Symmes’s Theory of Concentric Spheres

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: Symmes’s Theory of Concentric Spheres
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class.rss
• Duration: 00:45:40
• Published: 2020-08-17 15:00

In 1818, something about the rings of Saturn - we don't know what, exactly - led John Cleves Symmes to conclude that the Earth was hollow. And he spent the rest of his life promoting this strange idea. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com