Diagram of a hollow Earth

Files

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Title

Diagram of a hollow Earth

Subject

Cosmogony -- Early works to 1800.

Description

This diagram illustrates Thomas Burnet's theory that the lack of sufficient surface water to account for Noah's flood could be explained if the Earth were hollow.

Creator

Burnet, Thomas

Source

Theory of the earth : containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath undergone, or is to undergo till the consummation of all things.

Publisher

London : Printed by R[oger]. N[orton]. for Walter Kettilby, at the Bishop's-Head in S. Paul's Church-Yard.

Date

1697

Rights

Public Domain

Format

jpeg

Language

English

Type

image

Identifier

bl224b87813_1697_page046

Collection

Citation

Burnet, Thomas, “Diagram of a hollow Earth,” Digital Exhibits, accessed April 23, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/4622.