Symmes’s Theory of Concentric Spheres

Stuff You Missed in History Class

In 1818, something about the rings of Saturn - we don't know what, exactly - led John Cleves Symmes to conclude that the Earth was hollow. And he spent the rest of his life promoting this strange idea.

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2020-08-17 40 min Transcript

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