![]() They say that the phenomenon at sea of the ship “rising” or disappearing is to be explained by refraction, and that if the earth were spherical the compass would not point north or south. The principal arguments advanced by the flat earth theorists are that a ship might seem to sail around a ball when it merely sailed around a circle that all the effects of day and night could be produced by a fixed sun shining down upon a circular earth revolving like a card on a pin, and that the longest rivers have a descent of only a few feet. The information which he obtained seemed to be satisfactory to himself, though it not convince many scientists and geographers. At one time he advertised in a New York paper for sea captains who had made the trip from the West African coast around Cape Horn, his desire being to prove that the distance was much greater than it would be if the earth were a sphere. The Buffalo Commercial, 24 March1893Īlexander Gleason, the sage of Niagara street, Buffalo, gave long and hard study to this great problem of the earth’s surface, and spent much money in publishing books and collecting information. At least profit might be gained to the most fastidious and sanguine by a careful perusal of the book. ![]() The work referred to bears the title of, “Is the Bible from Heaven?” “Is the earth a Globe?” While it is manifest from a moment’s glance that to the first interrogation there is no doubt in the mind of the writer as to the inspiration of the word in regard to the second, if the diagrams and statistical measurements are correct there remains some hard shelled nuts for our scientists to crack. The Buffalo Commercial, 21 November1890 – Īgain there has arisen in our midst with bold attack upon the present system of astronomy and geodesy, a work of surpassing magnitude, by one Alexander Gleason of our own city, published by the Buffalo Electrotype and Engraving Co., and for sale by either of the above named. The tide of empire, however, has begun to set eastward. There was a time when Chicago waved the palm for greatest exhibition of municipal claims. Gleason has successfully demonstrated his theory in regard to our planet, he will doubtless take possession of the earth in the name of his native city. 1201 Niagara street, is making an effort to prove that the earth is flat? Nowadays nothing seems impossible to a Buffalonian. Is it any wonder that Alexander Gleason, of No. Among the critics were publications like The Buffalo Commercial and Democrat (Wichita, KS), the latter even challenging Newton, Galileo, and Columbus’ theories in relation to Gleason’s propositions. ![]() Gleason’s map and theories were not well received, especially in the local Buffalo press, which often lambasted his claims. Gleason was born on Novem– March 13, 1909, so was aged 65 years when releasing the map in 1892. ![]()
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