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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Attempts have been made to explain tectonic deformations as being the result of extraterrestrial phenomena. Arnold Heim (...) assumed the passage into the neighborhood of the earth of a heavenly body that was heavy enough to produce very high tides, capable of modifying the rotation speed of the earth. He wondered if the interior strains that would result could not explain the formation of mountains.  2, record 1, English, - Heim%27s%20hypothesis

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Arnold Heim (...) suppose le passage au voisinage de la Terre d'un astre assez pesant pour provoquer de très amples marées, capables de modifier la vitesse de rotation de la Terre, et se demande si les efforts internes qui en résulteraient ne pourraient expliquer la formation des montagnes.  2, record 1, French, - hypoth%C3%A8se%20de%20Heim

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish