As far as it can penetrate into the mysteries of creation, Physical Astronomy has endeavoured to show how the solar system may have been formed out of a mass of nebulous matter.
Though, doubtless, if the existence of nebulous matter now in course of concentration be disproved, one of the evidences of the Nebular Hypothesis is destroyed; yet the remaining evidences remain just as they were.
Of nebulous matter in its original state we know too little to enable us to suggest how nuclei should be established in it.
This leads us at once to the conclusion that the whole of our firmament was at one time a diffused mass of nebulous matter, extending through the space which it still occupies.
The chief objection to this theory is, that the existence of nebulous matter in the heavens is disproved by the discoveries made by the telescope of the Earl of ROSSE.
He supposes that, originally, the whole solar system constituted only one vast mass of nebulous matter, being expanded into the thinnest vapor and gas by heat, and more than filling the space at present occupied by the planets.
Whether this planet ever floated a mass of nebulous matter, only known by its dim and filmy light, or comet-like rushed through space with widely eccentric orbit, are questions which can only receive the reply of speculative minds.
The inferences drawn from a careful study of the condition of our own globe are in favour of the assumption of the existence of nebulous matter.
They are wide rifts which separate streams of nebulous matter, and are indicative that some formative processes may be going on within the nebula.
The most conspicuous part of the nebula bears a slight resemblance to the wing of a bird; it consists of flocculent masses of nebulous matter possessing a faint greenish tinge.
When examined in 1848 with Earl Rosse's reflector, two bright stars were discovered in its interior; each was in the centre of a circular dark space surrounded by whorls of nebulous matter--hence the origin of its name.
It possesses a nucleus, and on the photographic plate there can be detected the presence of spiral structure, indicating the existence of streams of nebulous matter.
Though, doubtless, if the existence of nebulous matter now in course of concentration be disproved, one of the evidences of the Nebular Hypothesis is destroyed, yet the remaining evidences remain.
These were supposed to consist of self-luminous, nebulous matter--the chaotic elements of future stars.
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