Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.

The cover was prepared by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

WORLDS IN THE MAKING

THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE

BY
SVANTE ARRHENIUS
DIRECTOR OF THE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL NOBEL INSTITUTE, STOCKHOLM

TRANSLATED BY DR. H. BORNS

ILLUSTRATED