Untitled : 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 would allow entry into the interior.* In his 1906 book, The Phantom of the Poles, William Reed presents a collection of reports...
Chapter Iii. Working Of The Compass : p. 37 CHAPTER III. WORKING OF THE COMPASS. IF the earth be hollow, what is expected of the compass? Anyone knowing anything about a compass knows that as soon as a ship begins to turn, the needle will tip up as far as it can. To satisfy himself, let the reader take any compass and tip it toward...
Chapter Viii. Meteors Or Volcanic Disturbances : p. 109 CHAPTER VIII. METEORS OR VOLCANIC DISTURBANCES. Herman Siemens--who was with Captain Hall on his last trip--writes about meteors on page 257 of Hall's book: "We also saw numerous shooting stars, sometimes forming, as it were, a silver thread, from the point where they first appeared to th...
Chapter X. Dust In The Arctic : p. 124 CHAPTER X. DUST IN THE ARCTIC. The dust in the polar regions, which Hansen speaks of so many times, and which was a source of such annoyance while drifting in the ocean many miles from land, comes from somewhere; it does not grow; is a commodity without life; cannot reproduce itself; yet it...
Chapter Xv. What Produces Colored Snow : p. 209 CHAPTER XV. WHAT PRODUCES COLORED SNOW IN THE ARCTIC? Why is the snow colored in the Arctic regions? What causes it to be colored? The snow has been analyzed, and the red, green, and yellow have been found to contain vegetable matter, presumably a flower, or the pollen of a plant. The black...
Chapter Xiv. Have Other Than The Eskimos : p. 201 CHAPTER XIV. HAVE OTHER THAN THE ESKIMOS INHABITED THE ARCTIC REGIONS? I am of the opinion that another race besides Eskimos have dwelt in the Arctic regions, and may still live, perhaps, in the interior of the earth. If so, one cannot but think that their civilization was of a low...
Chapter Xviii. Clouds, Fogs, And Vapors : p. 250 CHAPTER XVIII. CLOUDS, FOGS, AND VAPORS. The fog, clouds, vapor, and peculiar kind of snow met with at the poles ought to set one to thinking what produces them. There are too many peculiar conditions to come from no particular cause, and all just alike at the North and South poles. Take...
Introduction : p. 13 SOME FAMOUS POLAR EXPLORERS 1 2 3 p. 14 p. 15 INTRODUCTION. THIS volume is not written to entertain those who read for amusement, but to establish and prove, so far as proof can he established and proved, a half-score or more of mighty truths hitherto nit comprehended. This may seem...
Chapter Xvi. Where And How Are Icebergs Formed : p. 213 CHAPTER XVI. WHERE AND HOW ARE ICEBERGS FORMED? As already stated, it is impossible for an iceberg to form at any place where it is warmest at the mouth of the stream or canon. If it be warmer at the mouth than farther inland, the mouth would be the last to freeze over, and there would be...
Chapter V. Mysteries Of The Polar Regions : p. 52 CHAPTER V. MYSTERIES OF THE POLAR REGIONS. BESIDES the great mystery--that is, the finding of the pole--accounts of other mysteries or strange phenomena are met with in the published accounts of Arctic exploration, the writers laying an emphasis on their narratives all the more noteworthy...
General Summary : p. 20 GENERAL SUMMARY. To conclude that an opinion is worthless because it is not expressed in the best form is a great mistake. To study out a problem, and to be able to convey the thought clearly and forcibly to the public, is quite another thing. Whether I can state my views on this subject...
Chapter Xxi. Cannot Reach The Poles : p. 272 CHAPTER XXI. CANNOT REACH THE POLES. That the earth is hollow is proved by the fact that no one can get to the poles. In recent years all explorers have made practically the same progress--from 80 to 84 deg. latitude--and all agree that they find it warmer, and with an open se...
Chapter I. Flattening Of The Earth At The Poles : p. 29 THE PHANTOM OF THE POLES CHAPTER I. FLATTENING OF THE EARTH AT THE POLES. Why is the earth flat at the poles? Our school-books teach that the earth is round, and flattened at the poles; but they do not tell us why. If the earth is solid, this question cannot be answered. If the earth be...
Title Page : p. 5 THE PHANTOM OF THE POLES BY WILLIAM REED WALTER S. ROCKEY COMPANY NEW YORK [1906] NOTICE OF ATTRIBUTION Scanned , June 2005. Proofed and formatted by John Bruno Hare. This book is in the public domain in the United States because it was published prior to 1923. These files may be used for any...
Chapter Xx. The Centre Of Gravity : p. 269 CHAPTER XX. THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY. To many, the question of gravity seems a great argument against the theory that the earth is hollow. This undoubtedly arises from the fact that gravity is supposed to be something located in the centre of the earth, drawing everything in that directi...
Chapter Xvii. The Tidal Wave : p. 232 CHAPTER XVII. THE TIDAL WAVE. As I contend that many tidal waves are caused by icebergs plunging into the ocean, let us see what grounds there are for that belief. First, something causes the waves: they do not start of their own accord. If an iceberg were to plunge into the ocean, a gre...
Chapter Xxii. What Is In The Interior Of The Earth : p. 275 CHAPTER XXII. WHAT IS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE EARTH? I have been asked what I expect to find in the interior of the earth. That, of course, is speculative, based on the little evidence found on earth. It is not like the question, "Is the earth hollow?" We know that it is, but do not know...
Chapter Xi. Open Water At Farthest Point : p. 128 CHAPTER XI. OPEN WATER AT FARTHEST POINT NORTH AND SOUTH. It is still claimed by many that the Arctic Ocean is a frozen body of water. Although it always contains large bodies of drift-ice and icebergs, it is not frozen over. The student of Arctic travels will invariably find that explorers...
Chapter Xix. Arctic And Antarctic Winds : p. 255 CHAPTER XIX. ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC WINDS. This book has but one purpose--to prove that the earth is hollow. Therefore, instead of trying to make an entertaining argument, I prefer making a plain, convincing one. For that reason, some may think I have spent too much time on certain phases...
Chapter Ii. Length Of Polar Nights : p. 32 CHAPTER II. LENGTH OF POLAR NIGHTS. IF the earth be hollow--and I contend it is--that fact accounts for the sun not being visible for so long a time near the pole. As the sun strikes the earth obliquely near the poles in winter, only a slight depression would be required to shut it out...
Chapter Xiii. Driftwood Whence It Came : p. 196 CHAPTER XIII. DRIFTWOOD--WHENCE IT CAME. The driftwood and other material found on the northern sides of the shores bordering the Arctic Ocean, present further proof that the earth is hollow, and that the material came from the interior of the earth; some say from Siberia. If so, and it...
In Conclusion : p. 282 IN CONCLUSION. The earth is either hollow or it is not. What proof have we concerning the latter? Not one iota, positive or circumstantial. On the contrary, everything points to its being hollow. If it be so, and there are burning volcanoes in the interior, would you not see great lights...
Illustrations : p. 11 ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE. PORTRAIT Frontispiece SOME FAMOUS POLAR EXPLORERS 13 GLOBE, SHOWING A PORTION OF THE EARTH'S INTERIOR 27 PLANET SATURN 30 HOME LIFE IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE 33 THE WORKING OF THE COMPASS 41 VIEW OF THE WATER-SKY, NO. 1 55 VIEW OF THE WATER-SKY, NO. 2 61 THE AURORA BOREALIS...
Chapter Iv. Around The Curve : p. 47 CHAPTER IV. AROUND THE CURVE. IN passing round the curve leading into the interior of the earth, it seems difficult for some people to understand how water can be made to stay on the edge of the earth. A question of that nature seems absurd to many; but it is not. While water is a liquid...
Chapter Ix. Finding Of Rock In And On Ice : p. 114 CHAPTER IX. FINDING OF ROCK IN AND ON ICE. Arctic explorers have long wondered why rock, gravel, and sand are so often found on and imbedded in bergs and floes. Many writers claim that rocks are shoved by glaciers, while at the time adhering to them, till the iceberg drifts against another...
Chapter Xii. Why It Is Warmer Near The Poles : p. 175 CHAPTER XII. WHY IT IS WARMER NEAR THE POLES. One of the principal proofs that the earth is hollow, is that it is warmer near the poles. If this be so, to what are we to attribute the heat? Nothing, however, has been found to produce heat near the poles to make it warmer. If it can be...
Chapter Iv. The Water Sky. What It Is : p. 54 CHAPTER VI. THE WATER-SKY: WHAT IT IS. IN presenting the different reports on the water-sky, or the ice-blink, it will be well to point out that a reflection of the earth's surface in the sky is of more importance than seems at first to be the case. How hard it is for most people to believe...
Chapter Vii. The Aurora. Its Wonderful Variations : p. 65 CHAPTER VII. THE AURORA: ITS WONDERFUL VARIATIONS. THE aurora is not, as supposed by many, an accumulation of electricity, or magnetic force, around the poles; it is nothing more nor less than the reflection upon the clouds, ice, and snow of a burning volcano, prairie-or forest-fire...
