Show THE EARTHS EARTH 1 4 FORM one oneff of abe scientific results of mr hansens Nan Nao sens soundings in the arctic regions la in said aid to be the confirmation of 0 the theory of a french scientist that the shape of our globe la is dot as an corn com supposed that hat of a sphere flattened out at both poles but rather that of a pear M do de Lap parent points out that the explorer fou ud nd deep water as an be proceed ed ad northward scarcely bad be pasted the new mew siberian islands where the water to is hardly feet deep before he truck struck a depth of between and ana foot feet and it was waa not dot until he reached Spitz spitzbergen bergen that be again found shallow water it was wan therefore round found that the arctic ocian notwithstanding its ito small mail area ban baa about the same earne depth as ae the larger oceans M do de Lap Ij apparent parent bel believe belie teves vr that the south pole in surrounded by a continent bonti of shout about the same area an the northern semi bea and with mountains from to feet high and from the observed ober Ted tact that elevation on the earth generally have their I 1 edg ng depressions eulona at the opposite extremity of the diameter he be argues that the arctic regions must present a depression corresponding to the elevation in the antarctic regions this sup tl D be says hansens Nan sens soundings have demonstrated to be true and the result la Is that the commonly accepted theory of the earths rotundity must be slightly modified our globe being flattened at the pole and elongated at the south pole |