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Earth and Sun: An Hypothesis of Weather and Sunspots

Name: Earth and Sun: An Hypothesis of Weather and Sunspots
Author: Ellsworth Huntington

Ellsworth Huntington

Read by Leon Harvey · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Preface. Note on Climate Changes (12:09)
Solar Disturbances and Terrestrial Temperature (20:31)
The Sun’s Effect on Storminess (27:59)
Solar Regulation of Atmospheric Pressure (24:11)
The Paradox of a Hot Sun and a Cool Earth (38:52)
The Nature of Modern Climatic Variations (20:10)
Electrical Activities of the Sun and the Earth (40:01)
The Electrically Effective Areas of the Sun (33:38)
A Possible Electrical Factor in Barometric Pressure (32:54)
Methods of Testing an Electrical Hypothesis (31:44)
The Origin of Sunspots (29:08)
The Sunsport Period as a Result of Planetary Influece, by Henry Helm Clayton (20:54)
The Planetary Hypothesis of Sunspots (31:40)
The Nature of Planetary Influence on the Sun (35:43)