New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-19

- r., tn Tribune By O. DYxR, pAono graphic Writ>r
.v,,.eo,t AND THE HEAVENS. .ooFERNIcUs...XEP.
ins rssia rEEoRIgs AND DISCOVERIES. ACCOUNTING
- .ps ~oyfuESTs THE fEASETs b dATHENATI
-, ,,ws Law o. eRAviTATioS DISCOVERED BY SIR
so s,wrox. ..EcLIfsE or The sun OBSERVED 5000
sS.ss AGO At GlgYLoS...LA PLACES DIscoyERIEs...
100 n,.ooyERY or THs Law o. DISTANCES. DOUBTS
- "a ,Sorafs FLASET. SOLVED ~ ENcKE...sATVsN.
- 20 80 sls FLasET.. .BoUvARD oF FRANCE.
MtN sh.h..s.y,Tfoss. LEvERRrER's OBSERVATIONS AND
,,ScoySKy,..TBs IEcTUKEk's OBSERVATIONS ON The
,1ss EI,.LsvEkRIER AGAIS...THE PLANETS AL
CIRCULATING IN NtAKLY THE SANE LASE..,svProsiTioE
~ rHg FfxtD POSITIONS % PLANETS ILLUSTRATED...
TsaL sFTTL&HEST of THE POSITION oP the NEW PLA'
ur...EfSrwsD DESTINATIONS or PROF. MITCHELL
Ladies and Gentlemen. In the course of the lee.
.are which delivered last evening, / attempted
70 give some idea Of the power Of the Telescope.
tv unfolding 10 you the results which have been
sshieved through its mighty nstrumentality. My
osject was, TO convey to your mind some notion Of
The range which we permitted to take through
space, when carried by this mighty instrument
Bu, il will be remembered that only moved out
ward, in one direction. Ipenetrsted from point to
CONT, from object 10 object from star to star, from
system 70 system, from cluster to cluster until the
distance became great that light upon It's treless
wing Amos, refused to pass the mighty interval All
this been accomplished by the science the skill and
the mechanical ingenuity of and II 10 with this in
rsnent that he has prosecuted his explorations Of the
v,r Universe Of God. But In all this have said
nothing Of the laws which govern the Material Universe
We hsve said nothing Of the mighty globes that wheel
heir nytnc flight through space making the melody Of
motion II not the fsncied music of the spheres Are
these globes governed by law or do they sweep through
space regardless Of any bond uniting them to the center
Of the univsrseS Il Ii law that reigns or Il chaotic
eonsus,Ont For more than 1000 years The eye cared
upon kess far distant and beautiful orbs it watched
their motions through the heavens it determined com
pssiysly their relative distances and approximately
their periodic time But for that entire period the
law regulating these motions was locked up-it was q
sssed book
coyvkNcrs announced TO US, as have already said
As true ystem Of the Universe but il wac not until
the powerful genius Of KRrLEE turned to the sub.
sct ihs any law evolved by which Il was possible
10 seount for and determine with certainty the move
nn Of the Planets After long years Of toll and study
III NOS. extraordinary Of al the genluses that ever
rsed esrththe nrs 10 point Of time and the first
point Of tslen-revesled 10 the laws that govern
he Heavenly Bodies have Only time 70 announce
aese laws tonight Would ths, had time to unfold
yea tie workings OF bis mighty mind but lite results
arc ali that give you. He found 'hat the Ola idea
that the planets revoved IN circles round the Sun was
II he old Astronomers that II resisted every investies
Ton hat tended TO conflict with H. It's grasp bad been
% s,ened upon them that they could not loose its bold
But KxpIER by bic genius rose 10 the true conprehep'
son Of the orbits OF the Plnes RE louho tna' tDese
orbs performed their revolutions not In eirces Dot IN
elliptic curves This his hrst grand discovery Inc
true orbit Of the Planets now known ana me next
thing 70 be done 10 discover the law regalsung
,hsir motions and by which they could be traced in
sil ourneyings and their progress marked lie found
that Il Zine were drawn from The Sun which occupies
point In the uier out 70 the planet tha as tne Pane
moves round he sun this line Will sweep over equhi
surfaces 10 equal times
fThisis az we understood the s;stemeut.-R,Porta]
Hare was the second grand discovery and now Il was
found possible the planets round the sun ana 10
account for all their movements Here would seem
that the mind Of any man might have remAneu satsheo
AFTER revealing these two great truths that have been con
hnusly more and verified, Is we have penetrated
INTO space. IL was not so, however, Win me mnd OF
kEfIER Having discovered that all the planets revoVe
elliptic curves around the sun and that the sun occu
pied tie focus OF all these revOutOnf his mind was SO
iuyeed with the beautyof these laws that the thought
occurred 70 him that possibly there might be some law
uniting II hese bright worlds together In one grand
syseu and that some relation existed between their
periodic Tine and their relative distances "hich' II
ascerisined would enable him when knowing inc one
to discover the other. For seventeen years ne eAin
med tails matter with unremttin2 attention he formed
every possible hypothesis he exhausted MS ingenuity Ia
attempting 70 discover this law. Al The close OF tns
cog period he reached his final grand result. he De
aoarsied this truththst the squares o. ,he PeIouic
tine Of the planets always propouoned 10 tne esoes
d the distances Perhaps this language IL not tainiar
70 al who hear One moment Tor expsnsuon
The square Of = number 10 produced BY multiplying
into itsef-thus the square OF 10 10 the eooe Oh
number Il found by multiplying IL into itself three times
tie fourth power by multiplying the number four times
&c This IL a very simple law and with Us ara IL we
know the periodic times OF the p'sree sna kn ,ss
Tia distance OF q single Of them belonging 10 'hls
mighty brotherhood OF worlds. We can Ia moment
reveal the distances OF all the others In succession
When KEPLER had reached these grand results, I
he.hing more remained 20 be done. Inc siest i
problem az the Universe had been resolved But /
Something more was 10 be accomplished How was I
asas The Planets retained in their orott nhAi
power vss II that bound them TO me sun Nreqursd
ne Rcnus OF NEWTON 20 resolve this great proc I
l<sn Ana he centeTins all the energies OF his mighty
mind upOa this great Idea from year 10 year nns rose
% sse great truih-hnaiy reached the discovery oil the
nsd law Of CirAyifaIion Here again With II were pos
abe for me 20 explain the reasoniDgs BY which he
reached this grand result but again am forced 10 give
you ess the result, lie found this be rue-thaever
Prree OF matter in the Universe attracts every other
pcuc ana that this attraction increases IN RATIO cor
reronding 10 the amount Of matter contained IN the
hey and diminishing in ratio corresponding 70 the
distance between the bodice Suppose, Tor Instance Two
ecdes 10 be located In the Heavens certain distance
spvt The distance between these bodies we VIII /
cl Q and the attraction which one exeris over I
es osssr we VII represent l. , Vow ai.,. yos
from The ether i,s attraction will be but and you re
move three times its distance It's attraction Wiu DC
ee 10 and a. you continue 10 remove II It's aitrseuon
v v sxpres.ed by fraction the numerstor Of watch
WI ~ and the dcnominstor the square oil the us
nacs
A. Is the law Of GrAvitation was discovered the
seo,e movement OF the Universe became q new prop
en- AZ soon "a NRvToS found that u regulate TIE !
movements Of the Moon he extended II to the fiansa
40 he vsst sl farther--he attempted the resolution
another proolsu. II said he the sun exorh Al IN
assaee apoa all the Planets which 10 equal 10 me IN
rse ratio Of s distance what viii Be the curve OF ,ner
Nse'auent Ne computed that when be reached tne
expression Of The oro IL would be the expression OF
Pse but e bic ssionsshment be ioand thAt "es not
~ exPfssson He found general expression nos oly
nv 1s e-zpce curve. bat OF three other curves INC
spse ne persools. the hyperooia and the ciree- ne
ne Telescope for the purpose OF verifying we
he nnds the example OF tho circle In the oroN
&c oar moons Of Jupiter. The ehiPse In tne oroi
~ NC fsneu and In the orbits OF tbs Comets ne nnds
.ns'es OF the psrseols and the hypsroo.A lhe next
49, point was this ID all the bodies In space are
s--aAy operated upon BY each other. then we mast
s.ns TIE influence producet-we must weigh ino
1~ III Toe Planets and determfp the mater they
,..ia and thsr relative distances from each other
~ s'ns cur ciset In imagination to the Sun toere
~ snd mighty globe $4,000 miles ia dismeier-
- We IL cur position 100000 Of miles from
sun We TX our eye upon a globe fsstsned IN space
=. stationary. II force should sef that body In mo
-. ~ would move OF In . straight line through space
ne s'rtcuon Of the Sun seixes Il and 10 Planet
ssea 10 ne light OF its Parent sun wheels IN an u
IsrAenS orbit around its great center
nov II had tut thls "a and Planet would