Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous IdeaContrary to popular belief fostered in countless school classrooms the world over, Christopher Columbus did not discover that the earth was round. The idea of a spherical world had been widely accepted in educated circles from as early as the fourth century B.C. Yet, bizarrely, it was not until the supposedly more rational nineteenth century that the notion of a flat earth really took hold. Even more bizarrely, it persists to this day, despite Apollo missions and widely publicized pictures of the decidedly spherical Earth from space. |
Contents
Chapter Two A PUBLIC SENSATION | |
Chapter Three THE INFAMOUS FLATEARTH WAGER | |
Chapter Four TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS | |
Chapter Five LADY BLOUNT AND THE NEW ZETETICS | |
Chapter Six FLATEARTH UTOPIA | |
Chapter Seven MAN ON THE MOON? | |
Chapter Eight THE VIEW FROM THE EDGE | |
Chapter Nine THE CALIFORNIAN CONNECTION | |
Epilogue MYTHS AND MEANINGS | |
Acknowledgements | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |