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ThePhantomofthePoles
by
William Reed
[1906]fromSacredTexts Website
The hollow earth has long been a popular alternative theory of the shape of the earth.Typically this theory also posits large holes at the North and South Poles which wouldallow entry into the interior.
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In his 1906 book,
The Phantom of the Poles
, William Reedpresents a collection of reports of polar explorers on strange and unexplainedphenomena, such as warm winds, deposits of dust, rocks embedded in icebergs, largeice-free areas, fresh water areas in the open polar ocean, and bizarre auroras, all insupport of his belief that the polar areas are the vestibule to the interior of the hollowearth. Reed believed that the poles were unreachable because they simply didn't exist.However, three years later, on April 6th, 1909, Peary and Henson reached the NorthPole (more or less: it is now thought that they missed it by about 20 nautical miles). Andso Reed's primary assertion, that the poles cannot be reached, was soon to beinvalidated by facts. Today the poles have been reached by land, air and in the case of the North Pole, by submarine; there is a permanent base at the South Pole,which youcan view on webcam. (You can also view the North Pole on webcam). The poles are no phantom.In contrast toTeedandRowbotham, Reed doesn't claim to be the messiah or that his theory is based on scriptural evidence. Nor does he attempt a far-reaching overhaul of science to make his point. Although he is wrong about the nature of the aurora (oneword: magnetohydrodynamics), the origin of meteorites, and some other points, his bookmakes interesting reading, and conveys a sense of wonder about the cosmos.
--John Bruno Hare, 6/18/2005 
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So, this sort of hollow Earth would be topologically equivalent to a donut.
Umm, donuts.
THEPHANTOMOFTHEPOLES
BY
WILLIAM REED
 
WALTER S. ROCKEY COMPANYNEW YORK[1906]Frontispiece: Portrait of William Reed
 
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