George Darwin Quote

The origin and earliest history of the moon must always remain highly speculative, and it seems fruitless to formulate exact theories on the subject.


The Tides and Kindred Phenomena in the Solar System, Chapter XX (p. 360), Houghton Mifflin & Co. 1898


The origin and earliest history of the moon must always remain highly speculative, and it seems fruitless to formulate exact theories on the subject.

The origin and earliest history of the moon must always remain highly speculative, and it seems fruitless to formulate exact theories on the subject.

The origin and earliest history of the moon must always remain highly speculative, and it seems fruitless to formulate exact theories on the subject.

The origin and earliest history of the moon must always remain highly speculative, and it seems fruitless to formulate exact theories on the subject.