The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-07-05
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There Is nothing to distinguish our sun from TIE
mu'tl,udinous stars which s. Inc in the armament.
As,r uomers readily Rdm, that &c sun Is star o.
middling magnitude, emitting ght W ich a near.
~ white W IN very 81 ghuy marked chr racter of
Der cd chl variability. We are d ercf0rc In n pre-
sence Of phenomenon which In undoubtedly Of
great imp rtauce to Us, hut which Ia a, the samo
line extremely common In the stellar universe.
Starting, thei efore with the simplest AN most ger-
eral idea. aud te most applicable to the aggrcgat,
OF starr, We have the successive union Of matter In
vast m -ses, un er IT, empire Of atirac ior, out o
the materials primiuvely sseminatcd n roug OUT
space. T e star IN I e state OF uebula; bit ~
length cooling takes place at the surisc the ds
united clemens rHiusl!y acquire the powe- Of az
.ro1ch each other, md 81 ernical Atiu tics deve
oped' The particles ihus 'ormed scie on by srAy.
ty, viii descent towards the lower STRATA where,
meetn with TIE temperature OF disspcisiiop, the,
y II be seut up again masses Of gas; There are
thus pr duced vertical movements OF lee pro al ex
change, which necessarily renew tie en- ssion o
he / AMI lght. Al the outer circumference " II t
formed the apparent I'm Of he sun. The vertical
currents VII CD agliute IA mass easily explain t-e
appearances q the spot. Wherever 1 ascending
currents tni an outlet, hey open sIrt o. ST. IA
10 the interior, " in appears to eye coupor D..
lively black, IN corseq cuoe ui It's lower radiat.,
power. Father scec-I Hs crtAiuri, by means %.
thermo-eleCtri- me.sur, mepts, thrt the central 30
ton Of tie spots on the sun ~ less uot th the T.
ert iial region, IL ~uulJ .ppsar then that sta
passes through several peucctly distinct phAHt
sun no longer -enillns. L. the second phase, t.t
outer strata are sufc eutly cooled TO allow tAc play
II certain molecular atiIutes 10 lie p,ssitls Il,r,
is then formed sort OF su al labO HOry, winch
Diet rmines the apperen, ou'iine q. TIE star. L..
emission Of H. hi aud Led is cols derHut, and 2
maintained NJ the expense vi the eut lie IA. IS b.
t.e action OF Hsceil..g aud descend n eurren. b
which are estAulls. cu teNcln til Ietp stra,- an.
e se-i.Oe las Phase l..,s lor All Immense laps,
81 time, anu pr seu,s breHi txsy IN its JheuOuueua.
Oui sun Is now passing rough tits very PAS
Ihe vertical ,urIcn,s IN as mass suh,e to accuu
lot every al ie-rAu AItu, rto Tue J. ir,
base arrives when, ia soAstqLuueo u GoJLn I
Veru 81 movements -esln ,uBi.e n When, tLv
! IRE mas sradusly eun,Tse,.ns, tDe Iunuuus su.
lace htd. b! lA'e acquires iql.u, PCS y, $50.
hualy solo eOLsls uu.e. From ~. tO-1iDu. e,
tie sun Is I'LL lar ustsut. H. ,OAtu,.c,. to,Lu.,
al las. come tIe lAenDmeua % Gtun.te tXLu,.. vD
Although .Ie luttr.uI my ue tneAuuesecA,, tuc
error - covered "'Iu -u ulsp.t, 80 auu halt
Ole eruss. lLls 10 .ie SEQ y, i--i phase. Example
/ ,Ie r,,Oc-e4 III u4s.O.!, Tie yeu.u s,ar uI ~,
Pieiadts, All laugu sang .Or ,outu. .es, went uD,
a. lie iBll Of no., Heyeuus, leleur.luu tir ul.
asirouolncf, neunuus tive S..rs "uuBe eNpr.us
rays o. 'hd me kIur. but. sOrlUw 10 Cstcu ~ l.u
'elescope Hers cI .ttr asIel.a.n.us lie u.s.I
p~TisJn uI ancient "Itu rv,eut os 4,s, "a.
se huuur u le.uk prcseAt al stNI's uluInv.,s
/ anu oi esstei.l. l.s DeCeasc.