New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-01

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Jccss vita 90 Of the 6.sss insersnsen ever mound
ID We dad sooos then svssy possels variety
Of frm- We Aod thsss classss sometimes IN
ssobalsr sxurs orcasioaany kruns rns Of light
- the Alay Way and. 10 short IN ever possible
fantastic shape imaginable and s,ill they are al
governed BY oos Lav-sl sobj>rt O. the isdsence
Of Gravitation- and their stability u perfect
have spohen ct the distance Of the stars |
intead bow 10 cary yoa aSonx with ne and give
700 an dee Of the Per.cds Of ks.os among these
N ghty objecta We know that the STAR which
compose oar own system are Dot fixed but are
moving. and We have rrasou % believe that tn~se
remote objects are enersiIed b, the came principe
We Ind. moreover. these mighty clusters seen 10
be scattered through Spsce ut isditer-ntiy oe'
by a certain law |, 10 strange that 9 CERTAIN
stream OF them happens % ocrgpy Posiien nss'y
p,rpeDdicular 70 the direction oi the Aisy " q!
Itself Now when ~e return home AGAIN and eon
nepce an examination OF ourovn System we have
q start with more minute. smaller PERIODS
6cd among doabie stars some moving suiitiy 10
Hercules there Q one ~hose nation 10 - percePs
vi. that VOC can Observe the change after lev
s,shts II pe-,Orms It's revolution a thirty seven
wear, only There 10 another m the Northern
Crown ~hch completes It's revolu;ioa IN iOrty-ISo
ye.r Then xe are carried BY anaiosy still iH
ther 10 the Constellation OF the Lion. where there
,t.-, one II these revoves IN one thousand and
the Other IN two thousand yesrs, and. lnasmach a.
N. whole are swespIng BY their proper mo,ion.
to-e,h.r through Space IN relative cumpsny there
i, every re.sou ~ believe they Constitute one sy'
ten and Ia case that Be true. the notion OF one ~
N. doc b, ,ets about the other cannoi De ess tnsn
one million ye.s Thus immense are their period'
bot ~hsi 10 this compared win me 'a' oi'V'i' "
our sun itself
In the Course Of Lectures 10 this City during the
p,.t ye.r attempted To- show u those who beard
M. how IVA, that Medier had recently deter
nlined the ceutral point 10 our great sua'um' ~
the source about which all the sias including our
san itsel are performing their mighty revolution
Now although we cannot rely imPhcitly upon a.
bis deductions y 4 that he has made eose ~
proximston 10 certain. and IN case Ne adopt his
,r.,> II REQUIRES our sun no ess than III ooV Wv
Of wears T. complete rs orb, shou, TINS grand cen
ter ii then xe desire u have the measure ~
ETERNITY n seems that Il 10 Possioie Almost to a.
complish !, even here 10 Time. for let Hs suppose
the hundred Millions OF sues T. De united uhdei
tie scton OF that Almighty Power that started
them in their orbits They sweep on. and IL
o0O 900 II wears roll round before the sun sccou
pushes bis mighty quincy To bung them a.
back again - the same precise position " .ne
RATIO 10 ANYTHING like What we suppose u " DC
taking the single revolution OF our own sun shd
solar system az our hrst unit then indeed VII We
run round literally ~ inhnity and throughout k'er
nifty Itself before we shat rave tcconp i'heS one
sreatreyolgti0n--one mighty year
II there be an, thing then that can lead us up
~.rt u the contenip alton o the attributes OF HIN
- .u.t.ins Al things hy the might OF HIS pow cr
isthe undsrstsndius of HIS vorAs above II you
would know HIS glory. examine The INFINITE uum
Der Oi mighty suns that bisre above us MULTIPLY
the hundred millions with which we are sssociatcd
by the thousands Of other systems beyond Us an
y an Won 4 4
an idea IF the Eternity past call u mind the thong
that all has existed - long The objects when III
has created we Know "a have existed miliions 4"
ear ago Tor We know with certainty that ms
must have been crested thus eafiy. else thciF ilkh
could Mt have raversed the mighty distance ~niei
..psrstes us from them And u We would nave
an idea Of HIS omnipotence let us remember TIA
these mighty lights are but the expression OF TIL
viii. Take our own htile Earth. which 10 ho~ n
com parson with the Universe but gram oi 'and
II a the inhabitants that ever moved On s surface
could unite the sum OF their physicsi suensu
toto one arm. and that arm should Nten "
IA project this Earth It could not move II through
SINGLE foot IN q thousand years We, TOD MS
moved IL "a OoO miles since have been sPeaAinS
Tn. !. pothinc Remember this that some A
mighty power 10 swinging u0t only thus tsrth' ~"
al the Planets of our system AZ the extremity OF
radius If one hundred millions OF millions 81 MILE
Aud not only these. but the hundred miiiors q
,nc their mighty revolutions Ii there be not
c,nvic,iou of Omnipotcnce here. then II Is imPossl
Bile Tor the human mind ~ comprehend IT.
And We may 20 one step father II We ~ou'
b.v, any idea Of the omnisciencc vi Dol let US iu
a moment reject that there - not soNtny par
t,lr of matter throughout the inverse that 10 ~
operating to disturb the movements 81 every othr
particle The Astronomer mas shown tne nio'' "an
scent.nt genius IN computing the perturbation ~
very lew little bodies belonging to his own y
ten, hut God has computed the perturbation q
every body IN the entire U inverse, and Tie Know
precisely hos much Influence 10 cxerted by ever
me uppn the other throughout the cessecss Axe
of Etcinity lie Knows full well that this might
system which He has calculated with mint
wisdom and skill. 10 g. arranged that It shall %
perpetusl-thAt II shall never end
Before part with this audience inasmuch q
| may never hsve the opportunity oi addressin
them again desire Ia say a few words with ree'
encc e. my own position IA the ooserNat"ry a. 'in
| cinnatl Many OF you may have raised the lae'
ton and very properly. that lnssmuoh ~ Am u
terested with an instrument OF superior Po~ef.w
/. 4 that have deserted my pos,. and the instru
m.nt idle WHY 10 Il that he who proiesses {
take 90 deep an interest In the investgaions +.
IN, heavenly bodies should not he upon the wsic'
| tower engaged arduously and Perpetualy 10 a.
| tempting IL unrsvel the mysteries OF their move
mrnts IL ga fair question. and It 10 proper ths
| should answer II
In the hrst place It should be remembered ths
The Observatory has been built by voluntsr
contribution OF one Thousand persons. Involving
ranks grades and pursuits Those persons VII
have contributed their money u psrvhasc insiru
ments 20 erect the baIding and to enclose th
sruurd are not able u give salary 10 the perso
having charge OF IL. and for six years have bee
laboring with all the power and diligence which
could possibly command, during which time hsv
never received the smallest compensation Tor M
/ services have been therefore Obliged Ia spend
small portion OF time IN such way ss To secure a
| adequate support for my family during the remain
Ing part OF the year; and that 10 the reason why
AM now before you. do M; expect to receive
sslary-l anticipate no such good iortane. But
have been attempting 70 contrivc plan by ~hicl
may be permitted to carry on the investig stions
have commenced. have been solicited by struv'
10 MEASURE all the double and multiple stars sout
Of the equator. IL will require ten years ~ com
pl.te Il He commences HE investigation viii
The north pole. and IN his own language hopes ~
NAV meet At the equator ami thss unite the south
err and northern hem,sPheres presenting pefiec
p,cture II the entire hesvens Ii 70 my ambition
a. accomplish this work. and do not desire eve
again 10 leave the Observatory. The INSTRUMENT .
now undergoing certain changes to adapt II "a par
ucul.r wants How am | to sustain my ssli
answer that | have already projected aud sn
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