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are such as should result under our theory of the 

 action of the forces of evanescence and gravitation. 

 Those views of M. Elie de Beaumont, are corrobo- 

 rated by the theory of magnetic action advanced in 

 our preceding volume. But, before dwelling on the 

 similarity of the conclusions arrived at by these 

 widely different lines of reasoning, let us briefly 

 consider the movements and configuration of the 

 outer crust of the earth which should result from 

 the action of the forces described in our preceding 

 volume. 



Of those forces, the great predominating force of 

 gravitation may be termed a static force. This 

 static force is acted upon by a dynamic force which 

 causes axial rotation; and thereby induces the 

 action of centrifugal force: by another dynamic 

 force which causes motion through space; and 

 thereby induces the magnetic action described in 

 section 143 : and by a third dynamic force causing a 

 transmutation of the material into the immaterial, 

 and thereby inducing a dynamic action of the 

 otherwise static force of gravitation, from which 

 results the lateral pressure just mentioned. As 

 to whether the first and second of these dynamic 

 forces be simply dynamic actions of gravitation 

 caused by the action of the third dynamic force, 

 which we have termed evanescence, is a question 

 which does not concern us at present. For our 

 present object is, without attempting to decide upon 



