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Excerpt from The Journal of Science, Vol. 7: And Annals of Astronomy, Biology, Geology, Industrial Arts, Manufactures, and Technology; Monthly, Formerly "the Quarterly Journal of Science" Observatory for 1880 that a Mr. Kirkwood writes If Laplace's hypothesis cannot be sustained, we may conclude that each planet, at its origin, was separated from a very limited arc of the equatorial protuberance, or, in other words, that instead Of the separation of a ring the centrifu gal force produces a rupture at the point of least resistance in the equatorial belt. Having in 1843 given reasons for the insumciency of the original form, pure and simple, of Laplace's hypothesis and theory, I published in 1857+ a theory of the common origin, development, and present organisation of the solar system, and therefore feel interested in Mr. Kirkwood's uncertain steps in the direction Of a trodden path. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
