The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-11-27
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considering the Impressions that have p'".
vaiI,j i"uchug " the in'nutah'lli, al Tia.
stat, sphrt.s I'M one would have tx.
p.ci,d Ia hrar Of such ev"uts ~ those "i
new suu- coming forth With Sudden bud.
lianr, ~ tn. .khs. aud of other suns long
observed. lsdlug aws,--of others r"''brd
oi halt th,ir tadianr" within III. period o'
= few weeks = OF others growing gradually
lo five 'nli brightness, thrn bursting I" III
intn .urpa.sing lustte, mad then g,adua.Iy
ladi Z away, ms in dying ronfltgration
And h,ipg informed ui such events We
should mol nj the FIST glance See that the
facts were Applicable tn elucida,c aud con.
firm the Scriptures
Bot let us look at the facts What III.
Greek astfonoutr, l'pparrhn. recorded, Ms
!, the huih Of a new star al -Ntfaoidinar,
, hfilliancv though doubtless true, and Tia.
h. event. recorded hv the thinesc might
have been regarded RS fabulous were It not
that modern sciruce n occa.lnn for hike
r,cntds l,cLr Erahr describes the one
which l." saw, as t'ill"w.;
leaviuy ~, ,buratnrv in tie evening
aud nl.inp ~, eyes rs usual in the we'll
known vault of heaven, observed uIth IN
.,sc,,hailr establishment. near the zeuith.
u radiant fixed star oi a mn.niiune never
h.lni- sen. In nav nnakrnrn,. doubted
the ,Nid,nc. ot nav senses. ii"W.r"', L.
cou,iurr ny.,li TIA, it uns no lllns,,, j. AID
To- have the testimony oi "th.f', SUM
rnut.d NY ASSISTANTS hnm my laboratory ,
aud qunrd ol THEM. nud all the ronnt'N
l.ul l., that pissed hv. If tine, Al-n nh-.'y, d
the star that had sudd' uly burst f"th. !
alttpN ald. hrnid, iht IA GERMANY, wng
onris, and ,ttef common poo! lr hnd h'st
rall Il the aticuttuu oi astronomers tn u
This star | luuud io h. perfect, like all
othu fixed -iais. except that II seiniil~trd
NOR" i onph.
This i, characteristic of the new s'srs
H. In, Ilrr said that the light ol It WAS ="
strong. a. Ia hr seen IN the d., iin's. aud
often in be- :, et through the rl,.ud- that h
srurd the other stars. Il WIS aba ia
uiuvni J.. mad fixed. Then lis brilludc, b"
gan to diminish. ard c0uliuu, 1t Ia dun -h,
tll It can,. down ro star OF ia. sINlh nag
mrd, ard tlll II eniucly disappeared Il
had .hone sev,ntren mouths. vh.n 1t cnuld
uu lnrg.r h, seem l., the naked I'VE.
:>lr Jnhn li.i,rh,ll ,dsn de.rtibes the ap.
pearnrer ut Temporary stars. vi ch basr
III il,.d tntih in The heavens, and then died
away md ltt 40 trace. Mud he adds l."
the description "i this one, the 'ac, fhni
tine propI- VIZ, found hv eho H,ahr
gazing at s,ar that dld not 'iid haH an
huar bctIrr Humboldt, cunnerate> TWEEN
t, .ate "l thrsr u.w starr which have i,et'
+ oh..tv.d ~ d f.cutd,.d nithin two ihousaud
II
ui.-rs long familiar To- astronomers. which
have di-apr-nr' OF such eases, Her
sch.ll saws: II Is certain. ,tai there is me-
ui-iakr ~ the observation ar rtttv. and
that the .iar has been really observed, and
ha. disappear, from I'd. heavens. hrfr
/. al.n q ilst of ia riv siS variable stais,
observed INN tie iast twn huttif'd and
II q wears TIE alt"tuaiinus ~ hfi- htn"ss
IN Tia. star Eta Argus a'e surprising. Now
It i. a star 81 the iuu ia mrgni'ude. now oi
the s.cnrd. ags,n oi the touith, aud again
oi tl,. SECOND aud afterwards nI ia. H. st :.
and afterwards It suddenly Increased rs
10 snrpa.. ia hull,nnc, all the -iars. Then
ar,in It III niuisiied. aud afterwards, iva
wear. ago, II Increased :" ~ 10 t"atl, egu-i
ia, ia splrndor. While these ad'lin"rs
OF ,pl-ud,r were nadr IT, uu- star. another.
to. tar Alpba. lo-t neal, bali It's light In
SIX weeks.
Irotu these aud other pbenomena. Hum
hulit tni-r, that the luminous atmosphere.
oi the fixed ,tai-, thrt =, the suns III Other
Nst,ni- are generally subject to changes,
which, most - ten. bat not always, oceu' ~
IN ,.u>,k lon! ;r'rlud. And that what
.,e no long,p see Is mol nnuihlded. u Is
merely the transmission oi umtt.r tut"
new form. Mad dark bodies may. l.,
new p.ucess hrcour luminous. Aud IT,
Piar-. s..vs. those stars that hay. lee
cninr ,n,l.iAie alter hsyirs surpassed tn.
h ilianr, "i Jupiter, have net changed th.i'
plnc. dutag the tine Of their being insisi
bic
That the fixed stars. that is. the suns. d.
thu, chang. aud sn-p"nd their lgni, ~
pas tn AID tom u lutnl""u- condition, l.
not y m otter al niece theory or .n.s>.s. II
- tact ptlp Ode Ia the svnsrs--a fact nc
knawlrd ed 81, the hi.hrsi authorities. such
A. IA iiac,. ilrfsrh,ll. Humboldt. aud
Araso. Md tii isrt hong srtl-d, re
moves wh It IA. been th" gf.n,esi difficulty
"a hrnglss the conclusions "l geology into
harmon, With the scriptures. t-ulogy
makes 1t clear that the sun had shoue upon
the .atin u>u,ds I'll ages before cieatlnn
..ea ihen II Is Asked. h " could ut,
earth, after tbIs. have been und.r dat kmess.
snI have hHi need al nrw supply ct
li.hti Ne answer. the light ot the sun
va. .Niiugui.nrJ. or removed from Tia.
earth Tor toe ttur Aud here "" -..m In
lay AZ in,uppar,al'le tas on creduli'y. I"
uui out TIE sun fpf the sake ot bringing
scupture AID s.nl ~ uin harnony. se.nr
IT, be- "" / at great viri.uc.. We s,ea,
to be asking ton "uch.
Bot when .t runr to know ihst the es.
tincton and =, k,ndlun" oil suns 10 but =
common occur,.uc-, aud When BY familiar
itv With the cbsug.s passing IN the starr,
heavens, The msnd can follow -. hand oi
the Ciea,vr. lighting aud pu,'ing oat s"n.
a. We would t.I~ts, all dihlculty sshnh.s
And We can a-w that nothing WAS morr
probable than that our sun passed Tor \
while from It's iuminuu. condition. and
lett l,s ianiy III dependent worlds. I"
darkness. Aud ~ other suus ri different
,i,n.s shine with VAR, ing Intensity. 81 our
sun IN io'ni.r p.ri"ds. might have s~ni
forth moe light and heat. answering to
the warn-r euudt,lous oi the earth ~ its
former periods.