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[Lord Kangana]

Scientists. The people who brought you the world is flat theory.

no they didn't. there's no actual record of that theory being purported other than in film.

Aye, from what I remember hearing, people noticed a horizon and figured out pretty quickly that the world couldn't be flat. Where the contention comes is how they set about proving that point conclusively.

I seem to remember hearing that the 'world is flat' is a victorian-era(or slightly earlier) myth created to show how great the scientists of the time were etc.

[communistworkethic]

in fact - the whole Columbus wanting to show the world was round is nonsense to, he apparently thought it was pear-shaped, and it dates to a 19th century semi-fictional book "the voyages of christoher columbus". You may be referring to Samual Birley Rowbotham's "Zetetic Astronomy" of 1838, which was the first serious suggestion the Earth was flat.

[freeindeed]

http://www.alaska.net/~clund/e_djublons ... ociety.htm

I'm a member. The whole round earth theory is a conspiracy based on doctored NASA Photo's. JOKE.

[thebish]

in fact - the whole Columbus wanting to show the world was round is nonsense to, he apparently thought it was pear-shaped, and it dates to a 19th century semi-fictional book "the voyages of christoher columbus". You may be referring to Samual Birley Rowbotham's "Zetetic Astronomy" of 1838, which was the first serious suggestion the Earth was flat.

someone's been watching/reading QI...

[CrazyHorse]

in fact - the whole Columbus wanting to show the world was round is nonsense to, he apparently thought it was pear-shaped, and it dates to a 19th century semi-fictional book "the voyages of christoher columbus". You may be referring to Samual Birley Rowbotham's "Zetetic Astronomy" of 1838, which was the first serious suggestion the Earth was flat.

So which is it? Make your mind up.
There's no record of that theory being purported other than in film or that Samual Birley Rowbotham's "Zetetic Astronomy" of 1838, which was the first serious suggestion the Earth was flat?

Take your time answering, my original observation was tongue in cheek but thanks for googling it for me anyway.

[freeindeed]

My friends dad in Lostock actually was in the flat earth society. Also, i don't know if connected but he had a plastic moulded chair on a pole 30ft high in his garden - any suggestions what this was for?

[communistworkethic]

in fact - the whole Columbus wanting to show the world was round is nonsense to, he apparently thought it was pear-shaped, and it dates to a 19th century semi-fictional book "the voyages of christoher columbus". You may be referring to Samual Birley Rowbotham's "Zetetic Astronomy" of 1838, which was the first serious suggestion the Earth was flat.

So which is it? Make your mind up.
There's no record of that theory being purported other than in film or that Samual Birley Rowbotham's "Zetetic Astronomy" of 1838, which was the first serious suggestion the Earth was flat?

Take your time answering, my original observation was tongue in cheek but thanks for googling it for me anyway.

no need to take my time, my first post was overtaken by rant-mode leading to a case of bollocks in mouth

[thebish]

in fact - the whole Columbus wanting to show the world was round is nonsense to, he apparently thought it was pear-shaped, and it dates to a 19th century semi-fictional book "the voyages of christoher columbus". You may be referring to Samual Birley Rowbotham's "Zetetic Astronomy" of 1838, which was the first serious suggestion the Earth was flat.

So which is it? Make your mind up.
There's no record of that theory being purported other than in film or that Samual Birley Rowbotham's "Zetetic Astronomy" of 1838, which was the first serious suggestion the Earth was flat?

Take your time answering, my original observation was tongue in cheek but thanks for googling it for me anyway.

no need to take my time, my first post was overtaken by rant-mode leading to a case of bollocks in mouth

I prefer a murray mint myself... but each to his own