Yes, he published books.
It was all nonsense.
His ideas violate physical law as known.
Kind of like the hollow earth ideas.
He noted many myths, then fabricated his stories about planetary movement to fit the myths.
The only evidence was the myths.
So, he said Venus was hot. So?
Throw out enough Barbara Streisand, you are bound to get a hit or two.
Maybe he used common core physical law?
Hot yes. as well as the extreme pressure, nearly exact surface temperature, gas composition and so on.
Known laws of physics are overturned regularly - and most of cosmology, planetary origin and placement in solar systems, like ancient (megalithic) history, as well as human descent is in turmoil - so saying something is nonsense, these days, is in itself nonsense.
You are certainly quick to stick up for the current scientific meme. You’d probably dismiss James Clerk Maxwell’s 200 quaternions as abominations, like Heaviside did.