New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-03-22
LECTURE OK MAGNETISM,
BY RICHARD ADAMS LOchr.
Reported :o- The Tnbane.I

nowned author Of the Moon Hoax ana wei Know
among OUT. scientific men for MS hisii aoitty ano
Distinguished attachments, Delivered a .cIy ht4i-
esting Lecture the society l-lDF'f: On iursuay
evening upon the influence u 'e'ieS'rioi -n'5'e.
Z,isr on the past r''se'i. ana iu'u'e t'.t''" u
:is ,rorld-ef'ofae''is t'e 'esis q 'c
creation and VI aAt 'i'!.''' ~
would hrst eau a''eiie'o' - 'io :,
netsn on tte na'ural 'ofsii' % q
speak OF its 'iihu''ce ." '''" ''i''D.'''.
We" oil 'ias",'.sh "'''0'' ,si7oo'''zs'
s hlence On TIC "..'''' 80 ~,
more Substances s''A'' '.'','s'sy,
IT exists ~ :" -,
guar o's"'''' ..,s...I, .c..1.1..
narrow range OF 10y
mena But an poi'o' 90! p'e7''' 7'''','..''
magnetism ana 'ns'' '='''',.'''' !'"7
to the different e'' - ..'.'So''''''
The best way % le''o'' '', :. ~ 81
sidef VIA ~
one TACT we q
sasS J'g"szeN0
Is ho' 'i's
eiief p'' NJ
wlTd-of ~ 800 ~
hing. 'iiefe - 4 49, -
must aiso y
motion III ,,,
can exist "'''''', : -
known lor W. oU' '-s ~ - ''''',
postu!ate o. Oh =" ~ Wv ~ - - INV u''s'
law OF ms fr!nclpia that TO every ACTON (or
motio thcre Is always iopPos''e equal re-act'ot
or contrary notlon Or tlc natural actioh u tNo
forces upon each other orupon passive body
stuatcd cuu-dstantly bctwcc;l them. Is always
a,m,i Tins we shall have an eternity Of motion.
,Lon,1 ho sor,n miracle. ,n=.ton il
-
oopPosV ie'eo -
then to be deStroyed-and then To be renewed
again : through 4 perpetual series of alterations,
the ancient SynbG, that eternity circle. without
beginning or end would be strictly phios optical
o,.a.J;,, - No,,.o,,s p;,.;,,;,
All 'lie W is anu - ''s''
results e holloi. sho'ss' o''u''s W az ties
areas wc see them in the forms OF plants. &C.
e tbcro had not been a motion of the particles
..L.,n ,,,o,.. ,l., 49, Cor,o,,n,,o ,b,
y - -, -
most simple ACTOR Oh Two io'ces upon n'''cf ~
tree state, say tue action upon 1t quantity OF
force repoIs. the other attracts: one drives from
tho Other mills TO- Is NOT the necessary eiec, the
a.a,a..;, ,oo@T al -, ,boo,,,,r,l f,,.,,s
:, !.
VI VIC A''s :. - -" ''e ~ ''""'' '''''#'' "'1
orcula!' ana might ASH any one VI YOU u una d
third motion 10 produce thisfofm. EVldcnuy-cVcn
to mathcmatcal dcnonstratloti-lt must be aclrcle
and nothing else But provided one of the forces
m,.ya, b,, l;lc ,,, o,ie,-ler tic attraction
nrcyo;l hn, n little over the repusion and vhat do
- 49,, THO IN. of rho circle woI aeon
- -, ,,,las,lv,s IN. other matter in,snacc
~ -, s,.,o Trio porrow r;bn would
l'o ..,,ll Tho odo,s and
49, hold b,vc !, bnlloy snhc,e omen at both
aD5* mil i, was comnle,ed i little attention to
the celestial bodies is sufficient TO show that this
has been the process of the Divine hand in creation
Some wears 400 n European astronomer announced
,ba, bn had seen comet with two other comets
Il, ,o,ror,,;nn nj three comets this
u.s@co,. ;dor.d very marvellous. and am not
,h,, ..xn,.a,on ha, vet been riven in
~, ;,@S sr;n,co Bn. # his Theory he t,1le
W., ol,vous IF wciakctli pbcno-
=, ,nsct;o xi,htbe well>nown facts that
,s ,,,c, s,ors of the third n,ag,i,,,d,.
,r,.Sl;.,;n.,l s,cn ,hrouc},=rIe mucL.ls Of the
conct and that there arr, other times when even a
ara, nc rho FIRST n,oonit,do cannot b.. seen we ,lav
g.. go. how these facts are 10 be accounted for. ii
We sunpo,c the role end of the comet TO be pre-
@n,cd 70 the eve. and suppose the conctalso 10 be
an nnt,;sbcd snherc opca nj the poles. as have
describc1,-tln ,ibin expanded bu, not completed
j, viii NOT be surprising that we should see !;
star through it. But suppose the comet TO be pre-
sen,ed cquateriallv to the cv,.-haring both its
ndes between thc exc and the star; OF course we
shall not sec it, Now. suppose II to BE midway