230 Researches in the Theory and Calculus of Operations. 



origin in space, we may say, In the beginning, God cast 

 germs of force into space. Of unequal densities or intensions, 

 and planted at unequal distances from each other, each force 

 expanded uniformly in all directions in space. Certain limits, 

 more or less approaching to spherical in outline, would be 

 reached between each two nearest emanating centres of 

 force, where the encountering forces would be of equal in- 

 tensity. At these limits or boundaries, both transmission 

 and reflection of force take place. The transmitted portions 

 of the emanations from all the centres merge into an ethe- 

 rial force of uniformly infinite elasticity and zero of density, 

 which serves as the conductor of the colorific vibrations from 

 each centre throughout infinite space, and gives the phe- 

 nomenon of scintillation when crossing a boundary of reflec- 

 tion between any two emanating centres. 



To recur to our own solar system, the portion of the 

 emanated force reflected from the boundaries of encounter 

 with the neighboring emanators, by its reaction produces 

 condensation towards our centre the sun. This pressure, 

 constantly tending towards the centre and meeting reaction 

 from the central emanation, increases the consistence of the 

 substance thus formed by the encountering forces, and a 

 succession of spherical or spheroidal shells are the result. 

 As the distances of the emanating centres are unequal, the 

 pressures are unequal on different sides of our centre, and 

 will become so uneven or so much greater on some particu- 

 lar side as to start a movement of rotation, which produces 

 an extensive fragmentation and general bouleversement of 

 the spherical shells; cutting them into multitudinous pieces 

 of infinitely various sizes from that of the planet jupiter 

 down to the smallest asteroid and meteorite. The axis of 

 rotation would first accept a rocking motion, but finally 

 balances in a fixed direction, the equatorial tangent point- 

 ing out the opposing directions now termed the east and 

 west according to the rising and setting of the sun, etc. 



