Hollow Earth Theory
The first scientist to say the probable existence of an empty space inside the planet was Edmond Halley (1656-1742), the well-known who discovered the comet. According to its terrestrial electromagnetism studies, the Earth had to be hollow, and inside it had to find another incandescent globe, a nucleus capable as another sun to illuminate the underworld.
This theory was hotly contested, but others continued the Halley studies, such as Leonardo Euler (1707-1783), his most influential follower. A few years later, a great contribution to this theory was made by John Cleves Symmes (1780-1829), who volunteered to empirically prove the reality of the phenomenon, declaring himself ready to take a trip to the North Pole, which would lead in the cavity of the Earth.
He was never taken seriously and was reduced to write a novel, Symzonia, in which he described the hypothetical journey of Captain Adam Seaborn at the center of the Earth. Here, Seaborn discovered the existence of a world quite similar to that of the surface and of a population by the clear skin. Symmes made many conferences dealing with the topic, hoping to raise the money needed to fulfill his co-raggiosa shipment.
John Quincy Adams, president of the United States, was finally convinced to fund the company the possibility to annex new lands and new wealth. However, the euphoria was short-lived. A year later in 1829, he died and his successor, Andrew Jakson, would not hear of anything, canceling the mission. Symmes died the same year, failing to realize his dream. After him, how can we imagine, more they arrived.
Some, in their Pole expedition, also died. After numerous attempts, the first to achieve good results were A. Robert Peary and Frederick Cook. The latter, in particular, came to the North Pole in April 1908. In his journey, he sighted a land, which he later called "Bradley Earth", with the high peaks. It would be due, as the North Pole is a huge sheet of ice above the water not like Antarctica that, in fact, is a land covered by ice. Stimulated by this partial discovery, they moved, in the years to come, other adventurers, explorers and researchers, but no longer able to find that elusive ground. Perhaps because it is hidden by the thick fog and terrible blizzards that often affect those areas of the planet.
Donald MacMillan three expeditions organized, from 1913 to 1925, never succeed in his aim to find Earth Bradley, also known as the Land of Crocker.
This theory was hotly contested, but others continued the Halley studies, such as Leonardo Euler (1707-1783), his most influential follower. A few years later, a great contribution to this theory was made by John Cleves Symmes (1780-1829), who volunteered to empirically prove the reality of the phenomenon, declaring himself ready to take a trip to the North Pole, which would lead in the cavity of the Earth.
He was never taken seriously and was reduced to write a novel, Symzonia, in which he described the hypothetical journey of Captain Adam Seaborn at the center of the Earth. Here, Seaborn discovered the existence of a world quite similar to that of the surface and of a population by the clear skin. Symmes made many conferences dealing with the topic, hoping to raise the money needed to fulfill his co-raggiosa shipment.
John Quincy Adams, president of the United States, was finally convinced to fund the company the possibility to annex new lands and new wealth. However, the euphoria was short-lived. A year later in 1829, he died and his successor, Andrew Jakson, would not hear of anything, canceling the mission. Symmes died the same year, failing to realize his dream. After him, how can we imagine, more they arrived.
Some, in their Pole expedition, also died. After numerous attempts, the first to achieve good results were A. Robert Peary and Frederick Cook. The latter, in particular, came to the North Pole in April 1908. In his journey, he sighted a land, which he later called "Bradley Earth", with the high peaks. It would be due, as the North Pole is a huge sheet of ice above the water not like Antarctica that, in fact, is a land covered by ice. Stimulated by this partial discovery, they moved, in the years to come, other adventurers, explorers and researchers, but no longer able to find that elusive ground. Perhaps because it is hidden by the thick fog and terrible blizzards that often affect those areas of the planet.
Donald MacMillan three expeditions organized, from 1913 to 1925, never succeed in his aim to find Earth Bradley, also known as the Land of Crocker.
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