Does Earth Really Rotate and Review of Earth Shape

Author(s): Abhaysagar
Publisher: Jambudvi Vignyan Research Centre

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are also supposed to be even levelled. This proves that the earth is not round. Believing the earth to be spherical some people had prepared maps. Their ships were wrecked. Sea maps are the only proof that the earth is not round. (19) THE ATLANTIC OCEAN:
Telegraph wires were to be installed in the Atlantic Ocean. A plan was to be prepared for it. Surveyers prepared a plan showing the area of 1665 miles between Valentia (Ireland) and Saint John (Newfoundland). The plan was prepared, believing that the surface of the Altantic Ocean is even and not curved. The plan may be regarded autho- ritative even to-day.
This is a practical proof of the truth that “the earth is not round." If the earth had been round there would have been a curve of about 300 miles in the distance of 1665 miles. (20) IN THE SOUTHERN REGION :
Every year the Sun remains to the South of the equator for the same duration of time, as it remains to the North of it. Now if the earth had not been so "extensive" as it is, but had been inclined according to the principle of Sir Newton, it would have been as much hot in tbe Southern regions as it is in the Northern one. But the Southern region being very extensive, the Sun to finish its every twenty-four hour journey around it travels faster from September to December. Thus at any point the sun has too little time to exert its influence.
This fact proves that“ The earth is not round.” (21) GOING AROUND THE WORLD:
Those who believe that the earth is round argue that the earth is round because people can travel around it in ships. What a ridiculous reason they give! It means that they cannot go around any object, if it is not spherical. It is a well known fact that one can travel in a ship even around the flat earth. (22) FORECASTS ABOUT ECLIPSES :
It is said that predictions about the eclipses are made after taking for granted that the earth is round, and so there predictions come out true. Against this there is another point to be
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