Published review from The Reflector
Review of Dark Matter, Missing Planets & New Comets:
From The Reflector,The Astronomical League Newsletter,Vol. XLVI #2, Feb. 1994, review by Paul R. Castle:
"This has been a very difficult review to write. There is a lot about the book Dark Matter, Missing Planets and New Comets that I like, yet so much of it presents theories and perspectives which are very different from the mainstream. ... Van Flandern points out solar system phenomena that he feels are best explained by a planetary breakup. ... I found these ideas and arguments intriguing and well thought out. The only problem I have is that there is no known mechanism that would cause a planetary breakup. This Van Flandern readily admits, but he reminds us that our knowledge of planetary cores is just too small to generalize about the processes involved. ... If you are ready to have your understanding of reality challenged, Dark Matter, Missing Planets and New Comets is the book for you. Like myself, you may not agree with all of the conclusions offered, but you will find your perspectives broadened by a different way of viewing the universe. Isn't that the reason we pursue astronomy in the first place?"