Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation
The Bodies of Space, Their Arrangements and Formation
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occurrence of an excess of the
centrifugal force? If we suppose the agglomeration of a nebulous
mass to be a process attended by refrigeration or cooling, which many
facts render likely, we can easily understand why the outer parts,
hardening under this process, might, by virtue of the greater
solidity thence acquired, begin to present some resistance to the
attractive force. As the solidification proceeded, this resistance
would become greater, though there would still be a tendency to
adhere. Meanwhile, the condensation of the central mass would be
going on, tending to produce a separation from what may now be termed
the SOLIDIFYING CRUST. During the contention between the attractions
of these two bodies, or parts of one body, there would probably be a
ring of attenuation between the mass and its crust. At length, when
the central mass had reached a certain stage in its advance towards
solidification, a separation would take place, and the crust would
become a detached ring. It is clear, of course, th
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