The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-01

the stone performs the same diptic figure as
the hand does, and if the hand was not uni
ted to the body, or was Immediately dissect-
ed from it, how would it be possible for it
when loaded with an over baance of weight
to return to its common cetre again. To
me the idea appears absurd Or the moment
the centre of gravity gives way that mo-
mcnt the rotary motion must tease, or nearly
so.-Further, is it not unreasonable and con-
Trajectory to all the facts we are in possess
sion of, that the same mag,ct at one time
has but just the power of refining one body
and at another of retaining 2s bodies, all sit
uate in direct line, or neatly so, and that
without any perceptible charge, except it is
as they say of pulling the sun few millions
of miles from his common centre, which is
scarce worth noticing with them, since it has
become an easy matter to equate all the "a
nomalics of the sun, moon, and earth, and c.
ven of the tidcs-and all by the rules of at
traction-yet for my own part as tar as l
have been capable of examining the present
theory, have met with number Of pro-
tubcranccs notwithstanding the squaring and
cubing of distances, plancing and joint
ing surfaces, centripctal and centrifugal
forces, and lastly duftailing, SO that there is
an outward appearance of things, fitting af-
ter good deal of forcing together. Now,
considering the immense height, breadth.
length and depth, into which our wise men
have been drawn by the force of attraction
still think their theory will yet have to un-
dergo more weighty examination that i
to say, come under the weight of a more IL
niversal gravitation; for when that is not ta
ken off by the power of expansion it is ca
pablo of working wonders upon the waters
by the force of compression, and as much so
perhaps, on large scale, as our lungs have
of pressing forward the fluids in our bodie
on small scale. There is no question, nei
ther doubt, on the minds of those who strict
ly attend to their thermometers respecting
the sudden changes of the temperature ofth'
!, air, but that the phenomenon arses from th'
state of the atmosphere if the mercury set
!, ties; we say the atmosphere is becoming
} more dense and heavy. Ifthe mercury rise
!. we say the atmosphere is becoming more
rarifed and light-that is, the air or gasse
assume higher region; so that the atmos
phcrc may be said to rise and fall alternate
, ly, and tho higher those gasses arise and thu
more they mingle with 1ther, tie more Ger
) tain we are to receive heat from the sun
, rays, because they then act as amirror thro
which the suns rays are brought to a focu
; at the surface of the ground; so that whel
this is the case for a considerable length 0
5 time our tides decrease and lessen in the day
: yet are frequently full to overHowing IN tn
, night, and from lengthy observations 1t
: found that night tides are, during vcr
: warm weather, much greater and more re
eular than day tides, all Of which arc turthc
l evidences that it is compression and not at
S traction that causes their fowings and eb
, bings. Now, having, as conceive, SAID G
: nough to convey my meaning on the subjec
| of tides, / conclude that if make any NOR
t remarks under the head of "Seasons, Tides
+. Winds, &c" that they shall be confined pref
: ty much to the winds and weather.
i (To be Continued.J