Published in 1871 | 462 pages | PDF reader required
CONTENTS
Introduction.
Chapter 1. Scraps of History.
- History works out its own development.
- An event prophetic of its successor.
- Condition of Europe when America was discovered.
- Mexican War, and Discovery of Gold in California.
- The Rebellion, and Death of the monster Slavery.
- The tide of Emigration.
- The necessity of more Territory.
Chapter 2. The Open Polar Sea.
- The Kuro Siwo, or Warm Current of the Pacific.
- A Temperate Clime at the Polar Sea.
- Insufficient reasons offered by scientific men.
- Gulf Stream and its Wonders.
- The Maelstrom, and Corals in the Northern Seas.
- Causes productive of the Open Polar Sea, Local.
Chapter 3. The Igneous Theory.
- Review of arguments offered in its support.
- Increase of Temperature in Artesian Wells does not continue.
- Enormous comparative quantity of Molten Lava.
- The formation of Coal.
- Necessity of Negative Elements.
- Impossibility of holding the enormous quantity of Positive Active Material within the Crust of the Globe.
Chapter 4. Volcanoes.
- Remarks upon the opinions of scientific men concerning Extinct Volcanoes.
- Various Substances erupted from the Craters.
- Mass of Molten Lava.
- Explosives.
- The production of Coal.
- Fuel necessary to produce Volcanic Fires.
Chapter 5. Earthquakes.
- Science offers no satisfactory theory concerning Earthquakes.
- Their extent not an evidence of Internal fire.
- Earthquakes and volcanoes produced by different causes.
- Electro-Magnetism productive of Earthquakes.
Chapter 6. Material and Spiritual Forces.
- Inquiry concerning the Author of the World.
- Forces existing in the Spiritual.
- Comparative Power of different Elements.
- Relation between Material and Spiritual Particles.
- Aura—Empyria.
- Positive Forces may be real Spirit Entities.
Chapter 7. Gravitation.
- Gravitation a subordinate Force.
- Views of Newton and Compte Examined.
- No interference with Scientific Demonstrations.
- gravitation not productive of Tides.
- Fire and Gravity overloaded.
- Some Important Deductions.
Chapter 8. The Sun and its Influences.
- The Popular Theories of Light considered.
- Neither of the Theories would supply the external Planets with Light and Warmth.
- Light and Heat produced by a vast Natural Electro-Magnetic Battery.
- Exterior Planets not dependent upon the Sun.
Chapter 9. Inherent Powers.
- All things upon the Earth inherit all their constituent elements from the mineral.
- All Animals are Locomotives,—the Earthly Parent must be a Locomotive also.
- All Labor exhaustive of Power.
- All Globes contain, in a latent condition, all the Powers of those in the most advanced state.
- The Development of Worlds.
- Method of Lighting the Interior World.
- The La Place or Nebulous Theory unnatural.
Chapter 10. Who are the World Builders?
- Vague Ideas concerning the Infinite Being.
- Man composed of Elements in Minerals.
- Infinite Power and Wisdom not required in the Construction of Worlds.
- Finite Beings competent to Build Worlds.
- Worlds Built by the Spirit Inhabitants of the Planets to which they are attached.
- Impropriety of placing all the labour upon the shoulders of one Personal Being.
Chapter 11. The Moon.
- Propriety of dissolving the Material World in order to ascertain its constituent elements.
- Change of Matter from an Etherealized to a more Materialized condition.
- Reconstruction.
- Soap Bubbles.
- All New Worlds built as Satellites.
- Fire and Water incompetent to form Worlds.
- Method of Dissolving the Granite.
Chapter 12. The Moon.
- Construction of our Moon connected with the Glacial Formation or the Drift Period.
- More Moons necessary.
- Tidal Phenomena.
Chapter 13. Vision.
- Vast Regions beyond the reach of Human Vision.
- Invisible Animal Organisms must possess Microscopic Vision.
- Material and Spiritual Organisms.
- Intensity of Spiritual Sensuous Organs.
- Thoughts and Ideas real Material Things.
- Men living in a World of Deception.
