Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-10-20
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TEE Maine Journal Of EdHcdti6n has
translated an article from the O6eros, !
which 6tanislas Meunier gives some cufi-
QUO specializing with regard % the pres
emf physical condition OF tho moon.
i his theory d. and he has the support Of
eminent astrondmerl Ike Beer, Moedler'
md Arago. that the moon "a B dead stAr.
HesdfaWb this Inference from q 1in1ularl
Appearances upon the surIace, which D
called grooves" blythe physicist8. These
grooves have parallel sides nearly q mile
in width and from ten to one hundred
and tnenty miles in length. There 1fe
already ninety of them, and : a .1rrt1ed
|that m0fe are in process o. f0ru4I|0n.
Heasonlng from analogy, we TRet believe
that at some period in the distant post
the noon had an atmosphere and WaIer,
and also that on account Of lhoT I1ItI|D1
size sbe had cooled much more Qc|cElY
th4n the earth. The water D11eft1I.DR
the crust has been absorbed as b de-
thickness OF b crust, until long before
b cooling process had reached the CEN
tire, sthe water had disappeared. The
Efocksthen solidifyfng, IS the heat supply
diminished, contracted IN q m re-
sembl1ng the-Rppearance of basalt, and
produeed the grooves into which the at
mosphere settled Hence comes b cha
S"aO oPPOoASAOo % --r AOOuS VIII ASS
immense mountalne, ~yolcanoes, and era
tiers. Some astronOmot1 have detected an
appearance of action IN some of the vol
canoesi q the general opinion Is that
every VeatiRe of physical life has long
sihce depArt6d-ftom The surface of our
satellite.
I These theories are all very well when
| appiied to- d distent ueighboEt the
moon; but we cannot shut our eyes to
/ the STARTLING fart that tho oorfh fd VnndoR.
going q similar process of transformation.
Geologistg place q close resemblance be-
Tween the circles in the moon and the
circles OF granite and poFphyry upon the
earth! They have also disco7ered cyl
fdences ora fine stratincation am0ng the
lunar mountains, while the volcanic Tor
Weti9ns pear disceypable- analogy to
According TO the new theory, the bt
lowing is the process slowly taking place
ON the e4rth2S81rface; for ahe. Ike her
subordinate, is gradually COOLING. 1tNif
estimated that one-fftieth Of the original
pecan has been alreadERhsorbed and thai
one hundred miles inthidkness eVerydror
Of water will disappear. 1t is also estf
mated that the earth could easily absort
fifty oceans like 'tho6e which now coEef I
large portion of the surface. All the wa
ter at present on the earth CONSTITUTES
fouly one R0QeanQ6n part o
its weight, and once absorbed would be
water being absorbed, theearth win cracl
.Eepeh like the moon, md form similal
grooves into which the atmosphere Wi
Petite; L9pg psfo1ss us era all NE Fil
Whether thefs fsdany t4dthinfhe mat
tsrt on not We have no immediate ,causeo
alarmJ for the process viii not advance
enough TO gixethe slightest record IN Til
abort spaced 3 single lifetime. Accord
ling to the experinents Of Bisohof, il WI
take nine millions of years for the cart
tocoois down fleenA degrsesI4This l0ksi
almost impefceptibles s The Internal hea
temperature of the suFIsee.ZRE6ssdenc
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