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WITH reference to Mr. Mallock's letter in NATURE of July 4, I beg to point out that the gravitational forces in his supposed envelopes will increase their density to a value comparable with that of a solid unless the planets are very hot indeed. The stability of the belts and spots on Jupiter and Saturn is a serious objection to the existence of such thick envelopes.
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CHATLEY, H. Planetary Densities and Gravitational Pressure. Nature 116, 397 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/116397b0
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