Shuler, Molton Ancrum. [from old catalog] · New York, Broadway publishing company · leaf 40
grand-daughter. At this point it might be well for us to give thebeautiful nebular theory, which has been propoundedby the astronomers for the purpose of accounting forthe singularities and the origin of the solar system.It is believed that in ages vastly remote the planetsand their satellites were… … outermost planets being the first formed. As thesemasses varied in volume, all being far smaller than thesun, the larger ones were attracted by him and beganto swing in their orbits at their relative distances fromthe central luminary; while the smaller bodies near bywere attracted by the larger,…
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