Zetetic Astronomy: Earth Not a Globe

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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. This premium edition contains all of Rowbotham's original graphs, charts and drawings. This book originally began as a short pamphlet in the 1840s, explaining the basics of the theory with a few sketches alongside. Rowbotham was already a known inventor and author at the time, over time the theories of Zetetic Astronomy - in which the Earth is portrayed as flat - became popular. Eventually, in 1881, the author greatly expanded and published this book, in part to meet demands of public and scientific scrutiny. Keen to let the hypothesis stand on its own merits, this book was first published under the pseudonym of 'Parallax'. Upon the pages are many experiments and demonstrations, all of which are conducted in support of the Earth being flat, with the astronomical bodies situated above, rather than all around it. Most of these are framed with illustrations and diagrams, that the reader better understand Rowbotham's explanations. Various chapters concern such topics as motion of the heavenly bodies, sunrises, sunsets, the tidal movements, and the actual distances of the Sun and Moon from the Earth. Samuel Rowbotham was fiercely in favor of his theory, and asked many leading astronomers and scientists of his day to disprove it. One success of his public challenges was that it exposed many in the scientific community to be angry and poor at coping with a man with a well-argued and contrary hypothesis. Aware of these indignant sensitivities, Rowbotham was vociferous in disputing the prevailing order. Today, Zetetic Astronomy both as a book and a movement lives on. Following Rowbotham's death in 1884, his friend Lady Elizabeth Blount founded the Universal Zetetic Society, which was comprised of people committed to the belief that the Earth is flat. Although membership declined, following World War Two the group was revived as The Flat Earth Society, which continues to discuss subjects relevant to the movement in meetings and on the Internet. Cover Title Publisher Contents Preface To The Second Edition Chapter 1. Zetetic And Theoretic Defined And Compared Chapter 2. Experiments Demonstrating The True Form Of Standing Water, And Proving The Earth To Be A Plane Introduction Experiment 1 Experiment 2 Experiment 3 Experiment 4 Experiment 5 Experiment 6 Experiment 7 Experiment 8 Experiment 9 Experiment 10 Experiment 11 Experiment 12 Experiment 13 Experiment 14 Experiment 15 Chapter 3. The Earth No Axial Or Orbital Motion Chapter 4. The True Form And Magnitude Of The Earth Chapter 5. The True Distance Of The Sun Chapter 6. The Sun's Motion, Concentric With The Polar Centre Chapter 7. The Sun's Path Expands And Contracts Daily For Six Months Alternately Chapter 8. Cause Of Day And Night, Winter And Summer; And The Long Alternations Of Light And Darkness At The Northern Centre Chapter 9. Cause Of Sunrise And Sunset Chapter 10. Cause Of Sun Appearing Larger When Rising And Setting Than At Noonday Chapter 11. Cause Of Solar And Lunar Eclipses Chapter 12. The Cause Of Tides Chapter 13. The Earth's True Position In The Universe; Comparatively Recent Formation; Present Chemical Condition; And Approaching Destruction By Fire Chapter 14. Examination Of The So-Called "Proofs" Of The Earth's Rotundity Why A Ship's Hull Disappears Before The Mast-Head Perspective On The Sea On The Dimensions Of Ocean Waves How The Earth Is Circum-Navigated Loss Of Time On Sailing Westward Declination Of The Pole Star The "Dip Sector" Variability Of Pendulum Vibrations Arcs Of The Meridian Sphericity Inevitable From Semi-Fluidity Degrees Of Longitude "Spherical Excess." Theodolite Tangent Tangential Horizon Stations And Distances Great Circle Sailing Motion Of Stars North And South Continued Daylight In The Extreme South Analogy In Favour Of Rotundity Lunar Eclipse A Proof Of Rotundity The Supposed Manifestation Of The Rotation Of The Earth Railways, And "Earth's Centrifugal Force." Deflection Of Falling Bodies Goose Roasting By Revolving Fire Difference In Solar And Sidereal Times Stations And Retrogradation Of Planets Transmission Of Light Precession Of The Equinoxes The Planet Neptune Moon's Phases Moon's Appearance Moon Transparent Shadows On The Moon Conclusion Chapter 15. General Summary--Application--Cui Bono "Parallax" And His Teachings. Opinions Of The Press