Early Speculation on the Fuel of Stars

A star is drawing on some vast reservoir of energy by means unknown to us. This reservoir can scarcely be other than the subatomic energy which, it is known exists abundantly in all matter; we sometimes dream that man will one day learn how to release it and use it for his service. The store is well nigh inexhaustible, if only it could be tapped. There is sufficient in the Sun to maintain its output of heat for 15 billion years.

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From 1920, demonstrating an understanding that the fuel is subatomic energy, but betrays no insights as to how it is release.

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The internal constitution of the stars

Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Eddington , Arthur S. and Eddington , Sir Arthur Stanley (1988), The internal constitution of the stars, Cambridge Univ Pr, Retrieved on 2012-04-26

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