A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
CHAPTER IX
THEORIES OF PLANETARY EVOLUTION
Origin of the World according to Kant--Laplace's Nebular Hypothesis--Maintenance of the Sun's Heat--Meteoric Hypothesis--Radiation as an Effect of Contraction--Regenerative Theory--Faye's Scheme of Planetary Development--Origin of the Moon--Effects of Tidal Friction 308