New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces
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SOLAR AND TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS.
NEW AND ORIGINAL
THEORIES
GREAT PHYSICAL FORCES.
HENRY RAYMOND ROGERS, M.D.
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR.
MDCCCLXXVIII.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
THE
GREAT PHYSICAL FORCES.
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTORY.
The Sun.
CHAPTER II.
WHAT IS PROPOSED.
The Great Problem.
CHAPTER III.
THE GREAT FORCES, THEIR CHARACTER AND OPERATIONS.
Sunlight and Sun-heat.
The Great Law of Conservation of Force.
How are the Spheres constructed?
The Grand Magnetic Circuit.
CHAPTER IV.
SUNLIGHT.
Its Source and Nature.
Its Limits.
The Sun not Incandescent.
The New Hypothesis.
No Borrowed Light.
The Sun Dependent for His own Supply.
Light as a Substance.
Velocity of Light.
CHAPTER V.
SUN-HEAT.
Its Source and Limits.
Tendencies to unsettle in Science.
Present theories of Supply of Sun-heat.
The true Source of Supply.
The Earth's part in the Process.
The Sun's part in the Process.
We seek a new Philosophy.
Old Phenomena, and new Interpretations.
Well understood Processes in Confirmation.
Heat without Combustion.
Inter-currents.
Solution of the Problem.
CHAPTER VI.
THE SEASONS.
Why their varying Temperature?
CHAPTER VII.
GRAVITY.
Its Essential Nature, and its Source.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE ATMOSPHERE.
A Veritable Ocean.
How Constituted.
Extent and Character of this Influence.
Note the Functions of this Ocean.
Not yet fully Comprehended.
Have we been Mistaken?
New Light.
The Character and Virtue of this Element may not be Mistaken.
CHAPTER IX.
WINDS.
Entertained theories Erroneous.
Their true Character.
What gives rise to the Currents.
Philosophical Considerations drawn from Observation.
Winds may not arise from Presumed Causes.
A Great Cosmical System.
CHAPTER X.
SUN-SPOTS.
Grave Doubts.
Overestimate of the Degree of Spot-shadow.
What They are not, and what They are.
They are Caused by Magnetic Perturbations.
Inconsistency of the Present Accepted Philosophy.
Figures that are Deceptive.
Effects of these Wonderful Phenomena.
Mistaken Conceptions.
May not be Tabulated.
Unbiassed Estimate of their Character and Location.
CHAPTER XI.
SOUND.
Essential Character and Medium of Transmission.
CHAPTER XII.
SOME OF THE RESULTS OF THE FOREGOING THEORIES.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE DIRECT INFLUENCE OF THESE FORCES AS CAUSATION OF DISEASE.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE ARTIFICIAL PRODUCTION OF LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER, AND THEIR UTILIZATION.
CHAPTER XV.
WHY WAS NOT THIS DISCOVERY SOONER MADE?
APPENDIX.
Action and Retro-action.
The Earth and all Spheres framed alike.
Mutual Relations of Earth and Sun.
The Sun's Body Dark.
A New Theory of the Nature of Water.
Sun-heat.
Auroræ.
The Great Sun Battery.
Gravity.
Static Electricity.
Solar Spectrum, its origin.
ADDENDUM.
Transcriber's Notes
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