, 1866-01-14

In . r1eyions article VIC stated the theory
Of v1sson adopted ~ Ar. Burlington. In
this, We viii present his theosY regarding the
'cotetttHtIon Of the sun, which Il equally op-
posed In commonly reeeisea opinions.
Astro1oSers AID phIloeopAsrs long deceived
the world, and ware themselves deerIred, in
regzr.l 10 The rno&enenle OF heavenly bodies.
Bal, perhaps, Of al dectir-rs Lh4. satakind
has had to contend With, the sun himself l1s
netn the greatest Before the days Of Copper.
rteus md fa1l1fo, sre'y prz,on gave The suu
credit for icing great traveller, and We fad
him represented, In the en6ent pictures
Of the considerations, with blazing car and
deFJ gteeds, travelling ~ = ruling rnonarch,
With = brilliant train us moon And starr - hi,
followers And ufth these he Has supposed
10 to1snry not Iess than :.si pn,, ,no1 1ai!o.
each csv. To C1perpacus VIC arc Indebted
fof proving that the sprarrnt motion Of the
sun Is eaused BY tho diurnal rotation Of lhr
esEth on It's own. axis For teaching this,
Calico was krps , psiAonef far;dre years st
sirnn& and Arcetri; nor would his lai!1rs
con.ent 10 Ills release untsl he told 4oletan
fa1sehood 10 tLcle :ac1eun alschood, ,lorinR
wsA- r--r Rnt n"'~''s.ss s.ss:-.,Iisg it il G1
years Hace Calico e1posed the deceptive
character. Of tho sun, IN teaalus l'A.lu.<,-
phrEs 10 belirre him 70 great taretIes,
he has 10 this day continued 10 decide than
h the nelieE thai he Il 70 liberal hsr~s.~tn-
- :" .r~~'- y, - -...4 ~ ~ .no aoIar sTs-
| t<1n, and their satellites, With ell Ii. light
and heat walch loy tccelyc-. Qne theory
! sHPpeses the &up 70 be an i11u-nHe mas Of
ssaid. lseAbdesreat mstte-, aerasdurE u Sir
lsaac Erwt,o's esttmate 2. 40 lima mora ho.
than rcd-hA Iron and scept1inx IL reccni
calculations, glowing with light III times
r1ore virid than the fame known ~ the
Hzgpeslan' light; ttum this mas OF Ere auI
fans the solar systezo Is sid 10 BE- applied
\ wItl, light Aed heAt. And 70 tpmcl.do.s. Il
Taprotsd to BE- ths power with which Hight
md htGt ast projected from &hd sun, TINT II
il estimated 20 be e1usI 10 &, ,o51 honc power
tot tach syenrr yard OF the sun'G snzfnec
equal to tie FoHer cotslned BY The suazump.
tlon Of L, ,op pounds Of oHal per hour
Whence >eu7aes sthe raprly Of fnel neeessary
to keep It hu-alnky Comets eannot
supply 1t, beeause all Of them which
Ar seen 10 approach the sua, Ar
also Aeen 10 1ea%c Il again. Fanets cannot
fall Into the sun . fuel, bccause none Of theu,
hars. fren missed fnxn tht earliest period o.
recorded hlSt1r1, And cyu, u they Netr Il
IA 50 used, how 1onF would shey last: Tht
run nself Is l. ,cesa,po times - 1arre ~ tn.
casth. A prp1iraAte tdeA Of theIy rc1ailvs
ITvportonA may be realized from the iact
verified By experiment, thst 1.Sso. 100 gEalal
Of wheat vii measure eight bushels. Thc.e
:erc, ie sixr, Ihc eath l. to tht am II one
xzaia u what Is 10 eight hnshcis Of wheat
five suppose the sau 70 CONSUME hourly =
hulk oi aael eqna1 10 IT, own bulk, The saFu
! would tc swallowed mp 10 moment, sod n
The planets, satellites end afteroIds would bt
cona,ned IN four taiputes snd MtJ-sl,
Aecanas! ,-
..A .rcoud thro,v. advocated by Sir William
uersSlseL and which has found 1nnuJ sup
porter., sappost, tho sen TO be large hsb
ItAb1e globe, surrounded by glowing, lnrnl
nous: atmosphere hum which, aa0 not trou
tho s.,n lt4alt, tho solar system d s1ppilct
with light md heat. A German ra!lneo
pher, luwevtf, discovered In tbe solar SPEC
trrm certain dark lines, md, finding TIA
tic Is1ne et I lamp when f,nrErrnAteA viii
the vx1oEs of ec;t~':. "'':aG ;:ss,in"l
| spectrum With rA>rs
| frF1rd that the ..rcvs
! 1ruJt rxist over H.. 4un. go ..c..
Tie l1Iy c! ~, 50. s'<sss hs i. r.. "a st,
| descent state IT, :->c~ :.s~ !; ~
ous metals And suer aF.,cara' = bo IA
nc.e common ojLr.on, Al t1e psrscnt d4f, Il
ctp$rartncc G: l1.~ ..--s.s~rv. Accas,''-.;; :,
Si1 William Ilet.thei'A theory, We cxn ont
'nfe.:ax t;c s.a'- atmosphere u ..a,-+~e--'
I'M atra,.b.s raSe8 ti1LA- to Lie eA.th'