First
published in 1950
The historical-cosmological
story of this book is based on the evidence of historical texts of many peoples around the globe, on classical
literature, on epics of northern races, on sacred
books of the peoples of the
Orient and Occident, on traditions and folklore of primitive peoples,
on old astronomical inscriptions
and charts, on archaeological finds, and also on geological and
paleontological material.
Chapter I. In an Immense Universe
Homo
ignoramus:
- he does not
know what life is
- he does not know whether other
planets of this sun or of other suns have life on them
- he does not know how this
solar system came into being
- he does not know what this
mysterious force of gravitation is
- he does not know what the
earth looks like five miles under his feet
- he does not know how mountains
came into existence or what caused the emergence of the continents
- he does not know why, only a
short time ago, a thick glacial sheet pressed upon most of Europe and North
America
- he does not know where the
salt in the sea came from
What caused the legend of the
Flood to originate in all the countries of the world?
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