Knowledge of the spherical Earth gradually began to spread beyond the Hellenistic world from then on.ĭespite the scientific fact of Earth’s sphericity, pseudoscientific flat Earth conspiracy theories are espoused by modern flat Earth societies and, increasingly, by unaffiliated individuals using social media. In the early fourth century BC Plato wrote about a spherical Earth, and by about 330 BC his former student Aristotle provided evidence for the spherical shape of the Earth on empirical grounds. The idea of a spherical Earth appeared in Greek philosophy with Pythagoras (6th century BC), although most pre-Socratics (6th–5th century BC) retained the flat Earth model.
Many ancient cultures subscribed to a flat Earth cosmography, including Greece until the classical period, the Bronze Age and Iron Age civilizations of the Near East until the Hellenistic period, India until the Gupta period (early centuries AD), and China until the 17th century. by Parallax (Author), Samuel Birley Rowbotham (Author) 4.5 out of 5 stars. The flat Earth model is an archaic conception of Earth’s shape as a plane or disk. Zetetic Astronomy: Earth Not a Globe Paperback March 23, 2017. Samuel Birley Rowbotham (AKA Parallax) (1816 – 1884), was an English medical doctor and inventor who wrote Zetetic Astronomy: Earth Not a Globe, based on his decades-long scientific studies of the earth. It is the basis for most the flat earth theories supported by the Flat Earth Society. General Summary-Application-Cui Bono"Parallax" And His Teachings.Zetetic Astronomy: The Earth Not a Globe or simply Earth Not a Globe is a pamplet written in 1881 by Samuel Rowbotham, under the pseudonym “Parallax”. Examination of the So-Called "Proofs" Of the Earth's Rotundity.-Why a Ship's Hull Disappears Before the Mast-HeadXV. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators.
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. Along the edge of the water, in the same canal, six flags were placed, one statute mile from each other, and so arranged that the top of each flag was 5 feet above the surface. 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. PRESS 289 5 I NTRODUCTION Samuel Birley Rowbotham, under the pseudonym Parallax. Zetetic and Theoretic Defined and ComparedII. Samuel Birley Rowbotham-Zetetic Astronomy Earth Not A Globe (1881). This classic includes the following chapters: I.
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