The Destruction of Atlantis: Ragnarok, Or the Age of Fire and GravelCourier Corporation, 2004 M01 1 - 452 pages This book had a tremendous impact on readers in the late 1800s. Written by Ignatius Donnelly, a farmer-politician with no scientific training, it developed a strikingly original theme—that a comet passed close to or struck Earth in ancient times, causing catastrophic changes that later were vaguely recalled in mythologies and biblical tales. Throughout most of the book, Donnelly supports his ideas with convincing geological, archeological, and astronomical arguments. This reprint presents Donnelly's theory of the comet that impacted Earth tens of thousands of years ago, producing layers of gravel (which contemporary scientists attributed to glaciation) and the destruction of an advanced civilization (Atlantis), followed by a years-long cloud cover and extreme cold. A remarkable concept that has also been mentioned in ancient Arabic writings, this theory—and the book in which it is presented—will appeal to readers in many areas of interest: occult enthusiasts, fantasy buffs, and perhaps even some members of the scientific community. |
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Contents
PART | 1 |
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE DRIFT Frontispiece | 5 |
THE ORIGIN OF THE DRIFT NOT KNOWN | 8 |
THE ACTION OF WAVES | 10 |
WAS IT CAUSED BY ICEBERGS? | 13 |
WAS IT CAUSED BY GLACIERS? | 17 |
RIVER ISSUING FROM A SWISS GLACIER | 19 |
GLACIERFURROWS AND SCRATCHES AT STONY POINT LAKE ERIE | 26 |
COURSE OF DONATIS COMET | 157 |
OTHER LEGENDS OF THE CONFLAGRATION | 166 |
LEGENDS OF THE CAVELIFE | 195 |
LEGENDS OF THE AGE OF DARKNESS | 208 |
8 | 211 |
THE PRIMEVAL STORM | 220 |
17 | 224 |
THE TRIUMPH OF THE SUN | 233 |
DRIFTDEPOSITS IN THE TROPICS | 38 |
THE DRIFT A GIGANTIC CATASTROPHE | 43 |
STRATIFIED BEDS IN TILL LEITHEN WATER PEEBLESSHIRE SCOTLAND | 54 |
GREAT HEAT A PREREQUISITE | 58 |
PART II | 63 |
WHAT IS A COMET? | 65 |
COULD A COMET STRIKE THE EARTH? | 82 |
ORBITS OF THE PERIODIC COMETS | 83 |
THE EARTHS ORBIT | 89 |
TV THE CONSEQUENCES TO THE EARTH | 91 |
PAGE | 92 |
THE GREAT COMET OF 1811 | 95 |
SOLAR SPECTRUM | 105 |
PART III | 113 |
MAN EXIST BEFORE THE DRIFT? | 121 |
SECTION AT ST ACHEUL | 122 |
1 | 126 |
PLUMMET FROM SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA | 130 |
LEGENDS OF THE COMING OF THE COMET | 132 |
COMET OF 1862 | 137 |
RAGNAROK | 141 |
THE CONFLAGRATION OF PHAËTON | 154 |
THE FALL OF THE CLAY AND GRAVEL | 251 |
23 | 263 |
THE ARABIAN MYTHS | 268 |
THE AFRITE IN THE PILLAR | 270 |
THE BOOK OF JOB | 276 |
XIIIGENESIS READ BY THE LIGHT OF THE COMET | 316 |
PART IV | 341 |
EARTHEN VASE FOUND IN THE CAVE OF FURFOOZ BELGIUM | 347 |
STONE IMAGE FOUND IN OHIO | 353 |
IITHE SCENE OF MANS SURVIVAL | 366 |
THE BRIDGE | 376 |
OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED | 389 |
BIELAS COMET | 408 |
BIELAS COMET SPLIT IN TWO | 409 |
THE UNIVERSAL BELIEF OF MANKIND | 424 |
THE EARTH STRUCK BY COMETS MANY TIMES | 431 |
SECTION ON THE SCHUYLKILL | 432 |
THE AFTERWORD | 437 |
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