The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-01-26
An Astronomical Selsation-
Now and Novel Vows.

| ~hN" oAASA IHof SA O"Ss
Ono Of tho sublimcst nd leas
understood Of tho science, Is tha
OF astronomy. Wo MOTTO tha
now and unexpected propositions
have recently boon put firth or
tho subject by IN accomplished
astronomer. DR.. Trastourio Var
ano. Ills work is soon toappear
Scientific mon will look folits al
vent with interest. This author
holds that tho present accepted
system is wholly erroneous "rhat
tho astronomy Of our day ias noi.
thcr principle nor mcth,d, nor
preccpt." lIc demoIislns, at Il
blow, tho Copernicau system
Kccplcr's laws and NoMon's the.
ory Of gravitation. Scintific men
will doubtless subject Dr.. Tras,
trou's views to q scvoreordcal OF
examination. We hopotho whole
subject will be overhmled. Let
us have "light" in tho !stronomi-
cal world. DR.. trrastor is an as
tronomical radical. III takes his
positions boldly. In tlp place of
former systems he prcsnts al en-
tlrcly now system, andhc undcr.
takes to interpret all tic observed
facts IN connection wit tho plan.
etary system. I[o suggests u uni
vcrsal law in lieu Of NV toms the
ory Of gravitution. 'hc author
says:
"Iho astronomy of the times
wo live in has to undcgo the fate
OF all human alterations. 1t
clings tcnaciously TO Mat is not,
yet docs not SEQ what's. Ono of
tho remarkable arangcmcnts
that responds to ono G tho most
important Astronomical necessities
Of tho planet we inhait, it over
looks entirely. I rccr to the
mathematical rcgulatin that has
collected all tho land q ono hcm-
isphero Of our globe nd covered
the other with IN imrpnso ocean
a mechanism transccdcntly sim
pic, yet which, moro than any
other, perhaps, throw into relief
the hand Of Tho Crcstor by the
gcomctrIcal regularity Of its re-
suits"
And he arrives att G following
conclusions:
"Contrary to the teachings OF
the system of Copcricus, the only
one That now gives lw to astyon-
omy, the sun is not laced in the
centre Of the planmry system,
and the system, and 10 earth anu
the planets do not lvolvc anuu-
ally around that lumtary.
Contrary to tho Nicf in tho
system Of Ptolcmy, 10 earth is
not situated in tho cotrc Of tho
universe, and tho sp and the
planets do not ACCOMPLISH their
annual revolutions b rcvo]v;nr
around it.
Contrary to tho syscm of 'rv-
cho Brahe, the earth IS not mo.
tionlcSs in tho ccntrcf the plan.
ctary system. and t, sun does
not rcvoIvc annually round our
globe, carrying with in its rov,
olution, all tho plunotsthat circu-
lato around it.
Contrary TO tho docinc Of tho
astronomers Of our day tho orbit
Of tho earth and tho crts of Tho
planets arc circles nnlnot elm |
scs--kcpIcr having nital1cn illu. |
sions for realities in cribinr to
Inc cl''psc power in baco which |
it docs not and cannoDosscss.
Contrary to their dtrino, tho
moon does not rcVolVQround tho
earth, whilo Tho lnttcrs snid to
revolvc around tho sun
Contrary to their do.fine, the
earth, the moon and Il planets
pursue their course co,ihunlly in
the plane Of tho ccliptia and novcr
go out Of il.
Contrary TO their dotinc, tho
dimunition or the obliI Y Of tho
ccliptic is u chimcrical la.
Contrary to their dotinc, tho
procession Of the cqulncs, upon
which the most imporht works
OF modern astronomy q based, is
something that does nccxist.
Contrary to thcir docinc, tho
cquinoctial points and 10 solsti.
ccs always preserve Dir same
positions.
Contrary TO thoir dorino, the
torrcstial meridian vari annual
ly, md tho latitudos aniho start
ing point Of longitud change
from year to year.
Contrary to thcir dodno, our ,
civil yoar is not Of conlntly G. (
quail duration, as Lhoirlmanacs !
represent it. There isaovcr q
year Of duration equal THO ono t
that proceeded or follows. {
Contrary to their docno, tho |
Grogorian rectificntion v found i
od upon no astronomicnbasis.--
Instead ofprovonting, ihs aug f
confusion ut q hlre day b
E0ainv will po,no roupd ,o;,, -,