Ever since man perceived that the solar system is a cohort of planets revolving around a central sun, at different distances but in the same direction and in almost the same plane, he has wondered how ...

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THE object of the present treatise is to establish in a modified form the nebular theory of Laplace, by the introduction of some original views which have long occupied the attention of the author.

First edition, London, 1844; an American edition was published in New York, Wiley and Putnam, 1845. "Communications by H. Weekes, Esq."--Page 134-142. Contents Design of the Vestiges explained -- ...

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THE literature of geology has grown so immense that no man can be familiar with all of it, particularly when it refers to another continent than one's own, yet it comes as a surprise to a Canadian to ...