Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-05-22
THE SUNS LIGHT AND HEAT.

THE SUMS LIGHT AND HEAT.
Mr.. John Wise the aeronaut. who has
acquired somo fame as a meteorologisi.
yives in his adhesion to the theory which
aas recently been broaehed. that the sun
supplies light and heat by The eombas-
lion Of rnoseorie bodies which come with.
in the sphere Of il attraction and fall upon
It's surface. In letter 70 the Scientific
AmeT5caR be gives more lucid argu-
ment in favor Of this strange theory than
We have before seen. lie says;
This philosophy Of the world hold
ing is own is very good, 80 far as our
age, ability, and scrutiny Is endowed,
bat this philosophy is even better sustain
ed when applied to ihe great universe
Even there the scrutiny of man discovers
change. The Equinoxos overleap their
annual periods. Stars have appeared in
vacant places, and stars have disappear
ed. Stars have burned up--eyaporated,
philosophers tell us. Spots come and 90
on the sun. a zodiacal ring is develop
ing itself around our earth. Asteroids
are coming ia light yearly. Comets ap-
pear that we knew nothing Of, and comets
that have besn seen have left us and
never yet returned. Meteor showers
have appeared a irregular as thunder
showers, and indeed, we might amplify
upon change in the universe in the same
ratio that we behold change upon our
planet.
Thus we may inductiyely reason that
change is going on in the universe Of
matter connected with our solar system,
and thereirom dednee that the sun is
globe of liquid fire, kept up by matter
; supplied from the unorganized masses
that float through space in the condition
Of nebulous vapor, meteors, and comets.
Nebulous yapor may be acting the part
e in the atmosphere of the universe that
water and air are acting in the atmos-
. phere of our earth.
Magnetic changes in the solar universe
D may bring about meteorie showers, and
e meteoric showers may produce comets.
i When these concretions are formed, like
e rain-drops in the earth's atmosphere,
e they viii obey that active law Of gravi-
1t tation which dratos them to, OF towards
e an organic nucleus. Actively gravita-
y ting q. e. moving matter,) must move in
e curves hyperboIic parabolic, or elliptic.
: Celestial bodies never partake Of pure
n ly circular motion, nor Of purely sphe-
= rical form.
e From those known laws Of matter VIC
4 can nationally deduce hypothesis that
i, win account for the suns ability to light
II and heat her family Of orbs without suf.
e, fering a sensible diminution of its pow
r ers. The sun exgales on its orbs heat
st and light This heat and light WHITES,
at fructifes, decomposes, and brings in its
III train change change! changel And
* so with its whole family Of orbs. These
r. changes on the orbs exhale from them
st magnetic clouds, which ar0 dissipated
TO into the atmosphere of the solar universe,
gu where they are wrought by magnetic
IN storms into showers Of meteors, which
er are raiued into the sun, as rain drops fall
r. upon our earth. These meteor showers
I'd may at times pass so near planet as
re that some portion Of them curve into it,
~, atmosphere, where, from their impact unl
der high yelocities they are iguited. A
nd magnetic storm Of meteors may be sC
nd intense as to consolidate It's partially con
ay densed matter into cometic mass. sufi
cient TO give said mass a momentum, an,
hence grayiiating property sufficient t
Ems give il organic system, 50 as to endow
but with a quasi-planetary habitude. Comet
the may be formed Of SO rare body as no
the 70 be sufficient in momentum to ogercom'
ed the SUMS attraction, and thus, instead Q
not an eIiiptical or parole sweep round th
,es. sun, fall into II as fuel. When the come
md Is dense enough to hold apace out Of th
ten sun, IN bis sweep round il, il may 90 I
up some other sun, and perform its enrv
the around that, and 50 Oh, until is aeereiioI
his consolidation, and momentum bring Il I
ON that condition and order as 70 &c il e
.ern an organic orb in the family Of soia
rel system, there to take the routine {
a change which the Creator has 50 inpret
ittle siyely stamped on al NATTER
eT Right and duty are Ike two paii
trees, which bear frait only when gros
~. ing side by side.
eE There i bot one pride pardonabl'
i that Of being shove doing a base or d