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23 only 10800 niles. Aš i against this, the (in the same ori latitude) without this ship had to travel as much as 69000 flying across the aky. This will make miles. How then the hypothesis of the present , air -- Scevices almost the earth being round can stand ? redundant om te
(11) In China there is a big cánal (4) Is it necessary for rockets to which is 700 miles long. When it was go round the earth? They may be constructed no thought was given to fired in the sky and kept fixed up at the supposed curveture of the earth. a point from where one can see all
This Chinese canal is a challenge to the places as the earth rotates.or those who maintain 10 say that the
(5) According to modern scientists earth is round. *
t here are three rays-emitting belts (B) The Earth Does Not Rotate: above the surface of the earth. Ît the
The majority of modern scientists earth really rotates, the first may believe that circumference of the earth ferhaps go with the earth, but the is about 25000 miles. That means the second and the third belts will be carth rotates at the speed of more left far behind. gore bias 10, than a 1000 miles an hour as it.co. ' According to the thcory própoumpletesczone round in 24 hours.e nded by the eminent scientist,"Dr. C. --If the earth rotates at the speed V. Raman, the atmosphere does not of a 1000 miles an hour,
move with tħe earth. Thé earth, the
refore, captiot attract the three belts (1) How can a bird flying away
ay and so the belts cannot move with it. for the best return to it since the póst tould be left far behind as a . (6) As the scientists say we always result of the earth's fotation at a high experience the layers of atmosphere, velocity.
a which means that the three belts always
remain with the carth, (2) How does a person firing his
This proves gun high up in the sky not miss this that the earth does not rotate. aim since he would be going far away from his target with the rotation of the earth is only an infetence since the earth ? ! .
otherwise it will not be possible to (3) If a person goes up in the sky experience the layer of heavy ait near in an aeroplene of a jet plane and the surface of the earth, the layers of remains fixed up' in the air for a while, the air above land the rays-hitting he can land at any place of his choice belts still above it. It is therefore as
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