The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-12
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In Prof, Loomis' work on ths sn6ieci.shs
people will md great amount q In,eres.
ting knowledge, sOne sectioa Of tbs .htstory
tteats Of The .notioa Of The suu aad fxed
listers u the great celestial sphere. Though
wespeak Of The sun ss ihe eeatre oftha plar-
lets and comets of Ihu solar system, analogy
would lead the probable mo,iua of tho, sun
and his attendant bodies, asound its cs,nnon
centre. Astronomers have Tor . consdera-
Bile lime, more Than expected Ibis u Be d.
fact. '-'45ss@ sa4
! The fixed stars retain the same gelaIya
position from age to sgs;' but So ilinute aDI
accurate have the observations become hy
reason Of the improved Instruments Of sss
tronomcal research, that a relative motion
IN o large nEmber Of the siars have been
made certain. This ,no,iopis % Be accuunl.
ed tor 70 . great textea. BY tho real motion of
the centre The solar system. II has hofa
noticed that the stars 10 one part or the heay
lens are slowly approacis'ng each other Tic
must result qsosn The ical motion ofth Ger.
ire Of our system, from lhe furnes aud 10.
wards the latter. As eaFIy as 1883 Her
scheil computed the poin, towards which our
sun 10 moving, 10 be ia The constellation ii
Hercules. Others have coine to the sama
result. The maans of various results places
this point In right ascension about 200 der
aud in decliaa,ion IS deg. 4 e' ts'0 -
Later computations reader II probable sli6,
the motion u the sun II III huge curve, Ii
which i,s velocity may 10 II eco miles ah
hour. a&i 89pla@si el s sas ees8
| So minute and extensive have been ii,a
obseT vetions on the Fixed stars, thas asffnt..
omsrs have aimed at ti1s computed restlIs
which transcend inconceiyably aiI the aI,tic.
llpalions Of former times. Newton himself
would be amazed d, The ptoseat s,sss Il ID.
iron0Eny. sf st aati'sf stsi asa egeN @as
Prof. Madlsr, Of the Dotpas Observatory.
has even calculated the probable centre III
the universe around which out system il
revolving. This centre "must lie IDisnd IN
the ciicnnference Off great ci4cIe, wI..se
pole " thas point toward which sl,e sli...s.s
moving This 10 very obvious on h aaoaseAts
considerstfon. and that point haa already
been saeiI&ioned. The pole jtlss noticed, ID
al the victHity VI Pleiades or seven stars,
saost sesnst4abae asid beautiful cluster. and
Nader proposes Alcy0ne 10 thar cjastes,tfe
most promiaets ol the Pieadee, az The CEN
ire through which our sun ID revolving. and
calls u the CENTRAL sun of tho great system.
This ID partially corrDbOrsied by lks fact
that the most palpahle and Rtea.eas III ths
real inoti0n ofihe fixed stars ase found ii
great cifcla described ah0al sle Pieiades Ill
4 poie,' the very place where stch mist o.
cur. &Aft f@s ssa s sHssgs@ @aas@
The astounding wonders arc YET u soiae.
For Prof. Nader computes The distance ii
Aicyoae % be thirty fo0g nlfilions ii times
that of the sai (frona the earsts,l reqairia9
o57 yeais foe light Is come Is d, u lib
rate OF 200. 600 nliies asocons, Of 1t IL .0tlp.-
600 OF miles per saiaala.' lfthis ba %. slao
l'sTsodic time os shs san land of our syssesnl
aboait Aicy0ae, s essilnated as eigAsesa in.ls
lions OF years .sea a{ iaa$ IA s41ss* sfsAfa
F"r enlaFgomsni0 Of human conceptions El,isa
s mag'f 'fceni enough. ShOalsis not als prove
q be approximation ID the trssfl., the wosasi
will see ia Il HE heasiaRs aud aspifasistls Of
ne astronomical spirit, The revolutions 1T
he planets rannd The sus, especially Of Neu-
une NJ the distance Of 5000 gnllhoAs uf'
Aiics in lO4 years, Ia involves d stfatcltuf
hought that makes the brain whifl; g,ssssassl
he sun carries with him all the pianets alysi
comets arOaad'RnosheF centre ri a distance
md time only iacOnueiyable, who cen stand
has! aa, Rses8a 8aa@ ss3ag ssa nsaA