New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-03

Nv the d.lANSt AicLIllNuS o"h4"rN 49,
foremost men Of science Dr Mayer is regarded as
the pioneering mind Of The modern scientific move
mcnt The annals OF discovery Will be searcncd u
vain for a parallel 10 his remarkable aboIs.
rracticing physician Of Hebron, involved IN tie
cares Of aborious profession, lie seized the great
conception which Science had fTsiHade possDIeioT
III age, and, without sympathy, cooperation, of
encouragement without opportunities Of oXper-
mental investigation, by the unaidcd power of BIS
own genius. he worked out the vast problem with q
fulncss, precision and a completeness Of develop
mcnt in It's grand applications which cannot ou'
excite the surprise and admiration Of all WHO wil
pause TO contemplate the elaborate finish and She
majestic proportions Of his argument. 1haAks 10
the uarrowness Of CERTAIN Scotch Professors M
attcmut was made to dcpreciate lis claims, which
called forth an intrepid and triumphant defense
from Prof.Tvndall, and ly ,hus bringing him PROM
inen,ly forward, has resulted in the republication
of three of his CHIEF productions, Low IGst offered
20 American readers.
In forty pages Of the lucid and iorchlc reasoning
peculiar TO him, Dr. Faraday stamps tie impress
of his mind sharply uron the question. He SHOWS
the difficulties which arise from the conflict Of the
new doctrines with the old. If the principle Of ;he
conservation of force contravenes the common H.
tcrpretation of erayiiaton, then, he argues, erav
,ation must be rc-interpreted H. as Is probalie,
cravtatiou is but half known, If II must have all
other SIDE as the law of correlation would ihecTct
callv imply then let investigation be directed to
the discovery OF The unknown and Complementary
agency.
A suggestive and rcccntly-publshed Essay Of
Prof Liehic on the uew dynanical doctrines comes
next and the worl, concludes with al extended ar
ticle OF DR.. Carpenter, just issued in England, on
the " Correlation Of the Physical and Vital Forces
DIR. Carpenter hero establishes the important Iropo-
sion that the forces of life subject to the same
laws as those of inorganic nature and that 1y The
application of the new principles to vital questions,
a new chapter is opened in philosophical physi-
ology.
Respecting the acceptance Of Ills philosophy III
the scientific world the editor makes the following
juGicious remarks:
l have spoken Of Tie principles q Correlation end
Con sory alton u Forces estabshed IL may be vel
10 state the ,ense in which this IL be taken. They
have been accepted BIZ the leading scientific minds Of
oil nations with remarkable unanimiiy; thelr discus
sion forms a leading eleuen, in scientific literature,
while they occupy the thoughts and guide the nye'ii-
cations OF the most Philosophical! inquiTeI But VILE
science holds securely her new possession ns luhda
mental principle ITS yaIions phases are py no means
competey worked OLi. Not only has tteTe been TOO
little time for this, II the views were far est il
uortan but The questions started lie 10 the foundation
Of all branches If science, AID can only be fully cuci
dated az these advance u their Development The new
doctrine Of is in much the same condition az
was the new ASTRONOMY of CopcgDcus. IL Is not with
ont is difficulties. which time alone must be trusted to
remove but ii supplies so many Problems clears Ep
many ObscIrties opens 20 extended range "l new
Investigations and contrasts so strongly with the com
exites and iHcongTutcs Of tie older Coc'rines, as "a
leave little liberty of choice between the opposing theo-
ries Not ONLY does the reception of these views mark
signal epoch in the progress Of bat from them
comprehensive bearings and the luminous glimpse.
which they open into tie most elevated regions Of
speculative inquiry, they have profound Interest or
many thinkers who give little aucHtion to tie special
ties of exact science.
As tie distinguished historian OF the Sciences has
remarked all great diseoverios have Their Prtlades
and their scq3els. There is first the preparatory
period when the idea is slowly evolved into clear
ness; then the proper epoch Of discovery when the
truth is seized and fixed forever as an element OF
knowledge, and subsequently period IN which il
is more completely developed and traced into its
distant consequences. Thus contemplated the
present age must be regarded as the great epoch Of
discovery in d,namica philosophy; It's prelude the
three preceding centuries from the time Of Calico,
+ its sequel the Period Of veriication and diffusion
upon which we sre now entering. Tho growth Of
knowledge is SO slow, time enters so largely into
the evolution Of great truths, that no discovery can
be properly judged except in connection with the
previous history OF thought and the consequence
resulting from il III after time.
We ought not TO pass in silence the admirable
! suggestive Introduction TO this volume by which
Dr. Youmans has prepared the way for the intelli
! gent comprehension Of the novel doctrines of the
great physicists whose il bears on the till
page and enhanced his own eminent claims 10
distinguished place among the promoters and cx
Founders of science III this country. Cherishinr
an instructive sympathy with the heralds Of pro-
grossive thought, and qualified by his scientific
researches and labors 70 appreciate the value Of
original discoveries, he has seized the most striking
aspects of the new philosophy and set forth ts
characteristic features in manner which for pre-
cison, clearness, and popular adaptation is rarely
matched by the teachers OF physical science a; the
present day. The following extracts which viii
confirm the correctness of cur remarks in the view
of all intelligent readers arc worthy not only OF a
cuysory perusal, but Of attentive study.
An eminent authority Las remarked that these die.
lies open region which promises possessions rccr
than Guy hitherto granted the htcec; OF man. In.
yoving az they Do revolution q fundamental iGeas.
their consequence must be as comprehensive a. the
range of human thought. y principle has been de.
veloped of alpcyading application which brings the
diverse and distant bTogchcs vi kuowedge INFO LOrc
intimate and harmonious alliance. and affords pro-
founder insight into the uniye isa order Not only is
science itself deeply affected by the presentation o its
questions in new and suggestive lights but its method Ia
81 made universal There Is eiic notion In many
minds that is the business OF science 70 occupy itself
merely with the study Of matter. when. hitherto il
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