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CONSIDERABLE discussions have taken place in the Geological Society and elsewhere in regard to Sir Wm. Thomson's conclusion that had the earth solidified several hundred millions of years ago, when it must have been rotating at a much greater rate than at present, its form ought to be different from what it actually is. That is to say, there ought to be a much greater difference than there is between the equatorial and polar diameters. I observe that the discussion on this point has lately been renewed at the meetings of the British Association.
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CROLL, J. On the Age of the Earth as Determined from Tidal Retardation. Nature 4, 323–324 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/004323a0
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