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JAMBOODWEEP 21. If the earth is round
In the Arctic and the Atlantic Circle correspondingly there should be nights and days of 3 months each; but it is not so. As shown in the Nautical Almanac published by the Jury of Navigation at Washington the longest day in the South is of 16 hours and 56 minutes on the Settled island on 70 latitude; whereas on the same latitude in the North in Norway at Hamerfast the longest day is of full three months. Why
is there such a difference ? 22. If the earth is round
In the South Arctic regions the ordinary sound of a pistol firing is heard as intense as that of a big cannon. And the noise of a breaking mountain sounds like that of the deluge. It does not happen like this in the North Arctic regions. As reported by Captain Hole—the explorer, the sound of a gun fired is heard even beyond 20
feet, with much difficulty. Why does it so happen? 23. If the earth is round
Captain Mill reports in the account of his travels that in the Arctic Regions one can see as far as 40 miles; but the explorers of the North Pole say that one very easily see there as far as 150 to 200 miles, Why and how does this happen?
24. If the earth is round
'Harpers' Weekly-As American periodical in its issue of 20th October, 1864 reports : “In the North from Mount Doncomprego in Cloreda Election people were able to send a message to Mount Allen at a distance of 183 miles; with the help of a heliograph”. How did this happen ? Because in the distance of 183 miles in the middle the height of the earth must be 22,306 feet if the earth is round. In fact it was not so: then how was this posible ?
25. If the earth is round
From the terrace of a ship standing in the English Channel one cannot simultaneously see distinctly-the light house on the French coast and the British coast. But they can be seen. Why is it so ?
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