Description
| Product ID: | 9780306815331 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Hollow Earth |
| Subtitle: | The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surface |
| Authors: | Author: David Standish |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | History of ideas, History of ideas, Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge, Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge |
| Description: | A remarkable cultural history of what might exist under the Earth's surface-as reflected in mythology, religion, science, literature, and good old crackpottery Beliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity. But the idea that the earth has a hollow interior was first proposed as a scientific theory in 1691 by Sir Edmond Halley (of comet fame), who suggested that there might be life down there as well. Hollow Earth traces the surprising, marvellous, and just plain weird permutations his ideas have taken over the centuries. From science fiction to utopian societies and even religions, Hollow Earth travels through centuries and cultures, exploring how each era''s relationship to the idea of a hollow earth mirrored its hopes, fears, and values. Illustrated with everything from seventeenth-century maps to 1950s pulp art to movie posters and more, Hollow Earth is for anyone interested in the history of strange ideas that just won''t go away. |
| Imprint Name: | Da Capo Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Hachette Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2007-07-03 |
