, 1869-09-06
Theory OF Qhu Nltn'a Eonstlknt otts


Gently t,ccn tnaia tho sub}ect ef rttrHRtrn re-
Hrarrh. As1d tho spsclf0scupc, although II haA
practically been IN nsc but about eight yrafb, has
literally thrurn much litht On tho question. It ii
now definitely Known tiiAt Tho sun u serJ largely
coHtNAcd Ut many nt thu slhatancea which am
knnwn TN ills carth A. chenIchl elements. anA II
IL xlso ta.craby certain thA, those Eu1Ataneca exist
tn thc suar atmosphere III the aharc of gae, heated
10 sery high temperature. Who scientific men
generally lrau to ttn opinion tha tncy also cxtat
hencnfh tho so1ar Atmosphere III tito tuitd COZ.
litlnn,
l,was formerly supposed that tho eun was m
lnnrnse hall Of re, presenting al! tho VhenoInend
whlch attend combustion on tfc ear1h'h snrfacr.
! Thu cnc1ntca, conditions Of continuation, or i'urn-
| inE, a. known 10 us, Rro that certain substances
iaH caribou and hJl1ocen, wien subjected 10 a
| hgl. temperature III tho presence Of oxygen Ras
voluntarily unstr with that naa, IN deanl'r rrnpn1.
lions, the union producing new substance. and
producing. 1T thr sct, m csease OF tetnFefa!nfe
which n suEcttht 10 hrAt 0ttef 1nFt'nss u matter
TO tho burning petn,, AMI Rnrrty heas 10 cxtefts1
I natter, tutpluattnn entails uu leas-tnlF Chsnro
ut tpr:u. ThMa: II No tat" rlcre ii ds} oak
w,a,d, e,h hnhlyre Il, nc 1nf thht Il tnntAns ID
| elot;a Of vnilon. ~ asutna ol hydrogen. hn'1 W
ntom. ct ox3grn. II This '~ tntt,c1
In nsr, tho oak Wool rtlI t1ra" n ATOMS
Il. us,Krn thctvtfun,, nhict will nnIto wh
| Tho ra1tasn, turning 10 htona Of caFh'ht'.
acld rns, Nhtla Tho hydrogen will camh1nH With
tho OxYgen VI Lin wNS1, And nnrlurh Vi htoEns
OF whtes. 1he weight Ut thrhe two rrndncts VIII
tp r1Arly equal 10 lilo weight u tho wood a'1arsl
" iAnt nj thr oxygen nf~lrnried from ahe aifHo&
There suIpua Ito weight Ut tho anlali fraduatn o{
hahvx. -.....
II Ia ert,,ens, then. shat tho rroccas Of com.
| t,utton Oh Ghn sun would require an enormous
amoup, Of uxJgcn 10 austSn Il, ani In ylsw Of
} tho ,,!nlcn.ty ol tuppostn1 tho presence Of no
, , laYrc quantity, eeicntoc fncn hare sought TO
account fpr tho ratnoneua or solar heat and
J lpnt ID some other war. IN tho ufticlcs which
0 epncArcd IN TnK TnI1UNH In refcreneo TO Inc
Erccnt solar eclipse, II WAS sor tho nFs tine eased
. that not only arc thrto paenomena not produced
:. by cotnbust,on, but that there u PROBABLY NJ
= otpcrn In. the sun. This statement seemed =
q bold that scverni luqr!EieA haFo been nadc, es1
ing Tho reasons which can be sdduccd 10 ~ 'Afof
| Tic following may be accepted ~ sn Ana'ef;
es Careful ami repeated experiments hare shoT1
i, that tho heating eject ot sne tan's fass
G Nhtn rccetrcd pcrpc1ulcuNtF on squaS
b foot Of Tho eAtthA surfaces, u cquty8lcn
n. to tho dA!lI conversion OF one pound 9
+, watcr into elastic atritu+ from temperature {
- 1870 drR.ccs below zero. For .nc cnitra year th
IL equivalent to tsGte0 degrees 0! hcat applied
IT, ono pound Of wttef to tho raising Of tue ten
pe.nturc Of s:Atsho pounds Of wAstt by ono iratr
IL Now, tho sun shsuws nHt heat IN I'll Directions,
10 that the total amount OF heat FalIntc1 zach yc,
ty Will po not lcRa than the nfost numbeE ot dexfcc
-, MULTIPLIED into tho uumtrr Of #7nsre fact CO
- ,s,ncd ia thc turface OF I hollow sphere. tho r
cd dIn. Of Which II tho eprtna distance freM q
in" tun or pi a1st~o mllcA equal 10 2e9!,efa oe %
" oon, ,ns+, ,opa UA kfnarc feet
:. tn,c, exncrtu,nuts have shown that thr cot
~ trts,ton of uuc pouuI In weight Of hydrogen Fr
c ,,uces IN elevation ul <q.oo dcgrct4 IN tic lei
n,yntrro of QUO pound Of wasor, nut tA!s anfoET
,Yh a NECESSARY cotnbanAt.on wNn s.qi3 puauaa