CHAPTER III 



THE REVOLUTION OF THE EARTH ON ITS 



AXIS, WEIGHED IN THE LIGHT OF 



PRESENT CONDITIONS OF 



SURFACE. 



The revolution of the earth when weighed in the 

 light of present conditions of surface proves conclus- 

 ively that the phenomen is brought about by the inter- 

 action of heat and cold. The earth being surrounded 

 by a large volume of air and a large body of water, 

 each being easily influenced by the action of either of 

 the powers, heat or cold. In order that we may well 

 judge of the effect of the power of the sun and the 

 action of cold upon these bodies of air and water, we 

 will make our point of observation in mid Pacific be- 

 tween the United States and the Chinese Empire. 

 The Pacific being the greatest body of water and in 

 consequence it will be the best place to take our obser- 

 vations from. 



Let our hour of contemplation be at the hour of 

 the rising of the sun above the expanse of the waters 

 of the Pacific. As the sun apparently leaps out of the 

 water it spreads its buoyant rays over a vast body of 

 air and water, which has been cooled by the action of 

 the cold during the night previous. That cooling 

 action upon the particles of matter that make up water 



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