Rowbothamism - Revision history

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	= Gleason Map =		= Gleason Map =

	Later, flat earther and Rowbothamist proselyte Alexander Gleason refined Rowbotham’s map with his patented<ref>US497917A https://patents.google.com/patent/US497917A/en</ref> “New Standard Map of the World.” This too was a co-opted [[Wikipedia:Azimuthal equidistant projection\|azimuthal]] map which suitably resembled Rowbotham’s ~~map,~~ but with more accurate geography.		Later, flat earther and Rowbothamist proselyte Alexander Gleason refined Rowbotham’s map with his patented<ref>US497917A https://patents.google.com/patent/US497917A/en</ref> “New Standard Map of the World.” This too was a co-opted [[Wikipedia:Azimuthal equidistant projection\|azimuthal]] map, which suitably resembled Rowbotham’s but with more accurate geography.

	Flat earthers ever since have used this as an icon for their belief system.		Flat earthers ever since have used this as an icon for their belief system.

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	Later, flat earther and Rowbothamist proselyte Alexander Gleason refined Rowbotham’s map with his patented<ref>US497917A https://patents.google.com/patent/US497917A/en</ref> “New Standard Map of the World.” This was a co-opted [[Wikipedia:Azimuthal equidistant projection\|azimuthal ~~equidistant globe projection~~]] which suitably resembled Rowbotham’s map.		Later, flat earther and Rowbothamist proselyte Alexander Gleason refined Rowbotham’s map with his patented<ref>US497917A https://patents.google.com/patent/US497917A/en</ref> “New Standard Map of the World.” This too was a co-opted [[Wikipedia:Azimuthal equidistant projection\|azimuthal]] map which suitably resembled Rowbotham’s map, but with more accurate geography.

	Flat earthers ever since have used this as an icon for their belief system.		Flat earthers ever since have used this as an icon for their belief system.

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	Because of this, flerfs have a collection of cult [[Wikipedia:Dogma\|dogmas]] and [[:Category:Bad faith showcase\|bad-faith tactics]] that no ancient society had.		Because of this, flerfs have a collection of cult [[Wikipedia:Dogma\|dogmas]] and [[:Category:Bad faith showcase\|bad-faith tactics]] that no ancient society had.
	[[:Category:Religiflerfs\|Religiflerfs]] also use their own false definition of the term [[Wikipedia:Biblical cosmology\|“Biblical cosmology”]] and spread ~~this~~ as [[Wikipedia:Misinformation\|misinformation]].		[[:Category:Religiflerfs\|Religiflerfs]] also use their own false definition of the term [[Wikipedia:Biblical cosmology\|“Biblical cosmology”]] and spread it as [[Wikipedia:Misinformation\|misinformation]].

	[[File:Rowbothamism venn diagram.png\|thumb\|center\|500px\|[[Wikipedia:Venn diagram\|Venn diagram]] contrasting Rowbothamism vs. ancient cosmologies]]		[[File:Rowbothamism venn diagram.png\|thumb\|center\|500px\|[[Wikipedia:Venn diagram\|Venn diagram]] contrasting Rowbothamism vs. ancient cosmologies]]

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	Because of this, flerfs have a collection of cult [[Wikipedia:Dogma\|dogmas]] and [[:Category:Bad faith showcase\|bad-faith tactics]] that no ancient society had.		Because of this, flerfs have a collection of cult [[Wikipedia:Dogma\|dogmas]] and [[:Category:Bad faith showcase\|bad-faith tactics]] that no ancient society had.
	[[:Category:Religiflerfs\|~~religiflerfs~~]] also use their own false definition of the term [[Wikipedia:Biblical cosmology\|“Biblical cosmology”]] and spread this as [[Wikipedia:Misinformation\|misinformation]].		[[:Category:Religiflerfs\|Religiflerfs]] also use their own false definition of the term [[Wikipedia:Biblical cosmology\|“Biblical cosmology”]] and spread this as [[Wikipedia:Misinformation\|misinformation]].

	[[File:Rowbothamism venn diagram.png\|thumb\|center\|500px\|[[Wikipedia:Venn diagram\|Venn diagram]] contrasting Rowbothamism vs. ancient cosmologies]]		[[File:Rowbothamism venn diagram.png\|thumb\|center\|500px\|[[Wikipedia:Venn diagram\|Venn diagram]] contrasting Rowbothamism vs. ancient cosmologies]]

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	Flerfs falsely identify their view with ancient cosmologies. In reality, when their cult began with [[Wikipedia:Samuel Rowbotham\|Samuel Rowbotham]] in the 1800s, it was completely new and ideologically isolated due to its denial of [[Wikipedia:Sunset\|sunset]].		Flerfs falsely identify their view with ancient cosmologies. In reality, when their cult began with [[Wikipedia:Samuel Rowbotham\|Samuel Rowbotham]] in the 1800s, it was completely new and ideologically isolated due to its denial of [[Wikipedia:Sunset\|sunset]].

	Because of this, flerfs have a collection of cult [[Wikipedia:Dogma\|dogmas]] and [[:Category:Bad faith showcase\|bad-faith tactics]] that no ancient society had~~; additionally,~~ [[:Category:Religiflerfs\|religiflerfs]] use their own false definition of the term [[Wikipedia:Biblical cosmology\|“Biblical cosmology”]] and spread this as [[Wikipedia:Misinformation\|misinformation]].		Because of this, flerfs have a collection of cult [[Wikipedia:Dogma\|dogmas]] and [[:Category:Bad faith showcase\|bad-faith tactics]] that no ancient society had.
			[[:Category:Religiflerfs\|religiflerfs]] also use their own false definition of the term [[Wikipedia:Biblical cosmology\|“Biblical cosmology”]] and spread this as [[Wikipedia:Misinformation\|misinformation]].

	[[File:Rowbothamism venn diagram.png\|thumb\|center\|500px\|[[Wikipedia:Venn diagram\|Venn diagram]] contrasting Rowbothamism vs. ancient cosmologies]]		[[File:Rowbothamism venn diagram.png\|thumb\|center\|500px\|[[Wikipedia:Venn diagram\|Venn diagram]] contrasting Rowbothamism vs. ancient cosmologies]]

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	= Gleason Map =		= Gleason Map =

	Later, flat earther and Rowbothamist proselyte Alexander Gleason refined Rowbotham’s map with his patented<ref>US497917A https://patents.google.com/patent/US497917A/en</ref> a “New Standard Map of the World.” This was a co-opted [[Wikipedia:Azimuthal equidistant projection\|azimuthal equidistant globe projection]] which suitably resembled Rowbotham’s map.		Later, flat earther and Rowbothamist proselyte Alexander Gleason refined Rowbotham’s map with his patented<ref>US497917A https://patents.google.com/patent/US497917A/en</ref> “New Standard Map of the World.” This was a co-opted [[Wikipedia:Azimuthal equidistant projection\|azimuthal equidistant globe projection]] which suitably resembled Rowbotham’s map.

	Flat earthers ever since have used this as an icon for their belief system.		Flat earthers ever since have used this as an icon for their belief system.

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	[[File:Rowbotham map.jpg\|center\|400px\|World map drawn by Rowbotham]]		[[File:Rowbotham map.jpg\|center\|400px\|World map drawn by Rowbotham]]

			= Gleason Map =

			Later, flat earther and Rowbothamist proselyte Alexander Gleason refined Rowbotham’s map with his patented<ref>US497917A https://patents.google.com/patent/US497917A/en</ref> a “New Standard Map of the World.” This was a co-opted [[Wikipedia:Azimuthal equidistant projection\|azimuthal equidistant globe projection]] which suitably resembled Rowbotham’s map.

			Flat earthers ever since have used this as an icon for their belief system.

			[[File:Gleason Map.jpeg\|center\|400px\|The Gleason Map]]

	= References =		= References =

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	= Ancient cosmologies =		= Ancient cosmologies =

			[[File:Ancient flat.png\|thumb\|center\|600px\|Depiction of a stereotypical ancient cosmology, showing the sun going underneath at night.]]

	[[File:Cosmologies-parsed-v2.png\|thumb\|right\|500px\|[[User:PeterMarkley\|Peter Markley]]'s research on ancient cosmologies, contrasting them against Rowbothamism.]]		[[File:Cosmologies-parsed-v2.png\|thumb\|right\|500px\|[[User:PeterMarkley\|Peter Markley]]'s research on ancient cosmologies, contrasting them against Rowbothamism.]]

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	Because of this, flerfs have a collection of cult [[Wikipedia:Dogma\|dogmas]] and [[:Category:Bad faith showcase\|bad-faith tactics]] that no ancient society had.		Because of this, flerfs have a collection of cult [[Wikipedia:Dogma\|dogmas]] and [[:Category:Bad faith showcase\|bad-faith tactics]] that no ancient society had.
	[[:Category:Religiflerfs\|Religiflerfs]] also use their own false definition of the term [[Wikipedia:Biblical cosmology\|“Biblical cosmology”]] and spread ~~this~~ as [[Wikipedia:Misinformation\|misinformation]].		[[:Category:Religiflerfs\|Religiflerfs]] also use their own false definition of the term [[Wikipedia:Biblical cosmology\|“Biblical cosmology”]] and spread it as [[Wikipedia:Misinformation\|misinformation]].

	[[File:Rowbothamism venn diagram.png\|thumb\|center\|500px\|[[Wikipedia:Venn diagram\|Venn diagram]] contrasting Rowbothamism vs. ancient cosmologies]]		[[File:Rowbothamism venn diagram.png\|thumb\|center\|500px\|[[Wikipedia:Venn diagram\|Venn diagram]] contrasting Rowbothamism vs. ancient cosmologies]]

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	Because of this, flerfs have a collection of cult [[Wikipedia:Dogma\|dogmas]] and [[:Category:Bad faith showcase\|bad-faith tactics]] that no ancient society had.		Because of this, flerfs have a collection of cult [[Wikipedia:Dogma\|dogmas]] and [[:Category:Bad faith showcase\|bad-faith tactics]] that no ancient society had.
	[[:Category:Religiflerfs\|~~religiflerfs~~]] also use their own false definition of the term [[Wikipedia:Biblical cosmology\|“Biblical cosmology”]] and spread this as [[Wikipedia:Misinformation\|misinformation]].		[[:Category:Religiflerfs\|Religiflerfs]] also use their own false definition of the term [[Wikipedia:Biblical cosmology\|“Biblical cosmology”]] and spread this as [[Wikipedia:Misinformation\|misinformation]].

	[[File:Rowbothamism venn diagram.png\|thumb\|center\|500px\|[[Wikipedia:Venn diagram\|Venn diagram]] contrasting Rowbothamism vs. ancient cosmologies]]		[[File:Rowbothamism venn diagram.png\|thumb\|center\|500px\|[[Wikipedia:Venn diagram\|Venn diagram]] contrasting Rowbothamism vs. ancient cosmologies]]

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	Flerfs falsely identify their view with ancient cosmologies. In reality, when their cult began with [[Wikipedia:Samuel Rowbotham\|Samuel Rowbotham]] in the 1800s, it was completely new and ideologically isolated due to its denial of [[Wikipedia:Sunset\|sunset]].		Flerfs falsely identify their view with ancient cosmologies. In reality, when their cult began with [[Wikipedia:Samuel Rowbotham\|Samuel Rowbotham]] in the 1800s, it was completely new and ideologically isolated due to its denial of [[Wikipedia:Sunset\|sunset]].

	Because of this, flerfs have a collection of cult [[Wikipedia:Dogma\|dogmas]] and [[:Category:Bad faith showcase\|bad-faith tactics]] that no ancient society had~~; additionally,~~ [[:Category:Religiflerfs\|religiflerfs]] use their own false definition of the term [[Wikipedia:Biblical cosmology\|“Biblical cosmology”]] and spread this as [[Wikipedia:Misinformation\|misinformation]].		Because of this, flerfs have a collection of cult [[Wikipedia:Dogma\|dogmas]] and [[:Category:Bad faith showcase\|bad-faith tactics]] that no ancient society had.
			[[:Category:Religiflerfs\|religiflerfs]] also use their own false definition of the term [[Wikipedia:Biblical cosmology\|“Biblical cosmology”]] and spread this as [[Wikipedia:Misinformation\|misinformation]].

	[[File:Rowbothamism venn diagram.png\|thumb\|center\|500px\|[[Wikipedia:Venn diagram\|Venn diagram]] contrasting Rowbothamism vs. ancient cosmologies]]		[[File:Rowbothamism venn diagram.png\|thumb\|center\|500px\|[[Wikipedia:Venn diagram\|Venn diagram]] contrasting Rowbothamism vs. ancient cosmologies]]