If the earth were curved, as the round-earthers would have you believe, with a radius of about 8000 miles from the center of the earth, then the Bedford Level should describe an arc of the circumference whose dimensions are easy to calculate. If the round-earthers are right, then the curve of the middle of that stretch should rise considerably and completely block the view of one end of the channel from the other. However, in 1838, Samuel Birley Rowbotham began measurements that he would verify many times and finally publish in 1849. In these experiments, Rowbotham placed a telescopic sight a mere 8 inches above the ground at one end of the Bedford Level, and then a boat with a flag on a three foot mast was rowed to the other end. Rowbotham, in repeated experiments, was able to see not just the flag but the entire boat in every instance. If the earth were round the flag would have disappeared from sight after two miles. But it didn't. Thus, he proved conclusively that the earth is flat.Statistics: Posted by Mike — Sun Feb 18, 2018 5:05 pm
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