New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-03
HISTORY on CREATION.

TKr TMrd Tho J0nf0V NT TTTTHTUa H0TTV'T01
pr nogtauN ON lhuudhy evening Tho Medical College
Ia Eaet ilh IT. AZ carly hour lho looluro room was
crowded Tho audience lluionod with The groatosi alton
ton. and repeatedly aplaudcd Tho lecturers sroco.aia
and beautiful experiments The following Is n faithful ro
pcr of the l,Ciutoi
i,pirs Am GrNrLtmrv, Al the first Lecture Of The
Course by the analytic method resolved tho earth nn1
the heavenly bodies into their primitive gaseous chaotic
condition. and proved that the mponiorable agencies
were in an undct oOptd latent state o. to use the
Mofnic uhiasooiogy Tho Earth without form aud
"Nod, md darkness tho face Of the deep At the
second lecture; adopting the synthetic process, we
GROUPED these clements together and proved by expert
mOnt that light end hea, would be evolved.
"Lct there be light and there light"
Before proceeding further to discuss the effects Of this
combination. would propose 20 recall TO your remem
b,ance the discoveries OF modern asrononers-and thus
10 trace the rtstmblances between the paDetary bodies
and hence argue their common origin Inc eahy ana
The plcTing which docked their armament bodies
which wandered from the normal path, and these five
planets or wanderers puzzled their most astue phloso-
Pliers Their movements were unaccountable choosing
ne Cal the center and that most perfect and 70 ~ m
sacred figure the circle, the only curve in which the
heavenly bodies would move. An old malntaner 81 ter
rtsa iinmobnity distracted blythe complex comonation'
,oufed TO keep the earth in the center dexeIousy cites
he Raj bnical opinion, which eots To- each planet an IN
toleencc, a coming angel, to direct ls afoiray
The P,ho ded number to be the source Of I'll
krodse az piled their theory Of numbers the seolstc con-
% Of Re five regular bodies and the musical inteysls q tone
he the universe s sapPasnE that the 0 ana
vibrating psnets exciting SCUM w.ss N must
rrc would be perceived by the human ifit
s sS ans ere ad s.iSDs to from cdhood
To the immortal Kepler belongs the honor Of having
discovered the laws regulating the planetary bodies The
three great laws of kepler were here referred 10 Vz
apaues reyoye elliptic orbits alout the which occupies
eomen focus Of ell these oit' ae be atan ION 'he
he planet viii sweep over equal areas in equal portions Of ne
An the third law,
be yes Of the periodic Of any planets each
the in he re proportion tho e olhc' mean distances om
I rer,..ls.
or al the laws which induction from pure observation has
eonGrsc Ias tf . una S ressas L 1orat soale,
epces When contemplate CHE con.''asn gt9s pn1iay
longer analogy which strikes uno longer sensi Isem;
DOT the sun according rs peculiar nature
fud connected with 1t by Is own peenlAI ~. lnI - 80
ban interviewer web Of mutual re alton and harmonious
eS The enter 70 the iurbet s rreat system which
gu othem tie earth included Gust heneeoh eTes-'aea q s-
A fourth law discovered by countryman Prof Kirk
wood that the square Of the number Of times thai eac
larot rOtates during revolution in its orbit IS proper
Toned to the cube of the breadth diameter of ts sphere
of attraction still further illustrates the intimate con
eciion or brotherhood existing among the planets To
refer to less technical statements trace still further
resemblance. st IN their shape-al are round all are
faered at their poles some more than Others eSJap
ter owing Lis enormous circumference and RAPID rO
fcp I'd In their mOvements-all turn on Their AXIS,
and in The dec0n-a circulate around the sun ia
The same direction W. IRON Yves. 10 e1l tnH IN
End periods to which we have alluded. ImrHy-We
trace resemblance in their physical condition ihoy
orc I'll solid proved by the Mountains seen on lhor
surf cos Wtter Is seen on Mars. snowy spots appear
If ls north pole during its winter, dissplei in par on
tie ollroach Of summer leading astronomers to believe
dat orI doc. water abound but lhat il is subject to
tie eame cfcnce by loss Of heat as our oen eafth
Clouds visible, on the planets Jupiter anu oau'n'
Illustrating that by In increase OF ien5raiui, w4sof IS
received into tie vapOrous state and condensed mo INC
Vceicular or cloud like form Atmos pheres invest the
planets as proved by the rcacon or bending o the rays
Of light transmitted through their edges from me fempe
fiais Lending still further combination to the argu
mont movements have been detected IN hese am0sphereS
and even tic direction OF tie WIND determined Inc
trade wind upon our earth is produced by combination
Of two foTccs-he rotation of the globe upon IFS AXIS ahl
the unequal distribution of heat The LTat alone con
sidorcd would form oastery ind the second breeze
from H. poles to the cquator the two combined produce
a current from the north east ana one from the
south east, which meeting at the equator result Ia
a constant eastcrly trade wind. If tbs speed Of 70
taon greater this eastery wind would not
lie limited 10 the equatorial regions but extend into
;he north and south temperate portions OF cur earh'
Such cordtonis realized IN TIE case OF me pahe' JNg
fcy-a globe Of such immensely tina liOJ carths would
be required to equal il in bulk-wh cir' umicIene not
Of 1900 but 30 goo miles turning is axis not once IN
"a bour but once in ten hourthereiore moving at its
equator with speed not only OF goo niles per hour rs on
our ,vn Globe hut of q 900 Here therefore, might
predict ade winds extending far beyond the limits Of
IL equatorial band. Observation yories prediction for
couds are seen on lis disk extending in parallel bands
nearly over its whole surface touA resemblance be
tween the planetary bodies is ovnced in their exposure to
the suns light The minor planets turn onher axes once IN
Lourtle major planets once IN ten hours-iher axes
hive more less OF an inclination 10 the sun giving rise
10 he variations OF tie Thus TO them has God
divided he light from the darkness and he has called
the LIGHT dny and tie darkness he has called night
Io has set lights in the armament Of their heaven TO
divide the day from the night aud for signs ana ior
sfasous and for DAYS and years To them has DO gwen
te greater light to rule The day, and the lesser lights TO
iule the night TO them lie has made tho stars also
Having thus briefly traced the resemblances between our
planetary bodies would propose to exhibit the beautiful
txperimcnt suggested by Professor Plateau. la TINS
large glass jar is mixture OF alcohol and water
Of The ssme specific gravity as olive oil, the OIL
lcolorcd 10 render IL movements more distinctly
vibeJ which poured into the mixture has collected
into q perfect globe. An axis of glass has been placed
through tie sphere with small disc for the purpose OF
communicating rotation iO IT, AS turn the axis slowly
Won trcei,e Ito globe of oil aens it, poles and di
istcg nj iis cqunor Ihuf when the panss were huid,
y rotation on their must they have taken the figure
OF olluio fIherods By more Iaia noseni y, m
ring BE- finod recall the rngs ~ Saturn Now tho ring
Irnis the fragments collects into spheres and ufn on
tr naee ~ they iCvoe about the common center mus
iuslrstine the mo ycnents Of planetary sys
I'm AZ mfr We have the ring heporG ing INTO many saiA
fipututnry bodice annlogon 10 the asteroids ~ othe.
iu.s We have Illustrations In fragments moving around
C,,,f nts of satellites revolving about their prmifi.'
at ustrnted by ndap What would be- the
efe 1--WE Lnd several fluids Of differing specific grnype
n,d could relieve them MI from all tho attraction OF VA"
.edL Tin heaviest hud. ~ mercury would occupy tho
. ,stiaf around this might DO MIN oi wai'f n'at
,,iat Of III. ilon ono 81 alcohol arranging ihHmsolv.a
u die sdef ~ iier relative niatitos f rotation shpll
he communicate a. llia mass. tho iiH"fHsf hnld ""i'
sseuuasth al he equator Ny al Increase 10 w 90"
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