Flat Earth Map - Gleason's New Standard Map Of The World - Large 24 x 36 1892

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In any event, Joseph Steer Christopher was born in 1805 in Dartmouth, Devon; was a merchant active at the East India Chambers when he declared bankruptcy in 1844; was up and running with a railway investment scheme by 1845 and inviting investors in the “Natal Company” in 1850; lived for a time in Natal, South Africa and authored Natal, Cape of Good Hope (London: Effingham Wilson, 1850); is otherwise recorded at various addresses in England and Scotland; and from 1875 was resident at Morden College on Dec. The circle of the map is fourteen and one-fourth inches, having a time dial on which is marked in bold Roman numerals the twenty-four hours of the day and the minutes of the hour.

I have been unable to learn anything else about his training or profession, though apparently he found little in the way of lasting success. This object also tells an interesting modern tale about the role of institutions in constructing the truth. One Instagram user ( here) shared a TikTok video which tries to challenge the fact that that Gleason’s map is a projection of the earth as a globe. Goldhaber-Gordon said GPS is “based on not only an (approximately) spherical earth but also the special and general theories of relativity” that “would make no sense in any flat earth picture,” which is why anyone using GPS is relying on the roundness of the earth. I print with Epson ultrachrome giclée UV fade resistant pigment inks - some of the best inks you can find.

If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag. These maps can vary in size by a few millimetres, and it's very frustrating if they don't fit into your frame! On the face of the map are circular lines from the center or north pole to ninety degrees south representing the latitudes of the earth, both north and south of the equator. If you're looking for the perfect anniversary or housewarming gift, I can personalise your map to make it truly unique.

Somehow Gleason got hold of Christopher’s map and republished it, not once, but twice, albeit with his own modifications. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. On page 350, he mentions “a new map of the world as it is” and says, “it contains all the continents and principal islands and rivers of the world, also, all the principal cities of the earth. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.

The globe is 500 years old but this template is based on much older maps and true scientific testable repeatable observations. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. NASA has published images of the earth from space, noting the “ancient Greeks believed the Earth was round and calculated its circumference with remarkable accuracy” ( here). The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions.

Referring to said drawings-18 represents the map proper which is circular in form, and flat; having twenty four radiating or meridian lines, B, extending from the center to the circumference. US497917A - Alexander gleason - Google Patents US497917A - Alexander gleason - Google Patents Alexander gleason Download PDF Info Publication number US497917A US497917A US497917DA US497917A US 497917 A US497917 A US 497917A US 497917D A US497917D A US 497917DA US 497917 A US497917 A US 497917A Authority US United States Prior art keywords map time gleason arms arm Prior art date 1893-05-23 Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. The entry for an example at the American Geographic Society Library in Milwaukee appears to be a modern reproduction. Secondary sources on the internet describe him as a civil engineer, but in the Directory he is listed variously as a solicitor (1882-1883), machinist (1889), engraver (1893) and patternmaker (1898)… never as a civil engineer. I claim as my invention- The combination with a time chart of a circular time dial encompassing the circular map, a disk or dial graduated and divided to indicate longitude and sun time on any meridian line or intervening lines, two indicating arms loosely pivoted to the center of the circular map, numerals indicating degrees of longitude on each of said arms, and apivoted joint for holding said arms together so the friction between them will be sufiieient to hold them one to the other at any point to which one may be moved on the other and permit both to be moved together by turning one, substantially as and for the purposes described.m. for London, and there is no computation or counting for the child to make; he thus reads the hour and fractional part thereof from the dial of the map.