The Hollow Earth Theory

[Anonymouse]

It was the British astronomer Sir Edmund Halley who first proposed that the earth might consist of several concentric spheres placed inside one another. He noticed that the direction of the earth's magnetic field varied slightly over time. To explain this he thought up the idea that inside earth are four spheres each with a different magnetic field. He believed that there was a luminous atmosphere in the cener of these spheres, and that this gas supported some lifeform. He also thought that the earth's crust was thinner at the poles, allowing some of this central light to escape and cause what we know as the aurora borealis to appear.

 

Of course this theory of a hollow earth is not just confined to the earth, but all our planets, including our moon. The idea is not new, and is based on the ancient legends of many cultures that say there are races of people and entire civilizations that live the underworld. And it is these dwellers of the world beneath that are far more technologically advanced than we are outside. The theory even goes so far as to say that UFOs are not from other planets, but are manufactured by strange beings in the hollow earth. It is even believed that the Nazis were aware of the hollow earth enigma and in fact many of Hitlers top advisors, maybe even Hitler himself, were aware of the theory and Hitler and other Nazis escaped into the earth.

 

Of course as with any theories there are several theories within the hollow earth theory that branch off. One states that there are openings on the earth, on the noth and south poles and that it's possible to enter through these holes. The respected Admiral Byrd claims to have entered these holes as documented in his diary and claims there is an inner sun and a civilization inside. The other theory is more along the lines of an inverted earth, that our civilization basically exists inside. This theory claims that we are not held on to the earth by gravity, but by the centrifugal force of our planet as it rotates.

 

Whatever maybe the truth, there are some who will piece together evidences to support this theory, and others who will simply punch holes in the evidence. Nonetheless, it is an interesting theory, and if one buys into, it can explain some of the great mysteries of our time, no different than evolution and other theories which have been pushed by the establishment as the right one to explain our enigmas.

[angel4hope]

if im not mistaking, wasnt the halley's comet named after him??

[angel4hope]

in doeing some research on this, i found that after halley's proposals, many scientists and even writers...interesting....

 

 

"Halley proposed his theory in the seventeenth century, when scientific knowledge of the structure of the earth was still primitive. As time went on, the improbability of a hollow earth became apparent to scientists and scholars, but the idea was taken up by writers of imaginative fiction. Certainly the best known was Jules Verne, who wrote Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1864. Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote a whole cycle of novels set in the hollow earth.

 

Verne, Burroughs, and a lot of other writers of science fiction were inspired by the theories of an early nineteenth-century American eccentric named John Cleves Symmes. Like Hailey, Symmes thought the earth was made up of five concentric spheres. But he added a new wrinkle. There was a huge opening, popularly called "Symmes Hole," at each of the poles. "

 

i was a bit distraught about this, because in high school, when learning abouit astronomy, our teacher impunded in us that halley's theory was plausible and made us learn it as if it were a scientific law..so for some reason i believed that there were mathematical and physical proof (s) to his findings....im rather curious to what he based his theory on....what mathematical principles and or theories

[Anonymouse]

http://www.t0.or.at/subrise/hollow.htm

 

A small intro.

[angel4hope]

lol thats where i was at too, searching for some info...thanx btw

[Anonymouse]

I actually have the book.

 

http://images.virginbooks.com/jackets/01/b/01b3d82a.jpg

[angel4hope]

wow cool, so how do you like it? im actually looking for some interesting reads...get my mind off of school for a while after winter quarter...lol..