In 1958, hapgood published the earths shifting crust. Charles hutchins hapgood may 17, 1904 december 21, 1982 was an american college professor and author who became one of the best known advocates of the pseudoarchaeological claim of a rapid and recent pole shift with catastrophic results. Hapgood doubted that an accumulation of ice at the poles was enough to tip the entire planet over. Hapgood argued that shifts of no more than 40 degrees occurred about every 5,000 years, interrupting 20,000 to 30,000year periods of polar stability. Hapgood argued that shifts of no more than 40 degrees occurred about every 5,000 years, interrupting 20,000 to 30,000year. Hapgood supported this theory with geomagnetic and carbon dated evidence. Nevertheless, albert einstein wrote about charles hapgoods theory of earth. So professor hapgood developed a theory called earth crust displacement ecd which could account the shift, and yet not contradict the theory of continental drift. The idea is that somehow the crust of the earth can become unstuck and shift pretty severely and move landmasses to completely different parts of the globe. Hapgood charles hutchins maps of the ancient sea kings.
Charles hapgood first came to public attention in the mid1950s with his theory of earth crust displacement, a radical geological idea which attracted the curiosity and support of albert einstein. Incorporation of these and other data has had two extremely important effects upon hapgood s theory. Plato describes atlantis as being a round continent in the center of the ocean. In a polar region there is a continual disposition of ice, which is not symmetrically distributed about the pole. I am very familiar with the theory of earth crust displacement and consider the theory to be one that is largely accepted if not formally taught. The earth s rotation acts on these unsymmetrically deposited masses, and produces centrifugal momentum that is transmitted to the rigid crust of the. Many years on, we now know the data to be obsolete. On the one hand, our theory of displacement of the crust involves a considerable period of time and a gradual movement.
Jan 12, 2010 charles hapgood first came to public attention in the mid1950s with his theory of earth crust displacement, a radical geological idea which attracted the curiosity and support of albert einstein. In a forward to hapgood s book albert einstein wrote. Hapgood provided a geologic theory, earth crust displacement, which claims that a catastrophic shift of the earths lithosphere around 10,000 bc. Hapgood s second controversial offering was his belief that the earth s crust had shifted 368, although over time he appears to have revised his view regarding the precise mechanism that caused this movement. Hapgoods theory of earth crust displacement in a letter to william farrington flemath 2002 of the. Hapgood provided a geologic theory, earth crust displacement, which claims that a catastrophic shift of the earth s lithosphere around 10,000 bc. Estimates of its thickness range from a minimum of about twenty to a maximum of about forty miles. Charles hapgoods largely fetten earth crust displacement geographic geometry 1 path of the pole research charles hapgood earth crust displacement and the british elishment crustal displacement hapgood crystalinksearth crust displacement and the british elishmentearth crustal displacement richard carocrustal poleshifts hapgood and bowles survive 2016controversial of ancient earth s. Full text of earths shifting crust internet archive. Charles hapgood advocated the earth crust displacement theory in a book entitled the path of the poles.
Massive pole shifts are cyclic according to declassified. Charles hapgood on pole shifts earths shifting crust end. Recently, kyle bennett has claimed that the idea of crustal displacement was proposed as early as 1866 by sir john evans. The basic notion of ecd is that the earths lithosphere, although composed of individual plates, can at.
The book, which has been out of print for nearly two decades, is the fundamental statement of his theory. This riveting account of how earth s poles have flipped positions many times is the culmination of hapgood s extensive research of antarctica, ancient maps and the geological record. According to davidson, it was thomas more accurate explanation for how a pole shift happens, which led to the cia classifying thomas book. This riveting account of how earth s poles have flipped positions many times is the culmination of hapgood s extensive research of antarctica. Hapgoods theory, which was endorsed at the time by albert einstein, proposed that the geophysical poles periodically move by as much as up to 40 degrees. Because of the slight flattening of the earth, there will be stretching and compressional effects to crack and fold the crust, possibly contributing to the formation of mountain ranges.
It denied the existence of continental drift, an idea that was not supported by mainstream science for. This, according to hapgood, is explicable if the virtually rigid outer crust of the earth undergoes, from time to time, extensive displacement over the viscous, plastic, possibly fluid inner layers. The einstein hapgood papers charles hapgood first came to public attention in the mid1950s with his theory of earth crust displacement, a radical geological idea which attracted the curiosity and support of albert einstein. Jan 09, 2019 thomas analysis of cyclic pole shifts was different in key respects to what was being proposed at the time by charles hapgood in his seminal book, the earths shifting crust 1958. It denied the existence of continental drift, an idea that was not supported by mainstream science for another decade. In 1958 charles hapgood suggested in his book the earths shifting crust that the earths crust had undergone repeated displacements and that the geological concepts of continental drift and seafloor spreading owed their secondary livelihoods to the primary nature of crustal shift. This is possible because the outer crust of the earth floats upon a semiliquid layer. Professor hapgood on the crustalshift theory, is a. Hapgood believes that this cataclysmic shift is caused by imbalanced ice at the polar caps.
Hapgood was a history professor who began, at the prompting of some students, to look into the search for the lost continent of atlantis. He agreed with the early model, which blamed polar ice caps for these periodic flips. Some researchers believe that they happen every 41,000 years and that the last one happened 11,500 years ago. The views expressed in this article and videos are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of canadanewslibre. Charles hapgood earth crust displacement the earth.
The earth crust displacement theory also ignores some inherent evidence. The fact that hapgood couldnt explain the mechanism does not detract from his contribution. The contents of this article and videos are of sole responsibility of. That lead him to the ideas of hugh achincloss brown. Explore with us lost civilizations, ancient ruins, sacred writings, unexplained artifacts, science mysteries, alternative theories, popular authors and experts, subject related books and resources on the internet. This amazing book discusses the various pole shifts in earth s history occurring when earth s crust slips in the inner core and gives evidence for each one. Immediately under the crust is a layer that is thought to be extremely weak, because it is. Pole shift aka crustal displacement and the maps that. The cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis is a fringe theory suggesting that there have been geologically rapid shifts in the relative positions of the modernday geographic locations of the poles and the axis of rotation of the earth, creating calamities such as floods and tectonic events. As noted above albert einstein supported hapgood s theory, however the conclusions he reached, like hapgood s, were only as good as the data then available. President dwight eisenhower also looked into the theory of crustal displacement after receiving a letter from hapgood. Hapgood created his theory documenting three earth crust displacements in the last 100,000 years.
In the new, revised edition of earths shifting crust under the title the path of the pole i am especially indebted to mr. More articles and videos from canada news libre here. Existing fracture systems as evidence for the theory, 104 part 1l volcanism and other questions, in. As noted above albert einstein supported hapgoods theory, however the conclusions he reached, like hapgoods, were only as good as the data then available. Crustal displacement, from hapgood s point of view, is a very violent and sudden shifting of only the skin of the planet earth the crust s thickness is only 0. Some people have theorized that, if hapgoods theory of earth crust displacement hold true, then antarctica would be a prime location for the lost continent of atlantis. Global crust displacement was purposed by charles hapgood. Charles hapgood, a harvardeducated professor and author of books like earth s shifting crust, path of the pole, and maps of the ancient sea kings, was an early proponent of the crustal displacement theory that a catastrophic pole shift periodically moves the entire surface of our planet in a single piece over the core below. Earth crust displacement in 1958 charles hapgood suggested in his book the earth s shifting crust that the earth s crust had undergone repeated displacements and that the geological concepts of continental drift and seafloor spreading owed their secondary livelihoods to the primary nature of crustal shift. Antartica, atlantis, and the earth crustal displacement theory. Jun 09, 2012 graham hancock discusses one possible theory to the end of the last ice age. Earth crust displacement may be real, and it may account for some phenomena such as climate variability not explained by svensmarks cosmic raycloud theory or plate tectonics. Apr 15, 2017 charles hapgood advocated the earth crust displacement theory in a book entitled the path of the poles.
In a book entitled when the sky fell, rose and rand flemath also advocate the earth crust displacement theory, with additional geological and archaeological evidence. A vigorous and interesting discussion of hapgoods theory of earth crust displacement. Massive pole shifts are cyclic according to declassified cia. Global crust displacement was purposed by charles hapgood and later endorsed by albert einstein, who wrote the foreward. Albert einstein and charles hapgood on pole shifts the. Hapgoods second controversial offering was his belief that the earths crust had shifted 368, although over time he appears to have revised his view regarding the precise mechanism that caused this movement. Recently, kyle bennett has claimed that the idea of crustal displacement. In the 1950s, hapgood developed a theory called earth crust displacement ecd which could account the shift, and yet not contradict the theory of continental drift. Earth crust displacement earth crust displacement theory. The path of the pole by charles hapgood 97809328718.
Flemath1 suggest that platos continent of atlantis is actually antarctica, and that it was shifted about 11,600 years ago to its present location at the south. Pole shift hypothesis brought up various times in sciencefiction stories and at least one movie. Geology 111 assignment 1 crustal displacement theory. Expanding upon charles hapgoods theory of earth crust displacement, which was championed by albert einstein, they examine ancient yet highly accurate world maps, including the piri reis map. May 05, 2018 in 1958 charles hapgood author of books like earths shifting crust, path of the pole, and maps of the ancient sea kings suggested that the earths crust had undergone repeated displacements and that such catastrophes commonly known as pole shifts were the best explanation for ice ages they happen when a region is. Einstein wrote the forward to hapgood s book, the earth s shifting crust, which appeared in 1958, and urged the guggenheim foundation to assist hapgood financially. He believed that only the outer crust of the earth would slip, while the earth s core kept its normal orientation. I am going to read the charles hapgood book earth s shifting crust. Hapgood s theory, which was endorsed at the time by albert einstein, proposed that the geophysical poles periodically move by as much as up to 40 degrees. Albert einstein was convinced that hapgoods theory of crustal displacement was correct.
Perhaps the most famous supporter of this theory was charles hapgood. Charles hutchins hapgood may 17, 1904 december 21, 1982 was an american college. Having corresponded with hapgood for the last five years of his life i know how pleased he would be to see his book back in print. Dec 16, 2011 hapgood provided a geologic theory, earth crust displacement, which claims that a catastrophic shift of the earths lithosphere around 10,000 bc. Jul 29, 2015 hapgood offers a vigorous defense of his theory, and though it is hard to believe, it is not nearly as farfetched as it might seem. Hapgood believed that this happened relatively recently and was what caused the continent mu to disappear. Graham hancock ice age theory einstein hapgood youtube. Thomas analysis of cyclic pole shifts was different in key respects to what was being proposed at the time by charles hapgood in his seminal book, the earth s shifting crust 1958. Charles hapgoods largely forgetten earth crust displacement. Dear readers, charles hutchins hapgood was the son of the journalists and authors hutchins hapgood 18691944 and neith boyce.
Charles hapgood, the path of the pole 1970, ch 2, 3. Evidence for earths crust shift in 9600 bce youtube. Charles hapgood, a harvardeducated professor and author of books like earths shifting crust, path of the pole, and maps of the ancient sea kings, was an early proponent of the crustal displacement theory that a catastrophic pole shift periodically moves the entire surface of our planet in a single piece over the core below. The basic notion of ecd is that the earth s lithosphere, although composed of individual plates, can at. By a remarkable parallelism of development, another theory of displacement of the earth s crust took shape on the opposite side of the earth at about the same time that mr. The einstein hapgood correspondence is a forgotten page in the history of science. The idea is that somehow the crust of the earth can become unstuck and shift pretty severely and move landmasses to completely different parts. The crust is made of comparatively rigid, crystalline rock, but it is fractured in many places, and does not have great strength. In short, it asserts that sometimes the earth spins really fast and the continents rearrange.
Hauptgood who created this theory documented three earth crust displacements in the last 100,000 years. Part i part ii part iii part iv part v part vi part vii. Nov 11, 2015 expanding upon charles hapgoods theory of earth crust displacement, which was championed by albert einstein, they examine ancient yet highly accurate world maps, including the piri reis map of. In his books the earths shifting crust 1958 which includes a foreword by albert einstein and path of the pole 1970, hapgood speculated that accumulated polar ice mass destabilizes the earths rotation, causing crustal displacement but not disturbing the earths axial orientation. Delair for the great contribution they have made in researching the difficult field of pleistocene history in south america, and to fred earll for his foreword, to say nothing of his helpful advice in. Charles hutchins hapgood may 17, 1904 december 21, 1982 1 was an american college professor and author who became one of the best known advocates of a pseudohistorical claim of a rapid and recent pole shift with catastrophic results. He believed that only the outer crust of the earth would slip, while the earths core kept its normal orientation. The einsteinhapgood papers, crustal shift physics forums. I am going to read the charles hapgood book earths shifting crust. Expanding upon charles hapgoods theory of earth crust displacement, which was championed by albert einstein, they examine ancient yet highly accurate world maps, including the piri reis map of. In 1958 charles hapgood suggested that the earths crust had undergone repeated displacements and that the geological concepts of continental drift and seafloor spreading owed their secondary livelihoods to the primary nature of crustal shift.
The basic notion of ecd is that the earth s lithosphere, although composed of individual plates, can at times move as a whole over the asthenosphere. The theory of crustal displacement states that the entire crust of the earth can shift in one piece like the lose skin of an orange. Crust displacement is a hypothesis put forward by charles hapgood 19041982. Jan 27, 2017 over the following decades, the theory gained a number of followers. The basic notion of ecd is that the earths lithosphere, although composed of individual plates, can at times move as a whole over the asthenosphere. I think moving the whole crust in one single piece sounds weird because of amount of energy required from deepest basins to. Mar 10, 2006 the einstein hapgood papers charles hapgood first came to public attention in the mid1950s with his theory of earth crust displacement, a radical geological idea which attracted the curiosity and support of albert einstein. Unless my memory is faulty i think that one of the reasons hapgood investigated the issue was the problem of remanent magnetism, which indicated that at various times in the past the location of the. Graham hancock discusses one possible theory to the end of the last ice age. I have a copy of hapgood s maps of the ancient sea kings. At last charles hapgood s book on earth crust displacement is available for everyone to read. Some people have theorized that, if hapgood s theory of earth crust displacement hold true, then antarctica would be a prime location for the lost continent of atlantis. May 14, 2019 in it, thomas proposed a pole shift scenario that differed in significant ways with what charles hapgood had earlier proposed in his pioneering 1958 book, the earths shifting crust. Could earth crust displacement explain the lost civilization of atlantis.
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