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Excerpt from Le�ons sur les Hypoth�ses Cosmogoniques Profess�es � la Sorbonne
Ou pourrait penser que l'univers a toujours �t� ce qu'il est aujourd'hui, que les �tres minuscules qui rampent � la surface des astres sont p�rissables, mais que les astres eux - m�mes ne changent pas, el. Qu'ils poursuivent glorieusement leur vie �ternelle, sans se soucier de leurs mis�rables et �ph�m�res parasites. Mais il y a deux raisons de rejeter cette mani�re de voir. 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.