Dome above, from 50's encyclopedia
The ignorance about a major field of
earth science, as exemplified by the quoted mention of a "
Dome above" (claiming an unidentified "
encyclopedia" as its source[†]), is both startling and seriously self-
discrediting.
[....] and made exploratory flights over unknown parts of the [Antarctic] continent until Jan. 18, 1956 [....] These flights proved the inland areas to be featureless in character, with a dome 13,000 feet high at about latitude 80°S., longitude 90°E.
Examination of the crude photo of an "
encyclopedia" page, despite it being partially covered by a human finger, makes it clear enough that it's referring to 1 of Antarctica's
geologic structures termed a "
dome"--elevated
ground--whether composed of rock or snow & ice. But it certainly does
not refer to any
celestial hemisphere or
firmament dome "
above" of the kind that seems to be fundamental to preaching the Flat-Earth interpretation of
Genesis.
New mountain ranges were located at about latitude 85°S., longitude 50°W[text covered]
Ah, yes: Mountains. How would the all-encompassing "
dome 13,000 feet high", which the terse introduction seems to claim to be "
above" everything else in Antarctica, fit its
Mt. Vinson, which rises to an altitude more than
16,000 feet, hmmm?
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Note †: Another source on the Web identifies it as an article in an edition of the
Encyclopedia Americana, flawed by editing
out the phrase "
snow and ice" from a
quote by report about exploration under the command of "Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd".
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