Excerpt from Thoughts on Matter and Force, or Marvels That Encompass Us: Comprising Suggestions Illustrative of the Theory of the Earth and of the UniverseOf propositions deemed (perhaps erroneously) more or less new or newly illustrated, the following among others may be named: The first movement of matter the rotation of the whole, and the form and motion of the spheres a corollary of that movement.Orbital are axial motions developed in a diminishing series, and have therefore a common origin with the latter.Heat is the product of the concrete spheres, and was consequently undeveloped in the ¿uid universe.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.