Litchfield enquirer., 1839-08-08

distance from the Sun 10 said be 400 Of miles
He lie much the largest planetary body that has ever
yet been discovered, being 5000 miles in diau,eter
and is therefore loo times larger than the earth
He turns on his axis once in ghdurs and S. minutes.
and HE revolution around the Sun is completed in lit
tie less than IL years Of time His degree Of heat
and light must be far weaker than that Of the EARTH
unless it can be proved that his satellites are not ell
moons but that one or two Of them at least are lu
nnares OF moderate circumference, revolving around
lllm point which is left for future astronomers to
determine. Spots have been discovered apparently
in Jupiters atmosphere some of which are intensely
BRIGHT and others dark they are mover stationary,
but revoIve with the planet, Now those that arc ac-
tualy brighter than the aerial element over which
they appear to move, may be suns sufficiently large
to warm and enlighten this body and therefore, the
Inhabitants who dwell upon it, allowing this new the
ory to be true, may have full much light and heat
as we ourselves! For at his immense distance from
the central Sun, he can derive but little light and heat
from him alone; and therefore, may not the infinite
wisdom Of the Creator have ordained orbs Of light to
revolve around him, to supply the deficiency Jupi-
is attended by four moons all of which are nearly
as large and two Of them larger, than the one that
gives her evening light to this world. Their distances
from the primary are as follows go
LIST Moon, 264,4eo miles;
"a es ST. 42O8l5
Sd +" .aEf. Me% 671234 !"
4,h l,l8O.5s2
Here then is field for the wonder and alteration OF
the astronomer and the Christian. It will need but
few such views to lead the mind to excaim, 40 Lord
what is man that thou mindful Of him, or the son
Of man that thou visest him ~ But comparatively
nothing thus far, has been learned by man, of the
woodworking power Of his Maker. Millions and
millions Of suns, much larger and more splendid than
yonder globe Of light that Eliminates this world glow
amid the everlasting and illmitable fields Of Eher.
Galaxy after galaxy constellation after constellation
orb orb, with all their countless satellites stretch
onward forever shining and blazing, in all the dread
magni6cence of heaven" Every star is the centre
Of system of worlds, rolling their silent and eternal
round, which none but angels and archangels" may
have travelled On this stupendous theme, the astrOn.
omer is lost in wonder; the awful gaTniture of inn
measurable circles Of planetary Spheres absorbs eve.
ry idea but that Of devotional sublimty! S
"Come them expressive Silence, muse his praise
MORE SUBJ REAsuRERs.-T N Y Times an
nounces that Jacob s. Warner for many years at.
ached TO the Street Commissioners Office in the city
Of New-York at salary Of two thousand dollars is
defaulter to the amount of $1,000
Itie stated in the papers that the late Post Master
ut Norfolk, N. c., who was recently removed has
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Deen ascer'a"eo 10 DC oeiauteF 10 the government
in the sum Of about 600. @
There are N ranv wa Va nd sbapes in which oco
80, r., =.
foco ouo' ireasuty pFac"cao'hty 10 Illustrated we
hardly know how to discern the difference of subjects
The two f,ouno .,,;c,s. f,o,,, ~ Hor,c,,a
M "''N'e' "0''' '''0 A'a'"''" o0u''e''
are pecuharly illustrative;
"RuNMNe.--We some days since chronicled the
eat OF man VINO ran twenty miles, over the Hunting
fark Nouise' near Fhlladelpha, m two hours and
twenty minutes, and TOOK SlOOO Tor u. This was