The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-02

may Justly regarded the most remarkable and the
oontsmpl.ts (continnei the lsstursr) the consti.
tusnts Of the l,nsrsry system from the pint OF
visv which this relation affords US IL is NO longer
analogy which strihss us-po longer .
general resemblance among them individuals indie
pendent OF each other and circulating abost the
with 1t by its peculiar lie The per
ceved % be atrue family likeness they bound up
chain interwovea in web Of sa relation and
monoIs ag cement sn eeed 70 one pervading influence
which extends fron the centre to the krthest limits Of
that great system OF which all OF them. the earth ncu
ded must henc-fcrth bs regarded members fourth
law presiding the sofa stem discovered lately
by Professor Krkwooo The ei,coverer points magi
extending in each direction from tho orbit OF
each planet at the hm OF which its a.tracuv 70
and that of its usighber commences TINS
expanded orbiius space he calls the planets sphere OF
attraction He has founc in the spheres OF attraction the
period OF the rots tions Of he several planets ~.
square OF the number OF miles ne says :, 'n a..
each planet Totstes suriog one ieyoiuuon IN Us
orbit, 10 PROOF toned 20 The cuoe OF tns
breadth or diameter of its sphere o. attraction"
This law flowing binsti1 OF tae re alive CHS
tsnces and attractive weight tue several orbs virtually
tells us say Professor Niche) that tns rotation OF each
plane is a olatsd attribute, by conse
auence OF the es II that planet in al IL habitudes,
with the general echspm of the stem; and thus
mpresses Of that system analogous in every import
ant respect 10 hat which chaacterzes the psiosophc
specslstions of place hail IT, therefore, q virtual
confor nation of that order of populations As well
eminent positive discovery The lecturer further traced
the olanc- between the psnets shown5rsty Ia
their shape being round Ant dsttensd at their es
secondly, in their revolutions upon their axes
in their moving in the direction and revolving
about the from east thirdly, in their ply
cal condition, they are ali solid as proved by tbs
ounains upon their surface; water Is also kno
to exist upon them, as in the case of Mars.
Snow likewise appears at its poles during its win
ter, and partially disappears curing its summer
Cleu Is arr too in ia pter and S,tura and
ments be- N the pheras which surround
both these LAM silar in their character TO trade
winds Another similarity can he traced in their expo
sure to the suns light To all of them God has said
Let the be lights IN ths nrnamet Of the heavens TO
divide The day nom the night and let them have suns
and seasons, and Gays and years" Even the sun
itself is globe surrounded by light, as proved
by the breaks in lis atmo ,phers the spots
its disc. We know that it upon its axis,
and have believe that it is planet passing
thr ugh tie cooling process. Professor Plaeaus inte-
resting experiment he5e exhibltei-a globe of oil
suspended in mixture Of .lcoho and water be
freed from the operation Of gravtaton Tae oil assumed
globuiar FORM and By axis ID through It. radia
ton was communicated. When this axis turned it
became fiat 1T lis poles and dlated its lator Illus
ratng the effects which had been produced upon the
planets As the radiation became rapid the poles
approached till 81 las; perfect ring formed, Ike
tic OF the axis still ths ring broken aad the
fragments collected la gobula FORMS which turned upon
their axis and about the common centre after this ex
pertinent the lecturer by OF diagram explained
What would be- the action in series OF liquids Of
different specific gra er could be Suspended from the
attraction of the earth The denssst would occupy the
centre, the lighter following in the order Of their
density BY communicating radiation to them the lghtest
fm would leave poles collect at the equator and
might be thrown oh fiom the The next in the
order Ct de- sty would follow thus aid the ctursr
would expect in the planetary system thaGfhs lghtest
be nearest TO the The minor planets from four
90 seven times dsDser than The major and remote
but they have cot the specific gravity present which
they posse when fret ed the sun for they
were then hqGid hey ave now soiidhed the -th has
from tie mass, different fluids solidfy with dis
ent degrees of rspdity woui expect in the planets
some slight var.a,ionwe would not expect the to be
of gtAter specific gravity han the planets for
to It's mass being FIVE huu1red tines larger than all tn,
planets ard satellites col ectvey and requiring nearlya
million of esrths equal bulk it woald necessarily
a
Professor ALI xsnrer. OF Princeton, has applied this
experiment, explaining the form of cur great astral
system OF which is but sicgie membes and
TO the nebul, cluster. great islam uniyarss as
they have been termed sho wing that not Only has he
earth itself bee detached from the but the snd
stars would be but the comparatively small
fragments or drops Of greater which them
selves bui fragments of a higher ord-r--the
great plan provnS the VIII ,e-sting By means of
seeming destruc 10 provide for perfect adsp
tation and cevelopeneat." | would propose now,
tnued tbs lecturer to consider the earth isolated
from the and the plane 1t must then have been In
Liquid state and coDss quence, BY chemical action
Much light heat, and electricity have been
evolved. have proved in the previous lecture that
cheni ca combination will the evolution of light
and nfat now propose demonstrating that The action
OF The hqucs upon cooling earth would dsyelop6
electricity sni sequenLe gnt, eat and mag act
ism We have post Of hs appa catus)
combination OF acid sne metal, arranged that gal
vanic forces named after the iutrious Italian discover
er, may be directed at will As consequence Of
bringing the polar wires Of this powerful bierJ
you tn. gh ani the heas that pro
du ced in the coDbuslio OF the m as.
Here he lectu er burner thick copper wire by the
electric current AID also steel Bls producing
brilliant light Communication thea With tae
poEt "a o. carbo and light riy,lliuy that OF the
sun, produced. To show the intimate connection
between electricity g magnetism the pass
ell from netic Leedle when Il instantly de
sc'ed II next passed round thick bar of iron in
the form OF horseshoe, by of silk covered cop
per wire after wi ch many pounds OF nails
pended in tte form o. long beard from the electro
magnet. large bar Of iron whsu Brought near it
drawn up with irresistible force aud
iron nail suspended in the air Sdat
after the fashion Of Sahonets coffin The current Of
eecu ,city then paafed through long helix of wrs
aud bar OF iron weig lng ten pounds aoaied in
is ceEne. A number ~ machines also set in
ton by electricity, proving its applicability motive
power The legs Of frog partly mme ssd in two glasses
Of water when subjected TO the power cf electricity,
jumped about in the most astonishing amer to tie
great amusement Of the audience The lecturer cosed
with experiment ho sing that heat is produced. and
be srsritted N risaace through conc NC
wires, - already proved by Colt.
AT the lecture on Saturday evening, he viii dis
c1as the souIce Of Light sdduced from the lava OF
chemistry.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes upon "The
Audience