Book Title: Jambudwip Part 01
Author(s): Vardhaman Jain Pedhi
Publisher: Vardhaman Jain Pedhi

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________________ A Questionnaire A Challenge to the Modern Scientists. Is the Earth Round ? (III) 1. If the earth is round Water seeks its own level. It rolls down on uneven surface. Then how is it that the Waters of the seas and oceans remain on all sides? 2. If the earth is round How is that uptill now those who have gone round the earth, have gone from the East to the West ? And even now why do rockets go round the earth from East to the West? 3. If the earth is round Is there any possibility of flying through the equator to the north Pole, and through America to the South Pole. and again back to the equator ? Has any one attempted this so far ? If not, Why ? 4. If the earth is round The solar eclipces that took place on 30th August, 1905 was fully visible in North-West Africa, the North sea, Greenland, Iceland, North Asia, Siberia, and British America, How was it that this solar eclipse was visible simultaneously in America and Asia ? 5. If the earth is round The heights of the glaciers should be the same in the north and the south. But it is not so. In the south America the glaciers are 1600 feet high, but in the North they go down up to 400 feet. Why is it so ? 6. If the earth is round Who does vegetation within the area of 200 miles around the north pole differ from the vegetation 200 miles around the south pole ? Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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