Author : Archibald Byron Macallum
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266851073
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)
Book Synopsis On the Origin of Life on the Globe (Classic Reprint) by : Archibald Byron Macallum
Download or read book On the Origin of Life on the Globe (Classic Reprint) written by Archibald Byron Macallum and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from On the Origin of Life on the Globe Arrhenius admit-t, however, that the organisms which thus arrive would in their first contact with the atmosphere of the earth encounter a temperature of not less than 100 C. Due of course to that gener ated by friction. This he holds will not necessarily sterilize the organ isms as protein, which is their physical basis, is not in the very dry state coagulated by such a high temperature, but it is exceedingly doubtful indeed if organisms which are supposed to retain in their long journey through space moisture enough to enable them to begin terres trial life, would be profoundly unaffected by a temperature which ordinarily is germicidal. 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.