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M. FAYE has expounded his theoretical views on cosmogony in the several publications named above, and in his book he has also treated of the historical development of cosmogonic theories. We shall in the present article confine our attention to that which is original in his speculation; and we recommend the reader to refer to the essay in the “Annuaire” of the Bureau des Longitudes, 1885, for this portion of his work. M. Faye's writing is always easy and finished, and this essay has been intended for the general scientific reader. Had the original speculation been condensed for insertion in a purely technical journal it would have occupied but a few pages.
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In the junction of triangulations of Spain and Algiers the greatest side is about 270 kilometres.
"Comptes Rendus," 1880, vol. xc. pp. 637 and 1246. "Sur I'Origine du Monde." Pp. 257. (Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1880.) "Annuaire pourl'an 1885, Bureau des Longitudes." Pp. 757–804. (Gauthier-Villars)
We refer to a series of papers by the present writer on this subject in the Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. from 1878 to 1882.
This theoretical effect of tidal friction has not been commented on by any writer. Further numerical details and discussion will be found in Phil. Trans., Part ii., 1881, p. 531.
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DARWIN, G. The Cosmogonic Theory of M. Faye 3 . Nature 31, 506–508 (1885). https://doi.org/10.1038/031506d0
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