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been one rheh bad been de trOyed, or that in any


case there ought 10 be one in that precise spot
This conjecture Of kepler, not being tested By tel
escopic observation, as these instruments were
not thea invented, was forgotten, until il was re-
WED By Prof Bode, OF Borne, who robbsd hep
Ter Of his Just credit, and procured ior hi. scheme
the name OF BODIES Analogy, by which it IS yet
known. Astronomers then turned their glasses TO
that portion OF the heavens, ard the lst OF Jan
usrv. 1901, Prof Piazzi. OF Palermo, observed
small body precisely that distance from the San
wuic1 completed the harmony OF kspler and
which proved to be E planet This he called
Ceres Ga the 18th OF March, 1872 Dr.. Oibere
discovered another; Sept. /, 1909, Harding dir
Covered third and on the 29th OF March. 1907,
pupil Of Oilers found fourth. They eers all
at ;he sane d!stancs from the Sua, an! m0rsd IN
neqrly the same patti. This, Of course, COM
p.e;ely restored TIE harmony o: kepler.
The discovery OF these very small planets (for
their diameter Is only some $50 or 300 mile-)
cited conjec;ures as to their na,ure. l, was sur
missed that they were but fragments Of one larger
planet which had in some way been shattered 10
pieces: and this conjecture mss neatly become
physical fact Ii cas- be shown W geoze;rlcal
demonstration that if planet were thus .hivered
to fragments, the pieces would move around the
Sun in such an orbit as il described by these
bodies, and that the particular nature. inclination,
&c. of the orbit would depend upon the direction
casually given 10 them. As their first velocity
would OF course be far greater than that commu-
nicated by any collision the new orbit would not
depart greatly from the old one. |; is 10 be OBJ
served that the paths OF these small planets differ
from those OF the others precisely in those ercum
stances in which they might by virtue OF al ex-
Posion, as in their Inclination, sc in short,
they behave just as such fragments in such
situation sho-.d behave. Their extreme small
ness. too, fayors the belief that other fragments
are yet to be discovered H-r.chell found that
these bodies not spherical, which of course
Is strong proof thnt they fragments OF a
larger body.
There is one other very natural query: what
broke this planet Either an i.ternal explosion
or the collision Of Comet: asd many circuR-
stances make it probable that it the latter
| is known that Comet, do cross the path OF the
planets: indeed there is one whose path crosse.
Iha, Of the Earth, and nav ona day shver our habi
;stion to atoms The atmosphere which surrounds
these bodi-- - 20, n thin strata a. IN the other
planets. but has the appearance Of being the haze
aways attending Comet, which would adhere 10
the planet alter collision.
But we viii leave these small bodies and turn
our attention thr largest, most magnificent and
imposing body Of the Solar Systematic planet Ju-
piter. 1t was long snpPoSad TO be solitary planet
until Calico, with his newly invented telescope
(Which in its construction closely resambled thu
modern opera glass; discovered lis attendant: sa-
tetes.
will conclude this Lecture, by relating an an
ecdoie illustrative Of the general character of the
arguments brought against Calico. pretended
discovery. a Professor in University at Florence
made the following argument; What Calico
and others saw could not exist for the following
reasons In the heads Of animals Their. were sereR
windows, cara, two eyes, two nostrs. end one
mouth there also secsn parts of the world :
and the Jews and all oiher nation, had reckoned
screen day, in the week, from which it followed
that there were SeUen planets and that there could
be no more" Such the logical demonstration
Of learned Professors in the time of Calico.
After reading letter from Calico to kepler
ridiculing the scruplcs of Professor who would
no loo. into telescope, DR.. LARDNgR closed hi.
interesting and instructive Lecture by announcing
its continuance on Tuesday evoning next.
" So far can leara, the arrangements for
the proposed " Independent organisation Of The
Catholic Church IN Americ0." do no, go on so ia
vorably as was at first anticipated We cannot hear
that any than the following selections for chief
dignitares have been definitely agreed on-vz:
Pope. JAMES GORDON BENSErr.
Cardinals - THOMAS S. BRADY
MATTHEW O'CoSSoR,
John AuERS.
The Cling up Of the remaining places will go on
slowly it being deemed essential that those selected
shall come up the high standard of riety, ortho-
doxy, religious zeal and standing in the Church
which has been fixed in making the above elections.
Due notice of the progress made will DO given in
the Morning Herald, which is Of course the
credited organ and textbook OF the independent
Catholic Church. As will be seen by the above
appointments, the French influence is entirely
PROSTATE.
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