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Excerpt from The Earth: Its Genesis and Revolution, Considered in the Light of the Most Recent Scientfic Research The problem of the earth's origin has proved itself to be a fascinating theme in every generation. Imaginative philosophers, keen-visioned seers, and calculating and observant scientists have each in turn endeavoured to provide a solution. Interest in the question has been perpetuated by its continued elusion of those who search its depths. The sign of the earth's true beginning is yet shrouded in mystery. Research has thrown a burning light upon the hypotheses of yesterday, but each theory in the long succession has manifested a small amount of enduring truth. Past efforts have not failed to contribute to the store of knowledge which lasts from generation to generation. As the centuries pass, what has proved itself of good report combines with every new discovery and points to eventual success. The preparation of the present volume has been carried out with these thoughts in mind. The desire has been to gather up the conclusions of the past and to incorporate, as far as possible, the results of recent research, in order to evolve an up-to-date story of the earth. How far this attempt will endure the criticism of expert knowledge only time will tell, but it is hoped that interest in the subject will be deepened. The work, as now completed, appears to harmonise with the most recent views of the origin of matter in a way that was not anticipated when the author commenced his manuscript. Recent deductions from numerous phenomena of the universe, arrived at by the most abstruse calculations and reasoning, have traced the origin of the whole of the material universe to a common basis. 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.

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