A 19th-Century Map of Our ‘Square and Stationary’ Earth
WEBApr 25, 2016 · In 1893, Ferguson, of Hot Springs, South Dakota, published his Map of the Square and Stationary Earth. It depicts the world spread over a basin with a mound in the middle. Lining the rim of the...
Ingenious 'Flat Earth' Theory Revealed In Old Map | Live Science
WEBJun 23, 2011 · A map drawn in South Dakota in 1893 depicts the Earth as flat—or rather an inverse toroid—displaying a strange mix of science and religion.
A Square, Flat Earth and Round Heaven Meant the World to …
WEBSep 21, 2023 · The motif of a square within a circle is common through ancient Chinese art and architecture, an extension of the cosmological system of a square, flat earth beneath a round heaven.
The Earth is not round (but it’s not flat either) - BBC
WEBJun 3, 2016 · Animated short video in which Adam Rutherford & Hannah Fry explain why the Earth isn't rou. So what is the true shape of our planet? And if it’s not perfectly spherical, could there be anything...
The truth that’s plane to see | Bending Lines - Leventhal Map
WEBLibrary of Congress. The truth that’s plane to see. Another attempt at illustrating how the world could potentially be flat is Orlando Feguson’s 1893 “Map of the Square and Stationary Earth.
Understanding the core tenets of the flat-Earth hypothesis
WEBDec 2, 2017 · The ancient Chinese believed Earth to be a flat square, and that only the heavens were spherical. In multiple Indian models of the physical world, Earth was comprised of four continents ...
Flat Earthers: What They Believe and Why | Scientific American
WEBMar 27, 2020 · Flat Earthers: What They Believe and Why. Michael Marshall, project director of the Good Thinking Society in the U.K., talks about flat earth belief and its relationship to conspiracy theories...
Strange but True: Earth Is Not Round | Scientific American
WEBApr 12, 2007 · Planet Earth is not, in fact, perfectly round. Isaac Newton first proposed that Earth was not perfectly round. Instead, he suggested it was an oblate spheroid—a sphere that is squashed at its...
The Square and Stationary Earth: Orlando Ferguson
WEBMay 21, 2021 · The prophecy would soon be forgotten, and Orlando’s reputation would remain unscathed. Instead, he gained nation wide attention by releasing a new depiction of what he believed the Earth to look like. It was his famous “Map of the Square and Stationary Earth,” a revised edition of his previous map.
Flat Earth vs Round Earth: A Philosophical and Scientific Debate
WEBFeb 5, 2023 · Flat Earth proponents argue that the Earth isn’t a round sphere, but rather a flat disk-like shape.