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A Challenge to the JOHNS HOPKINS University
INTRODUCTION.
ONE HUNDRED PROOFS THAT EARTH IS NOT A GLOBE.
APPENDIX TO THE SECOND EDITION.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
[Appendix to Third Edition.] - COPY OF LETTER FROM RICHARD A. PROCTOR, ESQ.
[Appendix to Fourth Edition.] - COPY OF LETTER FROM SPENCER F. BAIRD, ESQ.
APPENDIX TO THE FIFTH EDITION.
LETTERS TO PROFESSOR GILMAN, OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, OF BALTIMORE.
This work revives a nineteenth‑century debate that once raged in lecture halls and pamphlet stalls. Written by a disciple of the controversial “Zetetic” movement, it gathers a hundred observations and experiments meant to challenge the prevailing view of a spherical Earth. The author draws on everyday experience—how the horizon appears, how water behaves, and how simple measurements seem to contradict the globe model—inviting listeners to weigh the evidence with their own senses.
Beyond the catalog of arguments, the book offers a glimpse into the passionate advocacy of its era, portraying a community of amateur scientists who saw themselves as guardians of common sense against academic orthodoxy. Listeners will hear the earnest tone of a time when questioning the heavens was both a philosophical pursuit and a public spectacle, setting the stage for a wider conversation about how we come to accept scientific truths.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (116K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
Aug 19, 2017
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1830–1896
A 19th-century printer and polemicist, he is best remembered for arguing against the globe model of the Earth in short, provocative works that kept a fringe idea in public debate. His writing offers a striking glimpse into the world of Victorian dissent and self-published controversy.
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