Write Down The Views Of Sir James Jeans About Formation Of The Earth In His Essay "The Dying Sun".

"The Dying Sun" is a scientific essay written by Sir James Jeans. In this essay he throws light on the theory of origin of our earth, its position in the universe and origin of life on it.
Formation of the Earth:

There are many theories about the origin of Earth. The most accepted one is that earth was a part of the sun. Scientists believe that, some two thousand million years ago, a star happened to come near the sun. It was a very rare event. In the same way, as the moon causes tides in the oceans, the star caused tides on the burning surface of the sun. One such tide gave rise to the formation of a mountain. When the star moved away, this mountain of molten matter shattered into pieces. These pieces fell into the space and began to move round the sun. One of these pieces is our earth. It cooled down gradually and gave birth to life.

Our earth is very small when compared with extreme stretches of space. There are countless stars in the space. Most of them are so large that thousands of earths can be packed up inside each star. The total number of stars in this strange universe is probably something like the total number of grains of sand on all the sea shores of