FE Book: Zetetic Cosmogony

Google just recently digitized and made availiable for free an important piece of Flat Earth literature from the New York Public Library. It is called "Zetetic Cosmogony: Or, conclusive evidence that the world is not a rotating - revolving - globe, but a stationary plane circle." It is authored by Thomas Winship under the pen name "Rectangle." The author apparently lived in South Africa.

This is an interesting piece of work which gives several convincing arguments which have been lost over the 150 year history of the Flat Earth Society. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in Flat Earth history.

http://books.google.com/books?id=GzkKAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA2c#PPP9,M1

Cool, sounds like fun

Erm...you want us to buy it?

No thanks! I'm fine with the crap that Carpenter and Rowbotham provide!

Well I started to read some.  Some parts are hard to tell if hes joking or not, as in his spectrum analysis.  I cant tell whether he thinks the other lights also have fusion or if he is just joking.  Also whats up with the ether part?

Added:  This is the book where they get the famous answers.  The sun is 3,000 miles away and the sun is 32 miles wide.  You should read why he thinks that, its funny.

How are you reading it? I can't get to it! 

How are you reading it? I can't get to it! 

I even downloaded it.  Its a PDF.   

Here is an interesting quote from that book on page 31. It concerns distances past the equator:

"In the 'Cruise of the H.M.S Challenger,' by W.J.J. Spry, the distance made from the Cape of Good Hope to Melbourne is stated to be 7,637 miles. The Cape is in latitude 34^o 21' south and Melbourne in latitude 37^o south, the longitude of the Cape being 18^o 30' east and Melbourne 145^o east. The middle latitude is 35.5^o. Difference of longitude 126.5^o, which makes the distance round the world at that latitude (35.5^o) to be over 25,000 statute miles and as great as the equator is said to be. Thus we see on reliable evidence that the further we go south the greater the distance round the world. This latter distance is many thousand miles more than the purely theoretical measurement of the world at that latitude south. From the same work we find the distance from Sydney to Wellington to be 1,432 miles. The middle latitude is 37.5^o, and the difference of longitude 23^o 36', which gives as the distance round the world at latitude 37.5^o south, 25,500 statute miles! This distance is again greater than the greatest distance round the 'globe' is said to be and many thousands of miles greater than could be the case on a globe. Thus, on purely practical data, apart from any theory, the world is proved to diverge as the south is approached and not to converge, as it would do on a globe."

 

Dear Mr. Bishop

 I found this sight a few weeks ago and frankly I thought you were full of shit. After reading many posts and just finishing up with Zetetic Cosmogony, a fine piece of work I might add, I have started to question my own beliefs. I wish to thank you for openning my eyes. Keep up the good work. BTW, do you guys get together from time to time in person. I bet you guys are party animals!!
 
 

Here is an interesting quote from that book on page 31. It concerns distances past the equator:

"In the 'Cruise of the H.M.S Challenger,' by W.J.J. Spry, the distance made from the Cape of Good Hope to Melbourne is stated to be 7,637 miles. The Cape is in latitude 34^o 21' south and Melbourne in latitude 37^o south, the longitude of the Cape being 18^o 30' east and Melbourne 145^o east. The middle latitude is 35.5^o. Difference of longitude 126.5^o, which makes the distance round the world at that latitude (35.5^o) to be over 25,000 statute miles and as great as the equator is said to be. Thus we see on reliable evidence that the further we go south the greater the distance round the world. This latter distance is many thousand miles more than the purely theoretical measurement of the world at that latitude south. From the same work we find the distance from Sydney to Wellington to be 1,432 miles. The middle latitude is 37.5^o, and the difference of longitude 23^o 36', which gives as the distance round the world at latitude 37.5^o south, 25,500 statute miles! This distance is again greater than the greatest distance round the 'globe' is said to be and many thousands of miles greater than could be the case on a globe. Thus, on purely practical data, apart from any theory, the world is proved to diverge as the south is approached and not to converge, as it would do on a globe."

No it doesn't. Do the math.  The length between longitudes are different depending on where you are compared to the equator.  His math doesn't take that into account or at least thats what I think is going on.   

Here is an interesting quote from that book on page 31. It concerns distances past the equator:

"In the 'Cruise of the H.M.S Challenger,' by W.J.J. Spry, the distance made from the Cape of Good Hope to Melbourne is stated to be 7,637 miles. The Cape is in latitude 34^o 21' south and Melbourne in latitude 37^o south, the longitude of the Cape being 18^o 30' east and Melbourne 145^o east. The middle latitude is 35.5^o. Difference of longitude 126.5^o, which makes the distance round the world at that latitude (35.5^o) to be over 25,000 statute miles and as great as the equator is said to be. Thus we see on reliable evidence that the further we go south the greater the distance round the world. This latter distance is many thousand miles more than the purely theoretical measurement of the world at that latitude south. From the same work we find the distance from Sydney to Wellington to be 1,432 miles. The middle latitude is 37.5^o, and the difference of longitude 23^o 36', which gives as the distance round the world at latitude 37.5^o south, 25,500 statute miles! This distance is again greater than the greatest distance round the 'globe' is said to be and many thousands of miles greater than could be the case on a globe. Thus, on purely practical data, apart from any theory, the world is proved to diverge as the south is approached and not to converge, as it would do on a globe."

Wrong again, Tom. Quoting people who are ignorant in a subject only makes you ignorant.
Those first latitudes and longitudes equal a distance of 6433.8943 statute miles... nowhere near 25,000.

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Google just recently digitized and made availiable for free an important piece of Flat Earth literature from the New York Public Library. It is called "Zetetic Cosmogony: Or, conclusive evidence that the world is not a rotating - revolving - globe, but a stationary plane circle." It is authored by Thomas Winship under the pen name "Rectangle." The author apparently lived in South Africa.

This is an interesting piece of work which gives several convincing arguments which have been lost over the 150 year history of the Flat Earth Society. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in Flat Earth history.

http://books.google.com/books?id=GzkKAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA2c#PPP9,M1

If i want to read a fiction book, i just wait until the movie comes out

ROWBOTHAM: THE MOVIE

How one man changed the thoughts of over seven people.

Starring Ben Affleck as Samuel Birley Rowbotham and Tom Bishop as himself.

Coming in The Year Two Thousand and Never.

ROWBOTHAM: THE MOVIE

How one man changed the thoughts of over seven people.

Starring Ben Affleck as Samuel Birley Rowbotham and Tom Bishop as himself.

Coming in The Year Two Thousand and Never.

...stunningly accurate