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AND
EARTH
HEAVEN
AND
EARTH
by
GABRIELLE
HENRIET
URANIA
M use of A stro n o m y
re p re se n te d p o in tin g to th e disc
of th e sun.
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CONTENTS
C h a p te r
P age
Introduction
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III.
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IV .
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V.
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V I.
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V II.
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V III.
O n th e p h a se s of th e m oon a n d eclipses
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IX .
O n th e stars -
X.
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X I.
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X II.
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X III.
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IN T R O D U C T IO N
"^H E various co n sid eratio n s w hich are set fo rth in th e
follow ing p ag es seem , in th e first p lac e, to n e e d an
ap o lo g y , in view of th e fact th a t th e y com p letely revolu
tionize existing astronom ical co n cep ts. It m ay b e said in
this co n n ectio n th a t scientific evolution, w hich d o es n o t
specially aim at d estroying p revious su p p o se d know ledge,
alth o u g h it d oes so in th e e n d , is th e result of th e p ro
gressive influence of th e age w hich m ak es it inevitable,
an d if th e ch ange, th erefo re, h a d n o t ta k e n p la ce to -d ay ,
it w ould u n av o id ab ly h av e o ccu rred sooner or later in the
cou rse of tim e.
T h e system of gravitation w hich m ak es th e su n th e m ov
ing cen tre of th e U niverse, th e aw k w ard principles of w hich
a re an y th in g b u t certain since th e y a p p ly to invisible cir
c u m stan ces so th a t th e y c a n n o t b e ch e ck e d , is h ere
re p la c e d by th e old geocentric system , universally ac c e p te d
until th e 17th cen tu ry in view , of course, of its u n d isp u ta b le
o bviousness, an d in w hich th e e a rth , in a sta te of im m o
bility a n d su rro u n d ed b y th e p la n e ts visibly m oving ro u n d
it including th e sun, is at th e cen tre of o ur U niverse.
it h as b e e n said th a t th e re is n o th in g n ew u n d er th e sun,
b u t it could b e a d d e d e x cep t th e m a n n e r of in terp retin g
those very facts w hich, in d e e d , a re n o t new . T h u s, this
system com prises tw o im p o rtan t fe a tu res a lrea d y kno w n to
th e ancien ts, w hich h a d b e e n in co n sid erately d isc ard ed or
ev en com pletely igno red , b u t w hich, by a different in te r
p re ta tio n p u t on d a ta o b ta in e d th ro ugh c ertain m o d ern
discoveries, have b e e n reco g n ised to b e ab so lutely tru e in
sp ite of th eir a p p a re n t im p ro b ab ility . T h e se tw o facts
w hich exp lain alm ost every th in g a re firstly, th e positive
ex istence ab o v e th e earth of a solid d o m e constituting th e
sky; a n d secondly, th e n o n -m aterial n a tu re of th e p lan ets
an d co nstellations, w hich are n o t p hysical m asses, b u t
CHAPTER ONE
O N T H E N O N R E V O L U T IO N O F T H E E A R T H
R O U N D T H E SUN
AND
O N T H E E X IS T E N C E O F A SU M M E R A N D O F A
W IN T E R COSM IC B R E A T H S T R E A M
Q o p e r n ic u s
H e a v e n and Earth
H e a v e n and E arth
H e a v e n and E arth
H e a v e n a n d Earth
CHAPTER TWO
O N T H E FA C T T H A T T H E E A R T H DOES N O T
ROTATE
A N D O N T H E E X IS T E N C E O F A D A Y A N D O F
A N IG H T CO SM IC B R E A T H S T R E A M
HE 2
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H e a v e n an d E arth
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H e a v e n a n d Earth
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H e a v e n an d Earth
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CHAPTER THREE
O N T H E R E V O L U T IO N O F T H E P L A N E T S R O U N D
T H E E A R T H A N D N O T R O U N D T H E SUN
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H e a v e n an d Earth
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H e a v e n a n d Earth
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H e a v e n an d E arth
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O n th e solid d o m e o f the sk y
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CHAPTER FOUR
O N T H E SO LID D O M E O F T H E SKY
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H e a v e n an d E arth
O n th e solid d o m e o f th e sk y
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H e a v e n and Earth
O n th e solid d o m e o f th e sky
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H e a v e n an d E arth
O n th e solid d o m e o f th e sk y
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H e a v e n and Earth
O n th e solid d o m e o f th e sky
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H e a v e n a n d E arth
O n th e solid d o m e o f th e sk y
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CHAPTER FIVE
O N T H E IM M A T E R IA L N A T U R E O F T H E
S A T E L L IT E S O F T H E E A R T H
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H e a v e n a n d E arth
yi
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H e a v e n an d E arth
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H e a v e n an d Earth
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H e a v e n an d E arth
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CHAPTER SIX
O N T H E A C T IO N O F T H E V A U L T O F H E A V E N
AND
O N COSM IC R A Y S
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H e a v e n a n d Earth
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H e a v e n and Earth
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CHAPTER SEVEN
O N D E F E C T S O F P R O JE C T IO N . F L Y IN G DISCS
A N D T H E R A IN B O W
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H e a v e n an d E arth
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CHAPTER EIGHT
O N T H E P H A S E S O F T H E M O O N A N D EC LIPSES
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H e a v e n a n d Earth
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H e a v e n a n d E arth
jy
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O n th e stars
CHAPTER NINE
ON T H E STA RS
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H e a v e n an d Earth
O n th e stars
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HE5
O n th e precession o f th e equinoctial p o in t
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CHAPTER TEN
O N T H E P R E C E S SIO N O F T H E E Q U IN O C T IA L
P O IN T
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H e a v e n a n d Earth
CHAPTER ELEVEN
O N T H E F O R M A T IO N A N D T H E A G E
OF THE EARTH
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H e a v e n a n d Earth
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H e a v e n a n d E arth
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H e a v e n a n d E arth
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CHAPTER TWELVE
O N T H E FU N C T IO N O F T H E E A R T H IN T H E
U N IV E R S E A N D O N V O L C A N IC E R U P T IO N S
AND EARTHQUAKES
JF w e tr y to d is c o v e r t h e f u n c tio n o f th e e a r th in th e
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H e a v e n a n d E arth
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
IS T H E E A R T H T H E H E A R T O F A G IG A N T IC
M A N -W O R L D ?
and also contains the heart. Thus, the earth may well
be the heart of a gigantic Man-W orld possessing the
characteristics of the hum an body which is the univer
sal prototype, and which would be composed of the
same elements as the earth itself, i.e. the substance
of the earth proper, as well as minerals, metals,
stones and rocks, and would also contain water, as
reference is often made in ancient cosmogonies to the
superior waters which exist on the other side of the
vault of heaven. O n the other hand, air and fire might
be particular to the earth.
It is possible to calculate the height of the ManW orld which would shelter the earth since the cir
cumference of the latter, which is to be taken now as
a flat expanse, is said to be 39,840 kilometers, and
that the dimension of the heart is approximately
1/ 13th of that of the body; and this would give us the
figure of 517,920 kilometers which, after all, does
not seem so absolutely inconceivable, compared to
the immensities to which we have been accustomed
in the past.
Finally, one must confess that the intelligence of
man will for ever be defeated by the problems of the
reason of the existence of the Cosmos, of its shape
and method of organisation, its probable magnitude,
antiquity and duration, and particularly its mode of
support. Logic and imagination remain powerless in
front of these unfathomable mysteries.
1938 1956
Eve h anding an apple to a m an and inviting him to eat it, is merely
the symbol of the earth feeding hum anity. T he serpent is a representa
tion of hu n g er which tem pts m an to take ifood.
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