An example of an analogy in popular science writing:
"In fact, as long as the material of the rock was in the molten state, the products of radioactive disintegration could have been continuously removed form the place of their origin by the process[es] of diffusion and convection in the molten material. But as soon as the material solidified into a rock, the accumulation of lead alongside the radioactive element must have begun, and its amount can give us an exact idea of how long it was going on, in exactly the same way as the comparative numbers of empty beer cans scattered between the palms on two Pacific islands could have given an enemy spy an idea of how long a garrison of marines could have stayed on each island."
George Gamow (1961) One, Two, Three…Infinity. Facts and speculations of science, Revised Edition, Dover Publications, Inc., New York.
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