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Worlds in the making: The evolution of the universe
Svante Arrhenius and H. Borns
227 pages~4 hr 32 min read14 chapters$4.99
Could life drift between the stars, seeded across space by radiation pressure? Svante Arrhenius, a Nobel chemist, ranges from volcanoes and earthquakes to the sun's radiation and the origins of life among the worlds. Bold cosmic speculation from a great mind. Contemplate the universe as a place forever in the making.
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14 chapters
- 1Transcriber’s Notes
- 2WORLDS IN THE MAKING
- 3TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 4ILLUSTRATIONS
- 5PREFACE
- 6I VOLCANIC PHENOMENA AND EARTHQUAKES
- 7II THE CELESTIAL BODIES, IN PARTICULAR THE EARTH, AS ABODES OF ORGANISMS
- 8III RADIATION AND CONSTITUTION OF THE SUN
- 9IV THE RADIATION PRESSURE
- 10V THE SOLAR DUST IN THE ATMOSPHERE—POLAR LIGHTS AND THE VARIATIONS OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM
- 11VI END OF THE SUN—ORIGIN OF NEBULÆ
- 12VII THE NEBULAR AND THE SOLAR STATES
- 13VIII THE SPREADING OF LIFE THROUGH THE UNIVERSE
- 14FOOTNOTES:
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