The Laws of Climatic Evolution (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Laws of Climatic Evolution The objects of this paper are, to formulate the laws of climatic evolution, and to show: 1. That in consequence of these laws a hot spheroid, holding water and air, or fluids of similar properties within the sphere of its control, and revolving about a source of solar energy, will be subjected to a series of uniform climates, gradually decreasing in temperature, and terminating in an Ice Age, that this age will be succeeded by a zonal distribution of climates, which, within certain limits, gradually increase in temperature and extent. 2. That the difficulties met in the attempts to interpret present, glacial and pre-glacial climates have been due, in part, to a failure to give due weight to certain of these laws, and to recognize the force of others. In attempting to trace the history of the earth back into the infinite past, the first step brings us in contact with the question: What was the cause of the Ice Age? Before going farther it might be well to glance at the theories which have been put forward to account for this age, and to briefly consider the present position of the scientific world as regards this first step in the problem. It is not necessary to review all the theories which have been urged. The principal ones only will be mentioned in two classes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.