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Hollow Earth - by David Standish (Paperback)

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  • Beliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity.
  • About the Author: David Standish is the author of The Art of Money and has written for Smithsonian, Audubon, Esquire, Outside, Travel & Leisure, Playboy, and Chicago magazine.
  • 304 Pages
  • History, World

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About the Book



This lavishly illustrated book traces the idea that the Earth has a hollow interior, which may contain strange lands, creatures, and civilizations, through centuries and cultures, exploring how each era's relationship to the notion of a hollow Earth has reflected its particular hopes, fears, and values.224 pp.



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Beliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity. But the idea that the earth has a hollow interior was first proposed as a scientific theory in 1691 by Sir Edmond Halley (of comet fame), who suggested that there might be life down there as well. Hollow Earth traces the surprising, marvelous, and just plain weird permutations his ideas have taken over the centuries. From science fiction to utopian societies and even religions, Hollow Earth travels through centuries and cultures, exploring how each era's relationship to the idea of a hollow earth mirrored its hopes, fears, and values. Illustrated with everything from seventeenth-century maps to 1950s pulp art to movie posters and more, Hollow Earth is for anyone interested in the history of strange ideas that just won't go away.



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Isis, June 2009
"[A] breezily written, well-illustrated journalistic survey...A popular history of 'esoteric' science...Mine it for nuggets to spice up undergraduate lectures."



About the Author



David Standish is the author of The Art of Money and has written for Smithsonian, Audubon, Esquire, Outside, Travel & Leisure, Playboy, and Chicago magazine. He lives in Chicago.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.16 Inches (H) x 6.2 Inches (W) x .74 Inches (D)
Weight: .98 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: World
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 304
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Format: Paperback
Author: David Standish
Language: English
Street Date: July 3, 2007
TCIN: 77015538
UPC: 9780306815331
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-4527
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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