{"product_id":"hollow-earth-the-long-and-curious-history-of-imagining-strange-lands-fantastical-creatures-advanced-civilizations-and-marvelous-machines-below-the-9780306815331","title":"Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Standish\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: World - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity. But the idea that the earth has a hollow interior was first proposed as a scientific theory in 1691 by Sir Edmond Halley (of comet fame), who suggested that there might be life down there as well. \u003ci\u003eHollow Earth\u003c\/i\u003e traces the surprising, marvelous, and just plain weird permutations his ideas have taken over the centuries. From science fiction to utopian societies and even religions, \u003ci\u003eHollow Earth\u003c\/i\u003e travels through centuries and cultures, exploring how each era's relationship to the idea of a hollow earth mirrored its hopes, fears, and values. Illustrated with everything from seventeenth-century maps to 1950s pulp art to movie posters and more, \u003ci\u003eHollow Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone interested in the history of strange ideas that just won't go away.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355740725399,"sku":"9780306815331","price":1666.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780306815331.webp?v=1767308984","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/hollow-earth-the-long-and-curious-history-of-imagining-strange-lands-fantastical-creatures-advanced-civilizations-and-marvelous-machines-below-the-9780306815331","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}