terrestial adj.
of or from Earth
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1711 Paradise Lost (index)
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Orbs Cœlestial, and Terrestial [in indexed passage: Terrestrial], Notions about their Motions, Appearance, &c. doubtful, and not necessary to the Improvement of Happiness, &c.
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1930 Planet of Dread in Astounding Stories of Super-Science Aug. 155/1
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R. F. Starzl
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As they left the low-lying jungle land they entered a zone which was faintly reminiscent of a terrestial jungle.
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1938 Exterminators in Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug. 50/1
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Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.
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Gasping, Sheridan recognized Dr. Ernst Flane, the noted terrestial physicist who had gone into voluntary exile on Jupiter with a small group of assistants, in order to study the cosmic rays.
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1940 Quicksands of Youthwardness in Astonishing Stories Oct. 17/1
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Malcolm Jameson
Then the black mists seemed to be clearing, as a terrestial fog lifts, and the initial glow came to be a well-defined circular patch of intense orange light which in a little while revealed its source—a sun!
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1942 Pied Piper of Mars in Planet Stories Spring 82/2
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Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.
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Even Terrestial Intelligence headquarters in New York hadn’t known why a T. I. man was wanted on Mars…but Haller was one of the few persons sufficiently important to have an operator sent without explanation as to why he was wanted.
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1942 Pied Piper of Mars in Planet Stories Spring 90/2
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Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.
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Already they were starting their reign of terror; when he reached his climax they would pour from their houses to kill all who had terrestial blood.
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1949 Emperor of Universe in Startling Stories Nov. 134/1
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L. Ron Hubbard
René Lafayette
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No one seems to know, although there are many guesses of course, just how pre-space man arrived at the mysterious A.D. which he appends on his stone carvings everywhere he first trod. Astronomical research into this has only brought bewilderment since absolutely no stellar nor terrestial cataclysm can be located which would begin his A.D. And when he changed to a sensible binary day and a galactic year the records of that moment were subsequently destroyed.
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1950 Time Quarry in Galaxy Science Fiction Oct. 13/2
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Clifford D. Simak
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The self-adjusting furniture, bought before the management had considered throwing the hostelry open to the unhuman trade, had been out-of-date twenty years ago. But it still was there. It had been repainted, in soft, genteel pastels, its self-adjustment features still confined to human forms. The spongy floor covering had lost some of its sponginess, and the Cetian cactus must have died at last, for a pot of frankly Terrestial geraniums now occupied its place.
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1952 Make Mine Mars in Science Fiction Adventures Nov. 73/2
C. M. Kornbluth
ATTN MCGILLICUDDY RE CLIENT RELATIONS NEED SOONEST ILLUMINATED SCROLL PRESENT HOMER WITHERSPOON PRESIDENT FROSTBITE HONORING HIM 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP FROSTBITE PLANETARY PARTY USUAL SENTIMENTS NOTE MUST BE TERRESTIAL STYLE ART IF NOT ACTUAL WORK EARTHER ACCOUNT ANTIBEM PREJUDICE HERE FRBBUO END.
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1973 Life on Mars in Vertex June 12/3
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The composition of clouds associated with the high Martian areas…were identified with ice crystals, analogous to terrestial cirrus clouds.
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1982 Cherry Jubilee in Asimov’s Science Fiction 18 Jan. 131
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Gene Wolfe
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Did you hear about Vera Oussenko? They’ve got her locked up. They’re not even going to let her off on Mars. Straight back to the Terrestial USSR.
Research requirements
antedating 1930
Earliest cite
R. F. Starzl, in Astounding
Research History
Fred Galvin submitted a 1949 cite from "Rene LaFayette"'s (L. Ron Hubbard's) "The Emperor of the Universe".Fred Galvin submitted a 1942 cite from Frederic A. Kummer, Jr.'s "Pied Piper of Mars".
Fred Galvin submitted a 1947 cite from Emmett McDowell's "The Outcasts of Solar III".
Fred Galvin submitted a 1950 cite from Clifford D. Simak's "Time Quarry".
Fred Galvin submitted a 1956 cite from Wallace West's "The Time-Lockers".
Fred Galvin submitted a 1950 cite from Ralph Milne Farley's poem "The End of the World".
Fred Galvin submitted a 1941 cite from Carl Selwyn's "Ice Planet".
Fred Galvin submitted a 1941 cite from F. E. Hardart's "The Beast of Space".
Fred Galvin submitted a 1940 cite from Malcolm Jameson's "Quicksands of Youthwardness".
Fred Galvin submitted a 1940 cite from Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.'s "Wedding of the Moons".
Fred Galvin submitted a 1960 cite from Hannes Bok's "Yeknad Yowleh".
Fred Galvin submitted a 1938 cite from "The Exterminators" by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr.
Bee Ostrowsky submitted a 1711 cite from an index to Milton's Paradise Lost.
Fred Galvin submitted a 1930 cite from R. F. Starzl's "Planet of Dread".
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