human
An annular world! exclaimed the doctor, his eyes sparkling delightedly.
gpt
It confirms the nebular hypothesis!
human
How so?
gpt
Because it proves that the process of condensation and concentration, which produces planets out of the original gases can take place at uneven speeds! Instead of concentrating to the globular form, Sanus cooled too quickly; she concentrated while she was still a ring!
human
Must have a queer sort of gravitation, he pointed out.
gpt
Seems to be the same, inside the ring or outside. Surely, doc it can't be as powerful as it is here on the earth?
human
No; not likely.
gpt
Then, why hasn't it made a difference in the inhabitants? Seems to me the humans would have different structure.
human
Not necessarily. Look at it the other way around; consider what an enormous variety of animal forms we have here, all developed under the same conditions. The humming-bird and the python, for instance. Gravitation needn't have anything to do with it.
gpt
The ring must be inclined at an angle with the sun's rays, she observed.
human
That being the case, Sanus has two periods each year when there is continuous darkness on the inner face; might last a week or two. Do you suppose the people all hibernate during those seasons?