Stellar Evolution and Its Relations to Geological Time

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Stellar Evolution and Its Relations to Geological Time

by James Croll

EN·~3 hours·5 chapters

Chapters

5 total
1

STELLAR EVOLUTION

6:24
2

PART I.

54:26
3

PART II.

47:41
4

PART III.

1:08:44
5

Footnotes

24:47

Description

In this thoughtful study the author tackles a fundamental question: what power source fuels the Sun and, by extension, the entire solar system? He contrasts the familiar gravitational explanation with a less‑constrained alternative, drawing on the latest spectroscopic findings about nebulae, meteorites, comets and the motions of stars. By weaving together observations from astronomy, geology and biology, the work sets the stage for a broader theory of how stellar heat has persisted through deep time.

The first section surveys the origins of celestial bodies and the nature of nebular gases, while the second turns to the geological record, using erosion rates and fossil evidence to gauge the Sun’s long‑term energy output. Throughout, the author argues that the heat radiated by the Sun over geological ages exceeds what gravity alone could supply, inviting listeners to follow a compelling blend of empirical data and bold speculation about the universe’s earliest conditions.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (194K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2015-06-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

James Croll

James Croll

1821–1890

A self-taught Scottish scientist, he helped change how people understood the Ice Ages by linking long-term climate shifts to changes in Earth’s orbit. His path to science was anything but ordinary, moving through a string of jobs before he earned recognition for work that later influenced modern climate research.

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