One Hundred Proofs That the Earth Is Not a GlobeCarpenter, William
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One Hundred Proofs That the Earth Is Not a Globe
Carpenter, William
Earth (Planet) -- Miscellanea
A complete sketch of the "Zetetic Philosophy" is impossible in a small
pamphlet; and many things necessarily remain unsaid which, perhaps,
should have been touched upon, but which would to some extent have
interfered with the plan laid down--the bringing together, in a concise
form, "One Hundred Proofs that the Earth is not a Globe." Much may
be gathered, indirectly, from the arguments in these pages, as to the
real nature of the Earth on which we live and of the heavenly bodies
which were created FOR US. The reader is requested to be patient in
this matter and not expect a whole flood of light to burst in upon him
at once, through the dense clouds of opposition and prejudice which
hang all around. Old ideas have to be gotten rid of, by some people,
before they can entertain the new; and this will especially be the case
in the matter of the Sun, about which we are taught, by Mr. Proctor,
as follows: "The globe of the Sun is so much larger than that of the
Earth that no less than 1,250,000 globes as large as the Earth would
be wanted to make up together a globe as large as the Sun." Whereas,
we know that, as it is demonstrated that the Sun moves round over the
Earth, its size is proportionately less. We can then easily understand
that Day and Night, and the Seasons are brought about by his daily
circuits round in a course concentric with the North, diminishing
in their extent to the end of June, and increasing until the end of
December, the equatorial region being the area covered by the Sun's
mean motion. If, then, these pages serve but to arouse the spirit of
enquiry, the author will be satisfied. The right hand of fellowship
in this good work is extended, in turn, to Mr. J. Lindgren, 90 South
First Street, Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y., Mr. M. C. Flanders, lecturer,
Kendall, Orleans County, N. Y., and to Mr. John Hampden, editor of
"Parallax" (a new journal), Cosmos House, Balham, Surrey, England.
ONE HUNDRED PROOFS
THAT
EARTH IS NOT A GLOBE.
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