They do not escape to the underside of the Flat-Earth as one might imagine, but rather rotate concentric clockwise circles around the circumference from tropic to tropic. The Sun and Moon spotlights are perpetually hovering over and parallel to the surface of the Earth.įrom our vantage point, due to the Law of Perspective, the day/night luminaries appear to rise up the Eastern horizon, curve peaking high overhead, and then sink below the Western horizon. The appearance of rising and setting is all based on the law of perspective on plane surfaces. The Sun never sets or rises, it stays the same distance over the Earth throughout it’s daily/annual journeys around. Samuel Rowbotham, “Earth Not a Globe, 2nd Edition” (85) Bearing these phenomena in mind, it will easily be seen how the Sun, although always parallel to the surface of the Earth, must appear to ascend when approaching, and descend after leaving the meridian or noon-day position.” -Dr. The farthest light in a row of lamps appears the lowest, although each one has the same altitude. A flock of birds, when passing over a flat or marshy country, always appears to descend as it recedes and if the flock is extensive, the first bird appears lower, or nearer to the horizon than the last. This arises from a simple and everywhere visible law of perspective. “Although the Sun is at all times above and parallel to the Earth’s surface, he appears to ascend the firmament from morning until noon, and to descend and sink below the horizon at evening.
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