Experiments and demonstrations are conducted in support of the Earth being flat, with the astronomical bodies situated above, rather than around it. In 1881 the author expanded and published this book, in part to meet public and scientific scrutiny. Rowbotham was already an inventor and author, and over time theories of Zetetic Astronomy - in which the Earth is flat - became popular. This book began as a pamphlet in the 1840s, explaining the theory with a few sketches alongside. This premium edition contains all of Rowbotham's original graphs, charts and drawings. Samuel Birley Rowbotham advances the Flat Earth theory, which holds that Earth is not in fact an oblate spheroid planet, but an enclosed plane above which the astronomical bodies are situated. and much, much more! Many old works such as this are increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that this book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the subject. Its chapters include discussions of: The Adamic Creation, The Nebular Hypothesis: Examination of three Alleged Proofs of the World’s Globarity, The Horizontality of Land and Water Proved, The Sun, according to the Scriptures, The Deluge-Biblical Account, The Great Deep a Proof that the Earth is not a Planet. The text makes for an entertaining and informative read, providing a wonderful insight into the philosophy of a bygone age.
It comprises a comprehensive series of essays which use scripture, reason and fact to (attempt to) prove that the earth is not a planet. This unusual early work on 'Flat Earth Theory' was originally published in 1901. General Summary-Application-Cui Bono"Parallax" And His Teachings. Examination of the So-Called "Proofs" Of the Earth's Rotundity.-Why a Ship's Hull Disappears Before the Mast-HeadXV. The Earth's True Position in the Universe Comparatively Recent Formation Present Chemical Condition And Approaching Destruction by FireXIV. Cause of Sun Appearing Larger When Rising and Setting Than at NoondayXI. Cause of Day and Night, Winter and Summer And the Long altErnations of Light and Darkness at The Northern CentreIX. The Sun's Path Expands and Contracts Daily for Six Months AlternatelyVIII. The Sun's Motion, Concentric With the Polar CentreVII. The True Form and Magnitude of the EarthV. Experiments Demonstrating the True Form of Standing Water, and Proving the Earth to Be a PlaneIII. Zetetic and Theoretic Defined and ComparedII. This classic includes the following chapters: I.