• 15:25 - 19:15
Jeran Campanella | The Flat Earth, Early Explorers, & The Mysterious Polar Regions
Surveying Methods, Gravity as Metaphysical Concept
Surveying manuals are cited for their use of flat horizontal surfaces as a baseline for measurements. Gravity is challenged as an unproven metaphysical concept used to explain why water adheres to a spinning ball. Observations from the International Space Station and parabolic flights are dismissed as failing to demonstrate mass attracting mass into a spherical shape.