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Samuel Rowbotham

British writer (1816–1884)

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Nov 17, 2025
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When did modern flat-Earth movements revive and which figures (e.g., Eric Dubay, Mark Sargent) promote horizon/flight arguments?

The modern flat‑Earth revival has roots in 19th‑century zetetic work and several 20th‑century revivals, but it surged again after the 2000s with online forums, a 2009 relaunch of the Flat Earth Societ...

Feb 4, 2026

Why does people say the earth is flat

The claim that “” survives because it ties together a long—if often misunderstood—history of alternative cosmologies, nineteenth-century revivalists, modern conspiracism, and the social dynamics of on...

Dec 15, 2025

globe earth

Scientific and historical sources show that the idea Earth is spherical has been recognized since ancient Greece and is confirmed by multiple modern lines of evidence, including stellar motion, shadow...