ZETETIC COSMOGONY:
OR
Conclusive Evidence
THAT THE WORLD IS NOT A
ROTATING—REVOLVING—GLOBE,
BUT
A STATIONARY PLANE CIRCLE.
By Thomas Winship
1899
(Post 16/47)
According to tables of curvature compiled to suit the mathematical factors and tentative formulas employed in the imaginary geodetic operations, which have from time to time been conducted in observatories, the horizon of an observer is distant or near according to the greatness or otherwise of his elevation above the surface of the supposed globe. If he stands 24 feet above sea level, he is said to be in the centre of a circle which bounds his vision, the radius of which in any direction, on a clear day, is six miles.
A local gentleman tells me that he has watched a boat-race in New Zealand, seeing the boats all the way out and home, the distance being 9 miles from where he was standing on the beach. I have seen the hull of a steamer with the naked eye at an elevation of not more than 24 feet, at a distance of 12 miles, and in taking observations along the South African coast, have sometimes had an horizon of at least 20 miles at an elevation of 20 feet only. The distance of the horizon, or vanishing point, where the sky appears to touch the earth and sea, is determined, largely by the weather, and when that is clear, by the power of our vision. This is proved by the fact that the telescope will increase the distance of the horizon very greatly, and bring objects into view which are entirely beyond the range of vision of the unaided eye. But, as no telescope can pierce a segment of water, the legitimate conclusion we are forced to arrive at, is that the surface of water is level, and that, therefore, the shape of the world cannot be globular, and on such a flat or level surface, the greater the elevation of the observer, the longer will his range of vision be, and thus the farther he can see.
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| It gets dark from left and right sides first. If the earth was a spinning ball illuminated by parallel light of a massive distant sun it would get dark across the entire horizon at once. |
"The distance of the horizon, or vanishing point, where the sky appears to touch the earth and sea, is determined, largely by the weather, and when that is clear, by the power of our vision. "
ReplyDeleteThat last part is the ASSUMPTION of Flat Earth Cultists.
God gave us that vision so it must tell the REAL story.
However, HORIZON is much more affected by "seeing conditions" that the power of the human eye.
And the distance to the horizon is dictated by GEOMETRY alone, in the physical sense.
Calculating the spherical geometry gives you the starting point, and from there you have to figure in the "seeing."
This handy calculator gives you the distance based on the observers eye height:
http://www.ringbell.co.uk/info/hdist.htm
P.S. NO AMOUNT of glass magnification will "bring back a ship" over the horizon, or Raise the sun up after SUNSET.
Ships are EASILY BROUGHT BACK into view with a zoom lens. Only possible because there is NO CURVE!
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