Incoming Correspondence to Samuel Shenton

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Rubrique du Pureteur.
St-Idesbald,8 th Jrnuary 1969
Mr. Samuel SHENTON
Secretary of Interiational
Flat Barth Sesearcl Society
D07ER Kent Englaijd,
Dear Sir,
I heard on the radio your most ini eresting
affirmation about the flatness or "the sauc er shape
of the Barth."
As I write for young people,espec; ally
for "Spirou",a well-known magazine in Bel^] um,
France,Switzerland etc.,I intend to write - ou
an article about your theory.
I
should be interested to history
know the
of your society,(How it was born and how m^:Ly
members you have in Britain and all over tfce w o r l d . )
I should be very pleased if you cculd send
me some details concerning your conceptions
May I ask a few questions?
1 S t . Which is the real shape of the Earth?
2 nd. If it has a saucer shape,what happens on the
other side?
3 rd. Is it true that North-Pole is in the
of the dish*and the South-Pole all
around the edge?
4 th. Is it true that the sun runs around
the edge,lighting the other side of the
plate? (In that case,the other side of
the former remains in the shade,i.e.
in the n i g h t .)
SPIROU
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5 th. How do you explain the season variat
and how do you explain the relating positic
the sunrays falling vertically on the equa
regions,but not in the North-Pole?
6 th. If it is summertime on North-Hemisph
the rolling around the edge must light not
North-Pole,but on the same time South-Pole
7 th. What about the curving of the horizo:
ons
n of
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only
In my opinion, I think it is
possible to demonstrate the flatness of th
Earth,but I wonder how you can manage.
Thanking you in advance,I am
yours faithfully.
Claude BOLIE.
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2506 East lAXYi Street^
Cliicago, Illinois,
April 24,1969
The Flat Earth Society
c/o Samuel Shenton
24 London Road
Dover, Kent,
England
Dear sir:
I would appreciate it very,very m-uch if you would send me
some information on how to join your society. I am very
interested in your theory.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely;
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^;arch 29.
Ki'-. Shonton,
Thank you for your letter of March 13.
I was sorry to hear that you were still under the weather,
and hope that ycrr condition has much improved.! am reasonably
well, although rather tired;and hope that after the fev; days at
Ceal next week, I shall he feeling 100 per-cent. /{;;h,ere
I leave for Deal on Fridajr,and will be leaving/on .vednesday
9th.will it be possible for me to see you on this date? I know
that we have much to discuss,and am very much looking forward
to our meeting.I will let you know from Deal,what time I expect
to arrive at Dover.
Your letter also brought me some wonderful news'. I an very
glad to see that at long last people are beginning to treat us
seriously,and look forward with eager antisipation to the
programme on B.B.C.-2. television on May 10th, and also to
seeing the articles. This sjiould be a great year for the Society,
as I am sure thc.t you will receive many enquiries after the
T.V. orogramme;and a number of these will join us.
As I said in my last letter,! have been giving a lot of
thought to ways in which we could gain more support. ! hope
that on the 9th, we may discuss not only the facts in our
favour (I would like to show you a few photos ! took in Siberia
last year), but also the ideas I put forward.
All best wishes,
Yours,
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C/O:- A. Fluze,
63,Cumberland 'St.,
Westminster,
LONDON,3.W.1.
Dear Mr. Shenton,
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• Thank you for your letter of January 27.
I was very sorry to hear that you have not been fueling too
well lately,and hope that yqu are muQh better now.I have
completely recovered after that bad 'bout of pleurisy,but it has
left roe very weak,and I will have to take things easy for some
time yet.
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, I am g"^d that you found my report of the eclipse valuable.
Although .it took the majority of. my savings,it was veil \s(orth
it,and I would readily go again.I was very interested in,and
thank you for the official pamphlet of the "Total Solar Eclipse
of 19^4 June 30".However,I find it ver.y distressing that
documents like this.giving information,which I am sure the
persons who compiled it knew to be false,can be iwidely
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distributed without anyone q.uestioning it.Surely some of the.
scientists realised the falsity 'of it all?~l realise that in
; officaal circles""^ey are probabl^ withhol-d ing^ the facts,for
^ e a r of public panic;bu!t would there be any panic? Jin my
_^opinion people would prefer to learn the truth,and^would feel
more secure kno-wing that the Earth !is at rest,rather than spin^ning through space at 18 miles per second.
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Incident tally,the letter you quoted from William J. Helmer,
in my opinion offers us fresh hope. If -at last some of the i
American officials are beginning to doubt the accepted theories,
then our goal may not be so remote as I feared.However,I feel
that our knowledge must be conveyed to more people.
I was delighted to see the article in "The Illustrated London
News" of February 8 . CONGRATULATIONS! This is the type of publicity
we need.I am very glad that there are still some writers left
who will give a fair HKHMui account of a subject that they do
not necessarily believe in.I should think that we gained a number
of additional supporters or at any rate enquirers from that artcilel
This brings me on to another point.You say in your letter
that it would be very costly to convey the facts to those who
are minded to think for themselves.I agree,and fully realise the
difficulties you face.I have given the matter much careful
consideration,and would like to offer a few ideas with which
you may or may not agree.Firstly,I feel that the Society could
achieve a greater amount of useful work,and I would suggest that
each member be asked to investigate that aspect in which he has
the greatest interest,e.g. eclipses,rotation of the Earth,etc.
.Secondly that a ggmgixttggte committee be formed,with you as its
chairman,to collect these investigations,and produce reports
upon them.Thirdly that a yearly subscription of at least half a
guinea be adopted,half of which is invested (in i£remium bonds,
for example,where the Society could suddenly become rieh).with
the idea of being eventually put into^pracijLciai. use, itg, in the
publication of a document presenting the facts to those willing
to consider^]lgm;the other half~being used for immediate use,
i.e. the cost of running the Society etc. I am.sure that all the
members would welcome proposals such as these ,_ixi the hope that...
G, oi.oonn-ouj-awari;.
January 10.
U/o:- A, n u z e ,
65»Cumberland St.,
Westminster,
LONDON,S. W.-1.
Dear Mr. Shenton,
You must have* been wondering why I have not
contacted you since my return from Siberia in early October.
Well,for the last three months I have been seriously ill,
and am at the moment just recovering from a bad gttack of
pleurisy.My doctor thinks that it probably started with a chill
I caught in Siberia,but I am not so sure.Anyway,the Siberian
trip was well worth the expence and effort,because apart from
the enjoyment it gave me,l managed to obtain some rather
interesting results,which in my opinion will add still further
to the overwhelming evidence that the theory that* the Earth is
a globe,is wrong;and that the true form of the Earth is flat.
I thoroughly enjoyed the journey to Russia.I travelled across
Europe by train to Moscow,where I was met by a representative of
the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences,who luckely spoke excellant
English (I don't speak a word of Russian!) He was,I am afraid,
most amused when I told him that I intended proving that the
Earth is flat,by observing the total solar eclipsejand at first,
he thought that 1 was joking.However,by the time we reached the
hotel,where I was to stay overnight before leaving for Sverdlovsk,
he knew that 1 was sincere,although I did not manage to convince
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him about the true form of the Earth*
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The following day I flew to Sverdlovsk,touching down briefly
at Kazan.I enjoy flying very much,but unfortunately there was a
lot of cloud about,and so not much could be seen of the terrain
below.I was,how3ver,able to glimpse vast stretches of the River
Volga,as it meanSered its
towards the sea.When I arrived at
Sverdlovsk I was met by the Russian scientist Alexi I. Popov,who
had agreed to help me.I ha*d never met him before,and only knew him
by correspondence,but he treated me as if I was an old friend.He
said that we should have to fly to Kurgan and go from there to the
official eclipse site at a remote village called Yurgamysh,where
he had to collect the equipment,including a spectrograph;but he
assured tne that we would be observing some distance from the
predicted line of totality when the time came.So later that after­
noon we flew to Kurgan,arriving at the grass-covered airport,which
was still under construction,in darkness.We spent the night at the
Moscow Hotel,and the following morning set off for the eclipse
site at Yurgamysh. '
I was told that Yurgamysh was only about thirty kilometers
away,as the crow flies,but we had to travel along a somewhat better
road,which meant a detour of over a hundred kilometers.There was no
evidence of the snow,which I was told in Moscow,had fallen some
days before,and the climate was not nearly as severe as I had been
lead to believe;in fact,it was not dissimilai* from a spring day
here in England,although I must admit that there was a biting north­
easterly wind.The countryside was really rather bleak;along each
side of the packed-earth road,there were vast stretches of black
earth ploughed up after harvest,the monotony being broken only by
a few trees and scattered clusters of peasants huts.
We arrived at the eclipse site about two and a half hours after
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our leaving Kurgan.It was extremely interesting to see all. the
piepes of complicated equipment
that the various groups of
professional astronomers had brought with them,from all over the
world,.I enclose a photo ixtKotk of the area, which I in fact took
using a small snapshot cameral We did not stay long at the site,
because this was the day before the eclipse,and we had to get to
our site and set up the equipment.
I had originally suggested that we position ourselves at a
distance of some three or four degrees from the predicted line of
central umbra;i.e. in a region where a near total eclipse should
theoretically be s e e n ^ f tXe.Eartl\_is flat«a total eclipse should,
^ccordi,pg.,jta my.--calculiitions.be observable from thi s point .A.i.
Popov had also made some calculations (he is much more of a math­
ematician than I ami),and said that he felt we should station
ourselves nearer to the official site,at a place where the eclipse
would be total.At this point the duration of the total phase would
be less than at the line of central umbra,according to the globular
Earth theory.If we accurately tj.med the duration of totality and
found it to be greater than at Yurgamysh,then we would have succeeded.
Although I had certain reservations about this,I agreed,and we
positioned ourselves about twenty-nine kilometers to the north of
Yurgamysh.Our site was on a large plain,with a silver b^irch forest
to the south-west and nothing for miles to tkk the north.The weather
for the whole of the 21st had been rather ominious,with an overcast
sky;and I was really worried in cas^e cloud would prevent my seeing
the eclipse the following afternoon.But that evening a clearance
spread in from the east,and the stars' shone down brightly;we were
now both very optimistic tteat the sky would be clear for the eclipse.
The following morning dawned a glorious blue.Popov made some
final adjustments to the spectrograph with which he hoped to obtain
a measurement of the spectroscopic parallax of the Sun before
eclipse,and also determintthe speed of the ttooq relative tt) the Sun,
which can be most easily performed when the Sun and Moon are very
close together,i.e. during an eclipse.This involved measuring the
photographs obtained for Doppler shifts.I checked the chronometers
etc.,and made certain that all was ready.
Up to that stage,everything had gone perfectly,it was almost too
good to last....At about eleven o'clock local time,clouds began
building up around the horizon.They were opaque cumulus,which were
slow moving,and I realised that if one of these should obscure the
Sun at the moment of totality,which was expected at 16.19.,all would
be lost.There were also small amounts of cirrus,but these did not
constitute much of a hazard.Luckely,the clouds began to clear about
an hour before the eclipse was due to begin;and by the time the
partial phase was under way,the Sun was shining down from a clear
sky.Conditions were perfect,dispite the low altitude of the Sun.19
degrees.
As the moment of totality approached I found myself shaking all
over with excitement;the moment that I had been waiting for,for over
a year was at hand*When the moment of totality came,we both started
our stop-watches,and Popov began his work with the spectrograph.I
stood speechless for a moment,just looking at what must be the most
beautiful spectacle in nature.lt is impossible to put into words the
beauty of the sight,all I can say is that anyone who should get the
chance to see a total solar eclipse,should seize the opportunity with
both hands.I tried to measure the position of the Sun relative to the
stars,but failed because of lack of time.Suddenly,the sky was ablaze
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with light ana tjoiaiity was over.i immeaxateiy stoppea my stop-watch,
and we both rushed over to the chronometer and checked*the time.
Our timings differed slightly,but only by a few tenths of a
second.I gave in both cases a slightly later timing,which I think,
was probably because I had a slower reaction speed than Popov*
We found that the eclipse started two-tenths of a second before
the predicted time;which could have been due to our'different position
from those at Yuraamyah.But.. .totality ended a full five seconds beforje
the predicted time for Yurgamysh.The total duration of totality was
only 38 seconds,as compared with the 43 seconds predicted for
Yurgamysk.We had failediour totality had lasted for a shorter duration,
as expected on the theory that the Earth is a globe.I was utterly
heartbro.ken;although I had adopted a truely Zetetic attitude.the___
jfekaadu thought that we would be proved wrong.had never really entered my
mind.I thought of all the other evidence pointing towards the Earth's
being flat,and wondered if all the time we had been wrong.
We spent the night at our site,and the journey back to civilisation
began the following morning.
On the way back to iCurgan we stopped off at Yurgamysh,where t]}e
professional astronomers were already busy packing up their equipment,
jj It was on the site at Yurgamysh that I heard what I regard as the
Te s t hews that I have ever received.Totality only lasted for(^?J
seconds instead of the 43 seconds predictedl When I stated that the
duration of totality was one second longer from where we had been
observing,! was told that ve had. {xrobably made a mistake in the jclaxm
timing.Although I do not rule out the possibility that some error
could have crept in,I am sufficiently confident that our timings were
correct,because we both made independent timings which agreed after­
wards*
Anyway,there is still the fact that totality lasted for a shorter
duration than that predicted.Now,we hear that according to Kepler's
Laws,suitably summarized by Newton,amended by Einstein,further amended
by Lorentz,further amended by Hoyle,etc.,these phenomena can bg, ,
computed to within a fraction of a secondoBut here we have a vitally
important phenomenon,to which astronomers had come from all over the
world,where the error was in the region of 10?^»By conventional
approaches,this is impossible.
But the cause of the discrepancy is clear enough,For this purpose,
it does not matter much whether the Sun and Moon are regarded as
globes or disks;it is a matter of their apparent movement in relation
to the Earth.If the Earth is a globe,then its surface will curve
upward towards the sublunar point;and this will cause an error in
the calculated diameter ratio of the Moon and the Sun if we regard
the Earth as a plane.This is where the trouble 1ay.Mathematicians
XMK»Kii«ai had calculated the eclipse on the globular theory.This is
why they were many seconds out.
On the way back to England I made some calculations based on
Ij
j Oppolozer's formulae, and arrived at a totality value of 38 seconds //
‘ + 0.48 second.This is extremely near our observed value.
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I think that all theories stand or fall on observational evidence
as well as imtmxfm interpretation;this has always been one of the
alleged strong points of Einsteinian relativity,when we consider
phenomena such as the precession of the nodes of Mercury.In this case
the test has been applied,and it comes down completely on the side,
of the fiat-earth theory.In fact,there is no other explanation.^hort___
of supposing that conyentiqna,l mathematics just do n ot know how t ^
celestial bodies move;and this,bearing in mind all their relativistic
refinements,is tantamount to admitting that their whole basic tenets
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^0 know your views about this^because it will
be some time b e ^ r e T h e tesT'can be re-applied.The next T w 9 eclipses
(Mexico-Florida 1970,Africa 1972) have longer periods of totality,
and so the test will not be so sensitive.It was particularly
sensitive in Siberia last year,because the eclipse was very nearly
annular,and only the tip of the shadow cast by the disk of the Moon
reached the Earth,
Unfortunately the results obtained by Popov with the spectrograph
as far as the spectroscopic parallax of the Sun is concerned,were
rather unsatisfactory;but he managed to obtain some good values for
the, speed of the Moon relative to th^^ Sun. However, the true value of
the trip lies in the timings we made,
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The above eclipse report may be regarded as yet anotheT piece of
evidence in favour of the flat-earth;however,I feel that there'are
matters far more urgent which necessitate action being taken now.
I feel that there is an urgent need to convey our knowledge to
,more p«x people,so that they might too
gin to doubt the false_
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theories of the scientists.! would be grateful if you could let me
‘know the steps you are taking to publicise our
evidence to'
the general public.However,we,must be careful,because in this day and
age,anyone with ideas differing from those of the majority,are liable
to ridicule.So many pcxx people I speak to,regard me as a crack-pot;
and now that Apollo-VIII has supposedly sent back photographs showing
a round Earth,the situation is even worse.They laugh in my.face when
I try to explain that the curvature is probably produced by
distortion,resulting from the use of a wide angle lens. Anyway,we
must continue to ignore this.and push on with presenting ouTp facts
to those who are willing to listen#I feel sure that one day we shall
' succeed,and until then we must be prepared to accept the fact that
the majority of the population are like sheep being lead by a few,
who purposely want to conceal the truth.
tet us hoVe that thi^ ye~ar will bring us some success;! am sure that
it will.
All best wishes,
Yours,
p.
Regina,
Canada, August IO/69
Mr .S hen ton;
Enclosed some more evidence that the Earth
is 8 sphere. Have just watched on T7 a series of pictures
of Soviet cosmonauts taking pictures of the Earth from
hundreds of miles up. It is here that centrifugal force
balances gravity, enabling a man-made satellite to stayin orbit. Some of the earlier ones are still in orbit
around the Earth and at heights of over 6OO miles could
continue for centuries. Have you changed your mind ?
I suggest that you adndt the truth and now explain it by
saying that you have been having fun leading people to
think that you actually believed what you clein.
N. D.S tanner s. (age 78 )
745 ring street,
Regine., Saskatchewan, Canada.
Sunday, August 3, 19b?.
Samuel Shenton Esq.,
Secretary, International 'Flat :3aTth Society,
Dover, England,
T)ear Mr. Shenton;
It will be no greater surprise for you to receive
a letter from Canada than it wes for me to read in the press
that there was as much as one person in the World who still
believes that this Earth is flat.
It is also noted that you claiir. the Scriptural
writings for your strange claim. The simple fact is that if
those responsible for the Bible, either the Cld or the New
Testaments^had known a fraction of one per cent of what we
know today they would never have written any part of thesa.
Enclosed are a few cuttings from our local news­
paper, the Leader-Post in this city which was najned in
honour of the late Queen Victoria as was our Victoria park.
Every civilized country in the world accepts the fact that
the V/orld is a sphere, even to the aboriginees of Australia.
There are dozens of proofs. Why don’t you do some reading
before you pass out? If you ever took a plane journey in a
jet aircraft and the horizon was clear you could see for
yourself at 3^,000 feet that there is a distinct curvature.
This amounts to about 9 inches to the mile. If the Earth
is flat where is its edge? Why has no one ever journeyed
that far? In June we were in the British Isles and put our
watches ahead 7 hours due to the Earth’s curvature. Cn the
westward trip hoaae we set them back again for the same reason.
If a jet aircraft at sorue point on the Equator travelled
eastward at something over 1,000 miles per hour the sun would
appear to re?o8in stationary due to his speed equalling that
at which the earth rotates. !.!r.Shenton, why don’t you READ,
R E A D , and then R
E A D again and l e a m somethingf* Give
up this nonsenj^e (unless you are doing it for publicity)
and admit that you are living in the past, some thousand
years ago, and quit ®aking a fool of yourself. You are
one of only 80 members of your Society or one in 40 nillion
who believe as you did. When Galileo proclaimed that the
Earth was not the centre of the Universe he was made to kneel
before the Pope and recant, but Popes today believe what has
been proven beyond the shadow of a doubt, i.e.that the Earth
is round (like a ball to you). Incidentally I lived at Basildon
between 1904 and 1907 and attended school at Brentwood, although
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U. S. A.
13 September, 1969
The International Flat Sarth Research Society
24 London Road
Dover
Kent
England
ATTENTION: SAMEUL SHENTON, GENERAL SECRETARY
Dear sir:
Recently, the national government of the United
States of America claimed to have landed 2 men on the
moon*s surface near the Sea of Tranquility. Many people
in this country doubt that the moon was actually reached
by man. It is my understanding, however, that since the
founding of your organization in 1956, new evidence has
been accepted as proof and your group has subsequently
changed its policies. What I would like to ask, if I
may: Does your organization believe that men were landed
on the surface of the moon?
I am a fifteen year old secondary school student
and a cadet in the junior military program it maintains.
Many times I question the claims of our government. Finding
the moon shot hard to believe myself, I have turned to
you for your opinion. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Harold W. Stillwell
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M ID D X , E N G L A N a
17 January, 1969.
To:-
Mr. Samuel Shenton,
24, London Road,
LOVER.
Dear Mr. Shenton,
Mr. Robert E. Hoyer, the London Correspondent of the ’’Stars
And Stripes” has asked me to write to you with a view to
interviewing you, either personally or by telephone, with regard
to your activities as Secretary of the International Flat Earth
Society.
If you could please advise me of the best time that you
could be contacted by ’phone (I think your number is Dover 44),
then I would be most grateful.
Mr. Hoyer would like to write a feature about you.
stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed.
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(Malcolm Cheney, Staff Writer)
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10th January, 1969
Flat Sarth Society,
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Kent.
Dear Sirs,
'.;e have just received a letter from the Columbia
University Libraries, 535 ’
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N / ’'. 10027, requesting us to place an order for all of
your publications.
If you accept subscriptions we
should be ';lr.d if you would enter our order from
January, 1969, sendin'j publications direct to the
Librao' Service Library, 606 Butler Liix?5r3', Columbia
University, Nav York,^'.Y. 10027,
On receipt of your invoice less anj^ trade discount
we should be pleased to remit.
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be fjlsd if you would let us hrve a complete list of all
bnck numbers available ^vl ioh y;e csn sabrnit for confirrration
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p le a s e send f u l 1 i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n in g y o u r s o c i e t y ,
a m e th o d o lo g y t o h e lp p ro v e y o u r p o s i t i o n .
A RC H I TE C T JESS
STI MPSON
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we have d e v e lo p e d
7 Gibson Road
Park Forest, Illinois
March 21, 1969
Mr. Samuel Shenton
Flat Earth Society
Dover, England
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Dear Mr. Shenton:
I have known of the Flat Earth Society for some time
now, but until very recently I was unable to reconcile
my beliefs with yours.
However, your explanation of
the round appearance of earth as seen from outer space,
i.e.. The earth is round, but like a phonograph record
rather than a ball, is very much in accord with my
thinking on the matter.
Incontrovertible evidence of
our theory was presented last week when the Chicago
Tribune reported the disappearance of a formation of
five jet aircraft several hours after take-off.
The
last radio message received from the squadron leader
indicated that he was totally lost and unable to get
his bearings.
In this day of sophisticated electronic
instrumentation, there can be only one plausible expla­
nation for that happenstance — the formation flew over
the edgeo Looking back, the flyers could not see the
thin straight line profile of earth, and looking ahead,
above, and below, they saw only the blackness of space^
They were hopelessly lost^, at infinite altitude^
Mr„ Shenton, I would like to become a member of the
Flat Earth Society and await your reply with details
concerning entrance requirementso
Very truly yours,
Lester Stoller
LS/dm
222. Manor Lane,
Lso,
London S.£.12
7th Janaarj I9 6 9 .
The President,
The International Jlat-Earth Society,
c/o Sunday Mirror, London.
Dear Sir,
I read with interest the article in the ‘Sunday Mirror' recently
appertaining to your Society.
I was returning to London from Paris at the tiae of reading the
article, end couldn't help but notice the flat expanses of country traTersed
en route.
I would be very grateful if you could forward me details of your
Society,and seTeral application foras for distribution to friends.
With thanks.
Yours sincerely,
G, S, Strong.
Enclose S.A.E.
From:
The Reverend Peter Stubbs,
St. Alban’s Vicarage,
Broadmead Avenue,
NOi'?THAT'.TTON.
2RA
25th m r c h 1969
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Dear ^Ir. Shenton;
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Thank you for your letter and for your kindness in
sending ire the information I asked for.
I read it with interest
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and with the respect
which any serious attemnt to establish truth awakens.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Tele.
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From:
The Reverend Peter Stubbs,
St. Alban's Vicarage,
Broadmead Avenue,
N O R T H A m O N , NN3 2RA.
February 15th, 1959
Mr. Samuel Shenton,
34 London Road,
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I have read references in thene's^apers to the Internationa;
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I am. curious to know what the International Flat Earth
Society is about and would welcome
information from, you
gratefully.
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Via:- Ahmedabad - India.
Date:- 12th September,1968
Dover, Snpland.
Sir,
I am much pleased to let kn you know that I have been leading
other
research regarding Earth, its Shape & Rotation and^oognate subjects orx
scientific, logical and'philosophical grounds since last 18 years.
With view
to seeking contact vd.th Indian and Foreign institu-
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informations.
(1) The copy of the latest longitudinal Survey of the American
.■^vey C5o.,( Experiaiental proof of longitudinal lejigth
in miles or KxlometEBs )
(2)
Complete postal address of or its availability
Fortian Society, New York City - 17.
( and its branches if any in U.S.A., U.K. or ¥.S.SJl.)
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Address of sources fraa where the following bobks were
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A book inquiring expetiraentaly in-to the
true figure of the Earth, proving it a plane
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’^thout orbital cs- axial motion and the ‘only
known material world etc.,
It will be helpful to know the rules and regulations of your
'■' society, slso its work and publications if sny along with their prices.
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January 16, I 968
Mr. Stan Shenton
Flat Eai’th Society
24 London Road
Dover, Kent
England
21 JAN 1968
Dear Mr. Shenton,
Recently I learned that you are an officer of
the Plat Earth Society.
I have heard of the socicty
and have considered joining but have had great difficulty
in making contact with you.
Could you tell me what your objectives are, your
publications, amount of dues and the procedure I would
need to follov/ in order to join?
Thanking you for any information about the society
that you can furnish me, I an.
Sincerely yours,
Lewis G. Wixon,
Instructor
Department of Geography
LGW:llb
Haliburton, Ontario, Canada,
December 30, 1968
Mr, Samuel Shenton,
Secretary,
The Flat Earth Society,
London, England.
Dear Sir:
A number of years ago I read several books, including
PARALAX, and have since been convinced that the earth is not a
globe but that, as set out in these books, it is flat, probably
in the shape of a saucer.
The recent space flights have not changed my conviction in
this regard but I am wondering if there is any explanation for
them. I do not believe they travel the distances t h ^ say they
do.
In one of our newspapers it quoted you as saying, ”the public
is being ballihooed by the space flight— taken for a ride,"
That is Tadiere I obtained your name.
Have you any literature on this subjects If so, would you
please advise and state cost.
Trusting to hear from you, I am
Yours very truly.
if-
Mrs. W. F, Salter
A. Savignano Jr.
63 Coal Street
Wilkes-Barre, Penna. 18702
U. S. A.
FLAT EARTH SOCIETY
LONDON, ENGLAND
Sirs:
I am interested in the history and fundamental ideas
concerning the Flat Earth Society.
a topic for a research paper.
I have chosen your society as
I feel that your opinions and views
would be fascinating material for my paper.
However, I have been
able to find nothing about your society in the libraries and news
magazines and papers available to me.
Perhaps you could direct me to sources of information.
Possibly.some of your literature could be sent to me.
I am willing
to pay reasonable amounts of money if some of your literature is not
free.
I will reimburse you for postage if you desire.
interest and cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
A. Savignano Jr.
Your sincere
March 25, 1958
Mr. Samuel Shenton, Secretary
International Flat Earth Society
2^ London Road
Dover, England
Gentlemen:
I am interested in literature about your society, including
information about membership or eeeie^ies in Southern
California.
Yours truly,
Mailing Address;
6051 Palo Alto Drive
Huntington Beach, California 92646
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