Symmes' Theory of Concentric Spheres

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Symmes'_Hollow_Earth_Theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Symmes' Theory of Concentric Spheres
gptkbp:influenced fictional works about hollow earth
hollow earth literature
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:John_Cleves_Symmes_Jr.
1818
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:John_Cleves_Symmes_Jr.
gptkb:James_McBride
gptkbp:recipient widely rejected by scientific community
gptkbp:relatedTo pseudoscience
hollow earth theory
gptkbp:requires Earth consists of a series of concentric spheres
Earth is hollow with openings at the poles
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Symzonia:_A_Voyage_of_Discovery
various 19th-century lectures and pamphlets
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Cleves_Symmes_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7