four decades; he was the only one to do so before
The Da Vinci Code
made that Scottish chapel world-famous in 2003. He also researched the origins of the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull, before the 2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the
Crystal Skull
movie, resulting in a series of controversial articles, which even came to the attention of
The Washington Post
.
As a journalist, Coppens’s investigative research into the Kennedy assassination was submitted before a U.S. government enquiry in 1993. Two years later, he broke the story of the existence of Chinese pyramids to an international audience. Many stories from the so-called esoteric field have at one point passed through his hands, including
The Templar Revelation
, the book on which
The Da Vinci Code
was based. In 1999, Coppens was the principal researcher for Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince’s
The Stargate Conspiracy
, which investigated current politicians’ apparent obsession with ancient Egypt, thus combining his passion for politics and history.
Coppens is the author of
The Stone Puzzle of Rosslyn Chapel
(2002), about the enigmatic Scottish chapel and its relationship with freemasonry and the Knights Templar;
The Canopus Revelation
(2004), about the lore of the star Canopus in ancient cultures;
Land of the Gods
(2007), about the prehistory of Southern Scotland and the myth of King Arthur;
The New Pyramid Age
(2007), detailing the most recent discoveries that have changed our understanding of pyramids; and
Servants of the Grail
(2009), identifying the real people encoded into the medieval Grail legends. Most recently, he has published an e-book titled
2012: Science or Fiction?
with Digital Journeys, which aims to bring clarity as to what all the hubbub about 2012 is truly about. This e-book is also the to first incorporate video, and features an interview-style conversation with Philip.
Apart from English books, he also has one French-language bestseller to his credit:
La Quête de Saunière
(2008), co-authored with André Douzet. In 2004, he also wrote
De Da Vinci Code Ontcijferd
, a Dutch guide to
The Da Vinci Code
, which saw a reprint within three weeks of publication and was a top-ten bestseller in the Netherlands.
Philip Coppens has also contributed to, or been acknowledged in, the following books:
Pre-Atlantis
(Dutch title), with Marcel Mestdagh (1994)
, by Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince (1997)
, by Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince (1999)
, by André Douzet (2001)
(
Het Sterrenbeeld van Horus
, Dutch title), with Wim Zitman (2006; Dutch edition 2000)