The implications of the ee theory are so profound and alter 50 years of science theory that it has met the fate of being ridiculed and ignored. We have examined the concept of expanding earth, following the thermal effect after breuer and spohn 1995. The expansion of the universe nucleosynthesis of the light elements origin of the cosmic background radiation formation of galaxies and largescale structure the big bang model makes accurate and scientifically testable hypotheses in each of these. Free pdf download books by stephen william hurrell. Although stakeholders have begun to develop stem curricula.
Pacific relationships, mccarthy 2003 agrees with an extreme view of the expanding earth theory that calls for a small, pre. The expanding earth theory remains a sound idea in the new millennium. A brief history of the expanding earth hypothesis free pdf. While some of the proponents of the expanding earth adopted an empiricist attitude by disregarding the physical cause of the. Pdf the earth expansion theory and its transition from scientific. Warren carey, the foundation professor of geology at the university of tasmania.
See amazing and misterious gigantic images that exist on the planet. A subject not well known to many is that of the growing or expanding earth theory. The high priest of an embiggening to borrow from the simpsons earth is one neal adams, former comic book illustrator and the man that designed the nasenex bee from those commercials for which he must be punished. Apr 04, 2012 video about the expanding earth theory and the reduced gravity theory by ian roebuck. Daugherty, vinson carter, lindsey swagerty, and cathy wissehr university of arkansas abstract despite the national call for stem preparation, there is still a need to foster student interest in stem at an early age.
Adrian galilio lady blount zeteo 19890101 book 153 20100101 can you speak venusian. The unlikelihood of an expanding earth by a hallam free pdf. Ample evidence is given here that the expanding earth approach is far superior to the fixed earth approach in explaining observed data on the earth, such that the expanding earth theory should supplant the old fixed earth theory as the currently accepted paradigm. The expanding earth theory is one theory i can get behind, a long while ago i actually wrote a post with my own theories on how it could be possible but ill have to try and find it out again. According to the spacegeodetic data recorded at globally distributed stations over solid land spanning a period of more than 20years under the international terrestrial reference frame 2008, our previous estimate of the averageweighted vertical variation of the earths solid surface suggests that the earths solid part is expanding at a rate of 0. The unlikelihood of an expanding earth by a hallam, department of geological sciences, university of birmingham is a free pdf from 1984 that investigates, from a standard science point of view, the growing earth theory and especially the books and theories of wandering continents and spreading seafloors on an expanding earth by lester king and the atlas of continental. Main evidence for the expanding earth theory static earth. Is there a correlation between these two premises or is it simply a coincidence. Earth expansion as a viable alternative explanation put simply, the process of earth expansion from the beginning of geological time to the. Evidences of the expanding earth from spacegeodetic data. Most geologists reject it since there is no mechanism for it, although some geologists such as james maxlow accept it because the continent boundaries have a better than 99% fit together. What are the arguments against expanding earth theory. This site promotes information about the earth, and explains the expanding earth theory.
Earth is not expanding pacific northwest seismic network. Whether the earth is expanding is a controversial problem in science. An experimental inquiry into the true figure of the earth samuel rowbotham parallax 18650101 book 235 20140207 eccentric lives and peculiar notions except john mitchell 19840101 book 3 2010. Ee is a very notable theory as it was a leading theory for earth sciences just before plate tectonics was adopted. Video has a link to an article on expanding earth theory.
Expanding earth theory creationwiki, the encyclopedia of. Explaining the expanding earth with peter woodhead part 1. Now there is a theory which was actively worked on called the expanding earth theory. This page was last edited on 6 september 2019, at 00. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. I have been sharing my the earth expanded theory, since i first read the bible cover to cover in 1995. The earth expansion theory and its transition from scienti. Dated sources such as vine 1987, are often cited as some sort of admission that subduction is the central assumption of plate tectonics, when this is not the case. A nasa led research team has confirmed what walt disney told us all along. Dinosaurs and the expanding earth isbn 9780952260318 pdf epub. The history of the expandingearth theory is an example of how falsified scientific hypotheses can survive their own. Expanding earth theory and reduced gravity theory youtube. Although there are some phenenomina not well explained by plate tectonics, the expanding earth theory is not a satisfactory replacement.
But has the obvious downside in that it requires the earth to grow in size which on the face of it makes no sense. The expanding earth theory contends that the radius of the earth was once onehalf to twothirds of its current value, with the earth s continents forming a continuous. Einsteins general theory of relativity seems to offer the possibility that we could create and. Weve been wrong before is popular mechanics encyclopedia of scientific ideas that sounded good at the time but didnt quite pan out. Expanding earth theory rests heavily on the denial of subduction as a real observed process. Earth expansion and the prediction of earthquakes and volcanicism. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
As far as wonky pseudoscience goes, the expanding earth nonsense really stands out as a noteworthy endeavor. Expanding earth theory expanding earth knowledge co. Dinosaurs and the expanding earth presents a startling new theory to explain the, isbn 9780952260318 buy the dinosaurs and the expanding earth ebook. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Stars, galaxies, and the universe the expanding universe. The prevailing geological model of the early 19th century was characterized by an almost static earth, maybe slowly cooling and. That was the prevailing belief, until scientists developed the theory of plate tectonics, which explained the large.
From columbuss theory that said the earth was round to copernicuss heliocentric model of our solar system with the sun in the center and not the earth. The expanding earth hypothesis may, as its proponents claim, supply all those answers. It does form an odd shaped island on a big world that would cause the earth to spin uneven or significantly wobble. Stars, galaxies, and the universe the expanding universe key concepts what is the big bang theory. This paper argues that the accuracy of earthquake prediction would improve rapidly if earthquakes were analyzed with an expanding earth model instead of the prevailing one. It has been hard to prove the earth is not expanding for many reasons. An inner core, outer core, a lower mantel, upper mantel, magma and lithosphere. Astronomers theorize that billions of years ago, the universe was no larger than the period at the end of this sentence. Synthese library studies in epistemology, logic, methodology, and philosophy of science, vol 193. Expanding earth point of view however, the 18 mmyear excess equates with the 22 mmyear required for earth expansion, determined from measurements of areas of sea floor spreading.
Subtle atomics supports the expanding earth theory and have developed new physics that provides a valid explanation for this theory. The expanding earth the only theory that makes sense. The theory of earth expansion starts from the assumption that pangaea covered completely the surface of an earth. Neal adams proposed an expanding earth theory in which the continents on this planet have moved due to the increasing size of the earth. Since charles darwins time, scientists have speculated that the solid earth might be expanding or contracting. There is another well thought out theory that better and more simply explains the facts and evidence found in geology as to how the earth developed. Expanding earth theory debunked and rehabilitated david. By growing volume of the earth due to endogenic processes this continental crust broke to pieces and the widening gaps developed to the oceans of today according to.
Ill start with a you tube link and there will be more. The expanding earth theory has similar benefits, with the upside that it doesnt require the land to start on one side of the globe or for subduction to occur. Even going back to the late 17th century two of the giants of astronomy, edmond halley and sir isaac newton believed the earth and other planets to be hollow. Expanding earth theory software free download expanding. The theory also proposes that the atlantic ocean is newer and getting larger. According to the spacegeodetic data recorded at globally distributed stations over solid land spanning a period of more than 20years under the international terrestrial reference frame 2008, our previous estimate of the averageweighted vertical variation of the earth s solid surface suggests that the earth s solid part is expanding at a rate of 0. Although speculative ideas of an expanding earth can be found before world war ii, it was only in the 1950s and 1960s that the theory attracted serious attention among a minority of earth scientists. Earth s mass has grown with the volume in such a way that the surface gravity has remained constant. The history of the expanding earth theory is an example of how.
In fact, expansion or collapse deflation seemed an almost inevitable result of his original field equations. Pdf introduction dinosaurs and the expanding earth. Clement cheng continental drift theory objection 1 no one could explain how continents could be moved. The theory of an expanding earth and the acceptability of. Conversely, geophysical global cooling was the hypothesis that various features could be explained by earth contracting. Feb, 2014 regarding the first critical question posed by dr. Earth expansion as a viable alternative explanation put simply, the process of earth. This acclaimed book by stephen hurrell is available at in several formats for your ereader. Aug 16, 2011 a nasa led research team has confirmed what walt disney told us all along.
This title outlines the evidence that ancient life lived on a reduced gravity earth and how this relates to an increasing mass expanding earth. Gilbert, merely corroborative detail, to add artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative. Expanding earth theory is the position that the earth is physically expanding in diameter, mass, or both. The four key observational successes of the model are. It might be like our being unable to represent the surface of the earth on a single map and having to. From the earliest school classes to the most advanced university geology lectures we are all taught that the size of the earth has been constant and unchanging for thousands of millions of years, so virtually everyone is astonished when first presented with evidence for an expanding earth. How to download this free expanding earth theory pdf. Discussion about the expanding earth the only theory that makes sense page 2 at the godlikeproductions conspiracy forum.
Earth s gravity at its surface has increased over time, in line with its hypothesized growing mass and volume. But, the expanding earth theory has never been proven wrong exactly. Feb 28, 2010 expanding earth theory 2005 neal adams. This theory started around the late 1800s and was heavily introduced to the geological community by. We introduce hard to ignore new visual evidence with information, history, charts, and links to resources. The earth expansion theory and its transition from. If we follow the thermal model of breuer and spohn 1995, the size of young solid earth at 4. The expanding earth hypothesis is mainly supported by paleontology. On the expansion of the universe albert einstein 18791955 predicted a general expansion of the universe from his general theory of relativity. The theory of earth expansion starts from the assumption that pangaea covered completely the surface of an earth with approximately 55 % 60 % of the present diameter. A few scientists advocate an expanding earth as an alternative to plate tectonics. The ultimate expanding earth hypothesis, journal of.
It describes patterns of seismic events that the present theory cannot begin to explain. The expanding earth or growing earth hypothesis asserts that the position and relative movement of continents is at least partially due to the volume of earth increasing. From the percentages of each element a means doubling for calculating the energy decay rate. When dinosaurs and the expanding earth was first published it proposed a startling idea to explain the longstanding puzzle of the dinosaurs gigantic size. Marvin herndon who has married the theory of an expanding earth with the idea of crustal plates j, naming his 2005 concept wholeearth decompression dynamics wedd. This is part 1 of 14 where he explains how he came to the conclusion that the earth is expanding. What do astronomers predict about the future of the universe. To include rs aspects and geological evidence for expanding earth theory in this article does not violate wp. The expanding earth scientific american blog network. One of the longest running and most controversial theories in geology is the expanding earth theory. The expanding earth theory contends that the radius of the earth was once onehalf to twothirds of its current value, with the earths continents forming a continuous.
Today some of the evidence for the concept of dinosaurs living in reduced gravity has been repeated in many scientific papers and books including, earth universe cosmos, terra non firma earth, gravity and expanding earth and the list is still growing. Nasa nasa research confirms its a small world, after all. This ionic growing earth ige supplement adds three more basic elements to the original five elements of the ionic growing earth paper. Carey, s w, 1975 the expanding earth an essay rewew earth sc, rev, 11 105143 the wegener bombshell of gross continental separation promptly triggered the concept of earth expansion as an alternative to drift, but books m german by lmdemann 1927.
Sea floor spreading expanding earth or plate tectonics mr. May 01, 2004 the ultimate expanding earth hypothesis the ultimate expanding earth hypothesis briggs, john c. The expanding earth hypothesis, first proposed by robert mantovani in 1889, attempts to explain continental drift, but without the actual continental drift this hypothesis was actually considered not unreasonable before the acceptance of plate tectonics, and there have been a small number of older respectable geologists who held it plausible. Ionic growing earth ionic expanding eartha mass and. Ionic expanding eartha mass and entropy theory for an expanding earth in an expanding universe. As for the physics here is a paper ofn the physics behind the growing earth growing universe theory now available as a.
Evidences of the expanding earth from spacegeodetic data over. Accordingly the hypothesis of an expanding earth was actively explored and found to solve many hitherto puzzling features of global tectonics. In practice, the theory of earth expansion has indeed been adequately rejected to the satisfaction of a scientific community constrained by a constant radius earth preconception. Why the continental driftpangaea and tiny expanding earth. Ionic expanding eartha mass and entropy theory for an. The earth expanded truth about pyramids, pangaea, prophecy. The prevailing geological model of the early 19th century was characterized by an almost static earth, maybe slowly cooling and shrinking, until the molten interior would. However these are not the only source i will offer as you will see a little further in this thread. Mar 16, 2017 the most likely explanation for the expanding earth is an increasing mass expanding earth.
Africa and antarctica are ringed by expanding rifts and each should have postpalaeozoic subduction zones to swallow more. That is how you come up with the picture of pangaea and how the continental drift theory was born. Globe stand was developed to easily understand, measure and plot earth features. When the earth expanded it tilted from the original axis.
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