The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-10-12
the r.na. Fate Of the universe.

II two bodies wero placed in space with
out any torco acting upon either OF tnem,
other than their own gravity, they would
Immediately start toward each other, and
wpnid rush together. Tho sun aud planets
whiuh constitute tho stellar system, to
which our solar system belongs, are pre-
vented from rushing together into one mass
by their revolutions about each other The
revolutions of the planets around our sun,
and of the satellites about their primaries, |
have been ascertained, with that wonderful
precision which is the just pride OF astro.
nomcal science, aud astronomers are now
engaged in the sublime problem of unrav-,
cling the revolutions OF tine countless suas
that make up our stellar System. Already
the cluster OF the Pleades is indicated as
the proXimate locality of the center around
which our sun, with his attendant planets,
is sweeping his vast orbit; aud 1t is sug.
gested that this is probably the common
center of the orbits of ali the suns OF our
stellar system.
1t the force Of gravity extends across tho
incoucoVahle spaces which separate the
several stellar systems of tho universe,
these syStems must rush together unless
they arc held apart 10y revolutions around
each other,
flight were an emanation, ms held by
! Newton, the spaces between the solid bod
| los of the universe might be absolutely
| empty and, in that case, the revolutions
| Of the bodies around each other might go
| on for ever On the other hand ii hgh. is
vibration in u subtle fluid, this fluid must
| Obsuuct the motious oi bodies revolving
| IN A. and they must finally como together
! in one mass. The experiment, so mgeMously
| devised by Ara5U, and carried out with
such honorable regard for the fame of its
designer, by Messrs. Foucault, FzoAu, aud
| Breguet, to determine whether there is u
difference in the velocity OF light in its pas.
sage through air aud through water, has
demonstrated that light is vibration. Ii
follows from this that, MS far as light ex
tends, space Is hllol with material iluid
which resists tho motion OF bodies revolv
ing in it, aud bodies within this space must
gradually wnl their way inward, aud ultl,
mately come together into one mass.
Tho m ,nu must bo drawing very slowly
nearer and uearer TO the earth, aud the two
bodies, in the far distant lutmo, will como
together, The solid crust OF the earth will
be broken mp by the shock, an immense
. quantity ol heat will be generated by the
destruc ion OF the moons motion, aud the
tSO 0 lies will fuse together iGto Que mol.
ten globe. As the new aud enlarged earth
is cooled upon lis surface. Il second series
OF Sc logical deposits win be cons ituted
accompanied, perhaps, by strange aud in
ounce,yablV forms Of animal aud vegetAbl,
Ito.
AT the same time the ca Il is winding ia
way inward toward tho sun, and must ulti
! mately fail, an meonsilerab,e pebble, into
- that vast glowing mass, Fhe same fate
awaits all the planets, aud our solar system
i must one day be but single globe. Wher
4 this globe is cooled to the right tempera
! tnre, il may be covered with multitude OF
q nhabitants, and astronomers may arise VIII,
!. viii watch rs revolutions among its asso
/ cialed suns of our stellar system. II thei
knowledge and intellect are equal to tn,
d science OF our astronomers they will fore
!. sec tho ultimate coming together Of all thes,
suus into one common globe. Aud not lhi