What was written about Rowbotham

Whether or not you agree with everything Dr. Samuel B. Rowbotham presented and discussed, it can be said he was respected by many then as he is today. 

To show proper respect for his efforts I submit the following, in his honour, that was written about him:

- "the matter is sufficiently important to claim the attention of the scientific world"

- "He is evidently a man of gifted intellect, and deep scientific attainments"

- "The audiences left strongly impressed"

- "The lecturer is evidently a gentleman of deep learning"

- "After the lectures he met the questions put to him by the most enlightened and scientific citizens with a readiness of reply which astonished his hearers"

- "The lectures were delivered in a manner which could not fail to be comprehended, and which left no doubt that the lecturer was thoroughly acquainted with the subject he was discussing"

- "approaching perfection, we cannot be surprised that such a beautiful system of Zetetic Astronomy as that expounded by 'Parallax' should entirely supersede the doctrine taught by Newton"

- "and his arguments are certainly very plausible"

- "He took a little time to learn his trade, running away from a lecture in Blackburn when he couldn't explain why the hulls of ships disappeared before their masts when sailing out to sea."

- "Following allegations of sexual misconduct he reinvented himself as a itinerant lecturer under the name Parallax."

- "In 1861 Rowbotham was married for a second time to the 16-year old daughter of his laundress and settled in London, producing 14 children, of whom 4 survived."

- "The lectures were illustrated by numerous diagrams and experiments, and were listened to with the greatest attention by all present. 'Parallax' appears to have studied the peculiarities of his subject thoroughly, and was warmly applauded during the delivery of his lectures"

- "This talented lecturer is again in Greenwich, rivetting the attention of his audiences, and compelling them to submit to the facts which he brings before them--we say submit, for this they do; it seems impossible for any one to battle with him, so powerful are the weapons he uses. Mathematicians argue with him at the conclusion of his lectures, but it would seem as though they held their weapons by the blade and fought with the handle, for sure enough they put the handle straight into the lecturer's hand, to their own utter discomfiture and chagrin. It remains yet to be seen whether any of our Royal Astronomers will have courage enough to meet him in discussion, or whether they will quietly allow him to give the death-blow to the Newtonian theory, and make converts of our townspeople to his own Zetetic philosophy. If 'Parallax' be wrong, for Heaven's sake let some of our Greenwich stars twinkle at the Hall, and dazzle, confound, or eclipse altogether this wandering one, who is turning men, all over England, out of the Newtonian path. 'Parallax' is making his hearers disgusted with the Newtonian and every other theory, and turning them to a consideration of facts and first principles, from which they know not how to escape. Again we beg and trust that some of our Royal Observatory gentlemen will try to save us, and prevent anything like a Zetetic epidemic prevailing amongst us."

But did he work for NASA?

But did he work for NASA?

There are three steps you need to undertake to fully appreciate the works of Rowbotham and the questions you submit.

1: Shut your mouth.

2: Open your mind.

3: Accept that alternatives to any preconcieved truth that you have been indoctrinated in may have some basis in debate if not reality.

Quote from: Professional on August 21, 2011, 06:02:35 PM

But did he work for NASA?

There are three steps you need to undertake to fully appreciate the works of Rowbotham and the questions you submit.

1: Shut your mouth.

2: Open your mind.

3: Accept that alternatives to any preconcieved truth that you have been indoctrinated in may have some basis in debate if not reality.

1: Well, considering this is the internet, my mouth is always shut.

2: Mind is always open.

3: I'm always open to alternatives, just not ones that go against common sense.

Also, if I were to dig straight down, would I eventually pop out and fall into space?
Where does all the magma come from?
Earth cores?
Earth being a disk, explain HOW it is perfectly round and flat.
Why weigh more at the Earth's poles and not the equator?

- "While truly fantastic at dodging questions under the guise of answering, this Parallax fellow's desire to begin a ludicrous 'space program' by the name of 'NASA' or something of that ilk leaves one to wonder if the man is not quite as mentally fit as he does appear."

- “certain it is that the lectures were well attended, and numbers of the audiences declared themselves converts"

So, here we are more than 100 years later and the name Rowbotham is very nearly unknown outside of this web site and FET is synonymous with backwards thinking.  My, my.  How Rowbotham and his works have stood the test of time.

So, here we are more than 100 years later and the name Rowbotham is very nearly unknown outside of this web site and FET is synonymous with backwards thinking.  My, my.  How Rowbotham and his works have stood the test of time.

Alexander Graham Bell is known by the public as the inventor of the telephone, despite the fact that he stole his invention from Elisha Gray.

Christopher Columbus is known to the public to have discovered America and proved that the earth was round, despite that he did neither.

Toilets are known to the public to spin in different directions in different hemispheres, despite that this is false.

Thomas Crapper did not invent the toilet. Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb. Henry Ford did not invent the automobile or the assembly line. George Washington Carver did not invent peanut butter. James Watt did not invent the steam engine.

The public believes what they are told to believe.

Quote from: markjo on August 21, 2011, 08:00:10 PM

So, here we are more than 100 years later and the name Rowbotham is very nearly unknown outside of this web site and FET is synonymous with backwards thinking.  My, my.  How Rowbotham and his works have stood the test of time.

Alexander Graham Bell is known by the public as the inventor of the telephone, despite the fact that he stole his invention from Elisha Gray.

Christopher Columbus is known to the public to have discovered America and proved that the earth was round, despite that he did neither.

Toilets are known to the public to spin in different directions in different hemispheres, despite that this is false.

Thomas Crapper did not invent the toilet. Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb. Henry Ford did not invent the automobile or the assembly line. George Washington Carver did not invent peanut butter. James Watt did not invent the steam engine.

The public believes what they are told to believe.

Irrelevant, as the OP states he is respected. He is not.

I respect him, as do many others on this site. Therefore he is respected by many.


Q.E.D.

I respect him, as do many others on this site. Therefore he is respected by many.


Q.E.D.

As misguided as Robotham was, he must have had charisma and a persuasive personality.

However, scrutinising his work in black and white, the raucous, shouty arguments collapse and weaknesses are exposed (perspective, spherical movement of the heavens, etc).   For that reason he can only be regarded as a notable person in history.

Quote from: Lord Wilmore on August 21, 2011, 09:42:20 PM

I respect him, as do many others on this site. Therefore he is respected by many.


Q.E.D.

As misguided as Robotham was, he must have had charisma and a persuasive personality.

However, scrutinising his work in black and white, the raucous, shouty arguments collapse and weaknesses are exposed (perspective, spherical movement of the heavens, etc).   For that reason he can only be regarded as a notable person in history.

yeah, and we still didnt know wether he works for NASA or not

Quote from: Tusk on August 21, 2011, 06:39:23 PM

Quote from: Professional on August 21, 2011, 06:02:35 PM

But did he work for NASA?

There are three steps you need to undertake to fully appreciate the works of Rowbotham and the questions you submit.

1: Shut your mouth.

2: Open your mind.

3: Accept that alternatives to any preconcieved truth that you have been indoctrinated in may have some basis in debate if not reality.

1: Well, considering this is the internet, my mouth is always shut.

2: Mind is always open.

3: I'm always open to alternatives, just not ones that go against common sense.

Also, if I were to dig straight down, would I eventually pop out and fall into space?
Where does all the magma come from?
Earth cores?
Earth being a disk, explain HOW it is perfectly round and flat.
Why weigh more at the Earth's poles and not the equator?

Make your own thread. Also, despite your moniker, you are not particularly professional.

as a RET i would say i too respect him. the book is a good read even if it does conflict with my beliefs. it does genuninely question what your are taught. but i was disapointed when i started to read the parts after his experiments. it appeared to me he was then guessing and presuming based on his results