Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surface.(Brief article)(Book review) From: Science News | Date: August 12, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Science Service, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

HOLLOW EARTH: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surface

DAVID STANDISH

In 1692, Edmond Halley submitted a paper to the British Royal Society stating that Earth is hollow. That idea, an attempt to explain Earth's magnetism, wasn't novel. Societies the world over had believed in various subterranean worlds for aeons. Standish, a professor and author, r...

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