The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1857-06-10

THE. EXPECTED ComT.--Accerding to the pre-
dictIon of some GeFman astronomers, comet is
70 come in contact with the earth on Saturday
next, June 18th. The expected comet is the
same one that created great CONSERVATION
throughout Europe, on It's last appearance in
1866, and il said to have been the cause Of the
Emperor Charles the fifth Indicating his throne.
II was first seen in the year A. d. 104, and
has since returned to our system at intervals
Of about POI years 1t was looked for again in
le47, but did not appear, and astronomers have
attributed It's detention to the attraction Of the
planets, which retarded its movements. This
comet moves in the same plane Of the planets,
and Il is therefore possible that collision with
SEINE of them may happen. 92eit
The prediction in regard TO this comet seems
to have created an intense excitement in Ger
many and France, and millions Of pamphlets In
regard to comets in general, and this one in
particular, have met with ready sale In those
countries. There is not much sale for this de-
scription Of literature in the United States, as
the people here look to the newspapers for in
formation upon such subjects. A translation Of
one Of these pamphlets, which was originally
published in the German, has made its appear
ance in San Francisco and some Of the papers
Of that city have taken copious extracts from
it. 1t is entitled "The Coming Comet, or the
Destruction Of the Earth Demonstrated . by J.
Gerotstein, A. N. r. R. S. E. &c. We make the
following extract:
"The comet of 1864 and Of 1856, has been
computed and studied by Laland, who comput-
ed the comet Of 1858 with so much accuracy, by
Pingre, and by several others, within the last
and present century. 1t has been computed by
Gauss and Gambart, In the early part Of this
century; all Of whose computations rendered its
approach matter of great probability. But
Mr.. Hind taking advantage of all these compu-
tations, and Of the history Of the comet, has
been able to demonstrate the precise position of
this great comet for the 18th of June, 1851
And, without knowing the computation of Mr..
Hind, German, unknown to fame, by the name
of Mirantz, If we recolect Alright, has arrived at
the idendentical result, after months of labor.
That two mathematicians. of whatever ability,
without eollusion, should arrive at the same
results, in computation Of SO great magnitude,
IL the highest possible evidence Of exactitude.
But, as If such authority were not sufficient,
even to the unprejudiced lore of the last half Of
the nineteenth century, the great comet comes
slowly rolling into the planetary ecliptic, un-
changed In characteristic elements, after an alb
sence of three hundred and one years. God
verifes the prediction Of his true prophets, in
spired by the Supreme Mind. The comet Of iO4,
Of 1896, Of 975, Of 1864, Of 1856, of 1851 is GER
tainly approaching the path in which the earth
travels round the sun.
T" No mortal man could calculate, with
precision, its position for the 18th of June-be-
tween to-day and that time. One upacquaint-
ed with astronomy cannot conceive the mass Of
figures, and the concentration of intellect nee
essary for such q computation. One year is lit
tie enough time for SO great labor. AT this
late hour, when the magnificent ambassador is
already near the court TO which he is accredited
by Him who takes up the mountains as very
little thing, and who holds the world in the hol-
low of His hand-at this late hour is far too late
to verify, by actual computation, that sublime,
but terrible, result But there is test, that is
beyond all argument, that is above all logic
and that is experiment We shall see soon
enough"