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Worlds in the making: The evolution of the universe

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The text presents physical explanations for the origin and evolution of Earth and other celestial bodies, linking terrestrial phenomena to astronomical processes. It examines volcanoes, earthquakes, interior heat, atmospheric composition, and the factors that govern planetary habitability and climatic change. It develops solar physics, treating radiation, sunspots, prominences, and the role of radiation pressure in shaping cometary tails, dust, and exchanges of matter. The work addresses aurorae and magnetic disturbances, meteors and meteorites, and draws on observations of nebulae and stellar spectra to discuss nebular structures and collision-driven cosmogony. Physical laws and thermodynamics are applied throughout to account for large-scale cosmic evolution.

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Title: Worlds in the making: The evolution of the universe

Author: Svante Arrhenius

Translator: H. Borns

Release date: September 21, 2022 [eBook #69022]
Most recently updated: October 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1908

Credits: The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

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