the whole purpose of this was to get a response that wasn't "go look at such and such a book" I wan't real answers.

if your too lazy to provide me with at least 1 credible experiment that can be done today with repeatable results, thats your fault. you have to question the crediblitly of these books as well. lets not forget that the people who wrote these books and did experiments in the 1800's were simply self proclaimed scientists with little credibility to begin with. (you didn't even need to go to school to become a surgeon as early as the 1800's!!) and they thought that there were sea monsters, and the best way to cure someone of a sickness was to make them bleed alot. not to mention their theories on spontanious generation, which was also a widley accepted scientific theory back then.
so you have to ask yourself, should I really be believing everything these people say?
what experiments can be done today with repeatable results that prove the earth is flat, prove the sun is 32 miles in diameter, and prove the sun is 3000 miles away. (don't blow me off this time!)