The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-15
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FSsAssr OlnAsss .. the Survey sfths Solar
o. Hntsy evening, Presssue ofusesA aelivsrsa Ais
nessd hsturs thi- sutset = IL nrsadvsU rSAsr.
nseI> - . very larss au',sncs.
Ne lecturer said-Lsaies ana 0sntlsnsn-Lsrd Bsoo,
ys kst sscsssses high that hks the starr
thry give very little HIGHT. h been tho ambition Of
NJ HE TO render cifsut subjects plain and cosy 70 b
sndsrssoed for, indeed tn asroseasr bsrrvw little
no. the ponp q hsgusse or the ao~srs Of rhetoric
and his chief is, ought BE- that No pecu
hsiiy Of language shan withdraw ths attea.
Nh fss. The Inherent grandeur q his subject At
tssG meetings We made soas exhibitions Of the
yrstvs vsvs Of the solar system Of the grand Lawn
hst govern It. and Ne shall oonclade remarks upon
As part Of sszosony this evening by calling attention
% TIA three great and most interesting bodies Of the sys
sspAis he sun vie the telescope dos. .o. pr.ssn.
Aat unSorn a~psct with which vs usually associate it.
batRs coanooly marked BY i.equ at,es,
- ep.sany by What called spcts Of the sun
A. last meeting eDdesvored to form coacep-
tes q tie nasaituas Of the We said that rsi.
vssia take sasses years to 10 rousd the un and that
The san we're HOLES there seuid be spsos enough In
~ million four hundred Thousand sodiss like sAs
earth sseush whole planetary system Of
bodies We must therefore. sontsnplat the sua - .
San ssss idea q It's otasos and explained Tat the
In vhich the distances Of the heavenly bodies
sIs found v very sinils, 70 that Which surveyors Of
Dsuss Of ths sateet portanoe to that the
aspos of the sbcuo b accurately dsterninsd
when have got Tie distance 70 the may double
mat distance and have The diameter Of the saxths
abn. We then multiply that diameter BY three and .
and then dividing thss By threc hundred and sixty Eve
sss the space through which the earth in
bh We make uss Of tho sarths diameter as ba,s lins
e psedsais the distance Of the stars and then rise
ss,:s q sss " sss ,sth S.,y We
q the earth therefore have We'd With each other In their
stenpts 70 ascertain sscntsy n. distance Of the earth
vas tt BY Ill the civsed governments 81 the world;
sad In tie year 17es the British government
expedition under Capt Cook TO the South Sea Islands
70 lhe leland OF fahifor the purpose Of taking
lush observations would more accurately cstermins
the distance Of the earth from the and Is also for
the object thss government have sent out
extsci,fon Chill, under Lieut. ellis distinguished
liss vas ky o, The tassit Of Venus Fine sxpeii
tiCn 10 Chi, have adopted the transit Of Venus and
other method which it J: easy to und.r stasd It sby
O srvasens upon Venus In order TO ascertain her psrA
tween Venus and the Sun II find that Of
Venus can Of coarse find that Of the Sun Sup
pose exptditios sDoud be suco~ssful In
'UDE the psrsla1 Of v.Aus they viii then have
yeipt out the method Of weighing the sun,
planned the esr,hs auaction upon the moon compared
weight exceeded that the earth Let MS now (oontin
ned he consider the important oces performed BY the
isA power Suppose 20 on to tho distant regions Of
keptuse, at the enormous distance OF 5000 mil
noss Of miles from the sun Yet that does not limit the
stf Acttn Of the for IL stu exists there New
the the source OF light 1t 10 well known to all
hOs much the world the In the bright beams
Of cay that light all nature and and In joyous
presenting all OBJECTS to the eye But 1t Ia
% generally kpowner thought Of that the also ogi
patss cd the soioIs and hero. summer b,rro~s
her green man 10 winter her veets robe Of white,
and every flower Of the garden not bright and beau
n ,.ys .so ~ vsrs., 81 TN. sn% 800 ,Ie
Sul satrs from the solar beam 1t Il NOT geseraly
t6coghs thst AL the splendid ooors OF the mineral kog
dom but the reflection OF the that to
from the the yellow Of the sapphire the green Of
Toe emerald and the briisncy Of the diamond
Every color Of resces in the beams
I1 reference heat it Is TO all that reaches
dsD that vbes the solar b-sms are Withdrawn the
vegetable and animal kingdom laoeuisAcs and dies and
sxtept TO its original chaos II 10
tne saUe vi spiOsl. AID man for imat-ly IL the
ee Of animals AHd men connected With what they derive
hoW the sun that II its rave are whdra~a to certain
ssient they Ansnlsa droop aud die hold desperate
con Gict sith the elenens But it ksi further Ithuk
FROM ordinary sppirh-sfioA that the great sx
tent the origin eli the mechanical power which exists
In this ~srld-thst II N the san which causes
rivers to ow and he sinds b blow aud vet such the
fss,; FOR Withdraw The heat, and rivers cease
30 nov and bee hard adsmant and the Winds
will Iuli into perfect calm and II We connect and con.
ten plate agencies Of be in relation the vege
table kpgdCn We msy carry eur thoughts stu further
that In the that She steamships
IND fellows the grss mechanical forces that
abroad in this world derived from the sun. les
mary isni. derived from this great b.aef:ctor Of tSs
SUd H strscke tken, that humsA nature should
Sew Down and wership the sun! 1t may be professional
prsjudice but it ssly appears 70 nae toAt Of all
hciateys they are less vsnsl who do homage to the
sun for u Is lsss Unreasonable that the Persian and
q, cert Nssi should boz sovH and worship the
an which tdOlAtSr paid
ssn dsvotcns Still, se Who enjoy the light Of revela-
Ron, may lowly bend upon tnss footstooths earh-to
Hln vhs made the san aud say, with that almost In
,s,. ss.s II ~ nd s, :ss
IN thy etsrss, eeurss toth when thou eln6'st,
II The son il the monarch The b.svens naturally
turnae the moon the queen Of the skies rhe MON
views Of that orb by the telescope than directed 70 any
eteer Of the heavenly bodies. We see there 40 msay
einss Win the TELESCOPES ,ns, ,sstss e -. 49,.
eopic views Of the poen Iprcducns diagram ~hen
D. dsys old, within its nrst quarter, and here We see
reuntass and valleys and here signs 81 volcanic lorna
Cons How do We know they s1e mountains and Valleys
We they nonotaLs from the fast that The ne
roc whereas in ether spaces rome are smooth and
rough; ana Ne know they are valleys rom the
tsu ehs,s, il In. moon are very regular ses
neption In tbs eopnees,on, tho Immense lsoors
,-rpcsss Of rsTieaon The moon /, eur dial aud above
methods Of tsfng onEtsote Sea that taken BY ths
10 the most soeuiase Their fore tse great prscua
problem a<tToson, has been ~ And the losgu
81 sea FOR this Newton wrote his Princ'pie" and
Ia PIsos HE "Msgniiquss Csissteyn This hes peca
sne. 70 nsrchsnt princes, that your rhios may
ride with safety rpcn The ocean and that the mar
her may b. saved IRON the borofs OF ship.rssk
Aetronany theae'ore claims 10 be- practical ~ yell
y,ct uhiirne science will only remark spon the quss
vhether iasy hope iDhsStants IN the noon
1t VIII be by Of my Older hiends here
whc can 70 back with ne twenty years that tners
vAs 0 ssltk-sted vsrk polished about that ttae
IN this civ called the Lunar Hosxn in which
j. was slated that not only Inhabitants seen
there but the whites cf their and the color OF
Their beards coud be oistu gpishtd. Daughter -W
take occasion ~ statement made respect.
mr. pys.lf which wish TO dissyov. party OF yoans
- cp,e carc up TO New asveu aud vhsd have visv
cf tue through large telescope, whica favor
asea tn tnSpa he n . a. n