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    NEWS October 2024

    OCTOBER 2024 The recent cyber attack on the Internet Archive is deplorable and can be reasonably compared with the repeated burning of the Great Library of Alexandria. I have used the Wayback Machine extensively, but, until the full extent of the permanent damage is clear, I am unable to assess its effect on Atlantipedia. At […]Read More »
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    Joining The Dots

    I have now published my new book, Joining The Dots, which offers a fresh look at the Atlantis mystery. I have addressed the critical questions of when, where and who, using Plato’s own words, tempered with some critical thinking and a modicum of common sense.Read More »
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Wallis, John

John_WallisJohn Wallis (1616-1703) was an English mathematician who is credited with the introduction of the symbol for infinity used today. It is also known that he took the story of Atlantis literally. Dr Renaud Morieux tells us[1262.42] that Wallis believed that over time the narrative became distorted but he concluded that the story of the sinking of Atlantis related to the destruction of the landbridge between Britain and France, isolating England, which was Atlantis(a) !

(a) https://books.google.ie/books?id=TKMtDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=John+Wallis+atlantis&source=bl&ots=UzkKmw0SKl&sig=X7kB_qtRMp1fHVhin8cocSzCLsg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi02JKVi9DXAhXIAcAKHbcaD4MQ6AEIUDAJ#v=onepage&q=John%20Wallis%20atlantis&f=false