Hollow Earth - by David Standish (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This lavishly illustrated book traces the idea that the Earth has a hollow interior, which may contain strange lands, creatures, and civilizations, through centuries and cultures, exploring how each era's relationship to the notion of a hollow Earth has reflected its particular hopes, fears, and values.224 pp.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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. <i>Hollow Earth</i> traces the surprising, marvelous, and just plain weird permutations his ideas have taken over the centuries. From science fiction to utopian societies and even religions, <i>Hollow Earth</i> 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, <i>Hollow Earth</i> is for anyone interested in the history of strange ideas that just won't go away.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b><i>Isis</i>, June 2009</b><br>"[A] breezily written, well-illustrated journalistic survey...A popular history of 'esoteric' science...Mine it for nuggets to spice up undergraduate lectures."<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>David Standish</b> is the author of <i>The Art of Money</i> and has written for <i>Smithsonian, Audubon, Esquire, Outside, Travel & Leisure, Playboy</i>, and <i>Chicago</i> magazine. He lives in Chicago.
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