Zetetic astronomy
- Subtitle
- Earth not a globe! An experimental inquiry into the true figure of the earth etc.
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1. Front matter2. ZETETIC ASTRONOMY. EARTH NOT A GLOBE!3. GENERAL CONTENTS.4. ZETETIC ASTRONOMY.5. SECTION 2. THE EARTH NO AXIAL OR ORBITAL MOTION.6. SECTION 3. THE TRUE DISTANCE OF THE SUN AND STARS.7. SECTION 4. THE SUN MOVES IN A CIRCLE OVER THE EARTH, CONCENTRIC WITH THE NORTH POLE.8. SECTION 5. THE DIAMETER OF THE SUN’S PATH IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING—DIMINISHING FROM DECEMBER 21ST TO JUNE 15TH, AND ENLARGING FROM JUNE TO DECEMBER.9. SECTION 6. CAUSE OF DAY AND NIGHT, SEASONS, &c.10. SECTION 7. CAUSE OF “SUNRISE” AND “SUNSET.”11. SECTION 8. CAUSE OF SUN APPEARING LARGER WHEN RISING AND SETTING THAN WHEN ON THE MERIDIAN.12. SECTION 9. CAUSE OF SOLAR AND LUNAR ECLIPSES.13. SECTION 10. CAUSE OF TIDES.14. SECTION 11. CONSTITUTION, CONDITION, AND ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION OF THE EARTH BY FIRE.15. SECTION 12. MISCELLANEA.16. SECTION 13. PERSPECTIVE ON THE SEA.17. SECTION 14. GENERAL SUMMARY—APPLICATION—CUI BONO?18. Transcriber’s Notes