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In geology……
UNIFORMITARIANISM is the assumption that the processes we observe today are the same that occurred in the past.
Cosmic Uniformitarianism
is the idea that our knowledge of how Earth features form transfers to other parts of the solar system.
Are the same throughout the solar system.
Spectra created in the lab on earth can tell us the chemical composition of celestial objects.
So, gravity varies with mass as predicted by Newton’s law…
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CONCLUSION:
At present, there is no reason to believe that things happen differently elsewhere.
At the same time, there are unexplained mysteries!
The end.
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