JAMES WEIR.

Over Courance,
Lockerbie, Scotland.


CONTENTS

PAGE
[Introduction]1
PART I
[GENERAL STATEMENT]
1.[Advantages of General View of Natural Operations]7
2.[Separate Mass in Space]8
3.[Advent of Energy—Distortional Effects]9
4.[The Gravitation Field]11
5.[Limits of Rotational Energy—Disruptional Phenomena]13
6.[Passive Function and General Nature of Gravitation Field]17
7.[Limit of Gravitation Transformation]18
8.[Interactions of two Planetary Bodies—Equilibrium Phenomena]19
9.[Axial Energy—Secondary Processes]22
10.[Mechanism of Energy Return]27
11.[Review of Cosmical System—General Function of Energy]29
12.[Review of Cosmical System—Natural Conditions]31
PART II
[PRINCIPLES OF INCEPTION]
13. [Illustrative Secondary Processes]34
14.[Incepting Energy Influences]40
15.[Cohesion as an Incepting Influence]45
16.[Terrestrial Gravitation as an Incepting Influence]48
17.[The Gravitation Field]51
18.[The Thermal Field]54
19.[The Luminous Field]58
20.[Transformations—Upward Movement of a Mass against Gravity]62
21.[Transformations—The Simple Pendulum]67
22.[Statical Energy Conditions]68
23.[Transformations of the MovingPendulum—Energy of Motion to Energy of Position and Vice Versa]72
24.[Transformations of the Moving Pendulum—Frictional Transformation at the Bearing Surfaces]77
25.[Stability of Energy Systems]79
26.[The Pendulum as a Conservative System]81
27.[Some Phenomena of Transmission Processes—Transmission of Heat Energy by Solid Material]84
28.[Some Phenomena of Transmission Processes—Transmission by Flexible Band or Cord]89
29.[Some Phenomena of Transmission Processes—Transmission of Energy to Air Masses]92
30.[Energy Machines and Energy Transmission]95
31.[Identification of Forms of Energy]107
32.[Complete Secondary Cyclical Operation]114
PART III
[TERRESTRIAL CONDITIONS]
33.[Gaseous Expansion]118
34.[Gravitational Equilibrium of Gases]124
35.[Total Energy of Gaseous Substances]131
36.[Comparative Altitudes of Planetary Atmospheres]135
37.[Reactions of Composite Atmosphere]139
38.[Description of Terrestrial Case]143
39.[Relative Physical Conditions of Atmospheric Constituents]150
40.[Transmission of Energy from Aqueous Vapour to Air Masses]153
41.[Terrestrial Energy Return]160
42.[Experimental Analogy and Demonstration of the General Mechanism of Energy Transformation and Return in the Atmospheric Cycle]170
43.[Application of Pendulum Principles]181
44.[Extension of Pendulum Principles to Terrestrial Phenomena]188
45.[Concluding Review of Terrestrial Conditions—Effects of Influx of Energy]192

THE ENERGY SYSTEM OF MATTER


INTRODUCTION