Terra Firma

2017 Reprint of 1901 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. This curious work on 'Flat Earth Theory' was originally published in 1901. It comprises a comprehensive series of essays which use scripture to attempt to prove that the earth is not a planet, but a flat plane. The arguments are fascinating and forensically sophisticated. Chapters include:
I. Introductory Remarks
II. The Adamic Creation
III. The Nebular Hypothesis. Examination of Three Alleged Proofs That the World Is Globular
IV. Remarks on Some Other Alleged Proofs of the World's Globularity
V. The World Circular But Not Globular; Has Immovable Foundations, Therefore Not a Planet
VI. The Horizontality of Land and Water Proved
VII. The Sun, Moon and Stars According to Modern Astronomy
VIII. The Sun According to the Scriptures
IX. The Sun's Path and Work in the Heavens
X. The Sun Standing Still and Returning Backwards
XI. The Deluge: Biblical Account
XII. The Deluge: Traditional Records