VIII. FOUNDATIONS OF THE UNIVERSE 243

The world of atoms--The energy of atoms--The discovery of

X-rays--The discovery of radium--The discovery of the

electron--The electron theory--The structure of the

atom--The new view of matter--Other new views--The

nature of electricity--Electric current--The

dynamo--Magnetism--Ether and waves--Light--What the

blue "sky" means--Light without heat--Forms of

energy--What heat is--Substitutes for coal--Dissipation

of energy--What a uniform temperature would

mean--Matter, ether, and Einstein--The tides--Origin of

the moon--The earth slowing down--The day becoming

longer.

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