ZETETIC COSMOGONY:
OR
Conclusive Evidence
THAT THE WORLD IS NOT A
ROTATING—REVOLVING—GLOBE,
BUT
A STATIONARY PLANE CIRCLE.
By Thomas Winship
1899
(Post 11/47)
It is in the nature of fluids to be and remain level, and when that level is disturbed by any influence whatever, motion ensues until the level is resumed.
Professor Airy tells us, in his "Six Lectures on Astronomy," that "quick-silver is perfectly fluid, its surface is perfectly horizontal." We may add that all fluids are the same, for the reason given by the next writer.
Mr. W. T. Lynn, of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in his "First Principles of Natural Philosophy," says: "the upper surface of a fluid at rest is a horizontal plane. Because if a part of the surface were higher than the rest, those parts of the fluid which were under it would exert a greater pressure upon the surrounding parts than they receive from them, so that motion would take place amongst the particles and continue until there were none at a higher level than the rest, that is, until the upper surface of the whole mass of fluid became a horizontal plane."
The English Mechanic of 26th June, 1896, says:
"Since any given body of water . . . . . must have a level surface, i.e., no one part higher than another, and seeing that all our oceans (a few inland seas excepted) are connected together, it follows that they are all VIRTUALLY OF THE SAME LEVEL."
In March, 1870, the Bedford Canal was chosen to experiment upon with a view of determining whether water was horizontal or convex.
The following argument is taken from the report as printed in the Field for 26th March, 1870, and is considered to be sufficient and unanswerable:
"The stations appeared, to all intents and purposes, equidistant in the field of view, and also in a regular series; first, the distant bridge; secondly, the central signal; and, thirdly, the horizontal cross-hair marking the point of observation; showing that the central disc 13 ft. 4 in. high does NOT depart from a straight line taken from end to end of the six miles in any way whatever, either laterally or vertically. For, if so, and (as in the case of the disc 9 ft. 4 in. high) if it were lower or nearer the water, it would appear, as that disc does, nearer to the distant bridge. If it were higher, it would appear in the opposite direction nearer the horizontal cross-hair which marks the point of observation. As the disc 4 ft. lower appears near to the distant bridge, so a disc to be really 5 ft. higher would have to appear still nearer to the horizontal cross-hair of the telescope. And therefore it is shown that a straight line from one point to the other passes through the central point in its course, and that a curved surface of water has not been demonstrated."
In "Theoretical Astronomy," page 47, it is stated:
"On the Royal Observatory wall at Greenwich is a brass plate, which states that a certain horizontal mark is 154 feet above mean water at Greenwich and 155.7 feet above mean water at Liverpool."
The difference of the level between Liverpool and Greenwich is thus shewn to be only 1.7 feet. If the world were a globe, the difference of level would be many thousands of feet. It is a common saying that water will find its level, and it is true. If water be dammed back, it will, as soon as released, take the easiest course to where it can find its level. The following from the Natal Mercury of 24th October, 1898, fully illustrates this point:
A MOUNTAIN OF WATER. London, Oct. 19 (Diggers' News Special).—The steamer Blanche Rock, whilst entering the Morpeth Dock, Birkenhead, burst the dock gates. The water inside, which was 8 ft. higher than the level of the river, rushed out with tremendous force. The swirling mass of water damaged the shipping, and beached and sank a number of barges. Two lives were lost.
As soon as the water got to the level of the river, its power would cease.
C. Darwin, in his "Voyage of a Naturalist," page 328, tells us:
"I was reminded of the Pampas of Buenos Ayres, by seeing the disc of the rising sun, intersected by an horizon LEVEL AS THAT OF THE OCEAN."
A globe with level oceans would be a new thing in geography!
a misconception most flat earthers have is that water wants to be level it dose not, it wants to go down and down is the way gravity pulls witch is always to the center of the earth remeber the water level thing was decided without knowledge of gravity
ReplyDeleteGravity was considered insanity by Newton himself: In 1692, in his third letter to Bentley, he [Newton] wrote: "That one body may act upon another at a distance through a vacuum without the mediation of anything else, by and through which their action and force may be conveyed from one another, is to me so great an absurdity that, I believe, no man who has in philosophic matters a competent faculty of thinking could ever fall into it." He was unable to experimentally identify the motion that produces the force of gravity. He refused to even offer a hypothesis as to the cause of this force on grounds that to do so was contrary to sound science
DeleteWhere did this NONSENSE come from:
ReplyDelete'"On the Royal Observatory wall at Greenwich is a brass plate, which states that a certain horizontal mark is 154 feet above mean water at Greenwich and 155.7 feet above mean water at Liverpool."
The difference of the level between Liverpool and Greenwich is thus shewn to be only 1.7 feet. If the world were a globe, the difference of level would be many thousands of feet. '
Sea level is Sea level,
Where do the "thousands of feet derive?"
Ridiculous.
Scientists OFTEN express their doubts at their findings. Many times this is because of the society in which they live. They find that their work is well outside the common beliefs..,
ReplyDeleteWhat might be wrong with that?
I doubt that Newton has that much doubt about the mathematical certainty of his efforts..,