National Republican., 1873-12-15
THE DOWNFALL OF THE NOON.

A most interesting. and at the same time rather
alarming, synopsis Of series Of discoveries upon
the present condition OF our satellite Is published
by NJ. Yyon de Pentecoulant, the eminent physlc.
list Of Marscilles, In the current number or the
Wiener TsgebrieA FUR Wtsse~seASJrsresen. These
names should be pronounced carefully. Ths dh-
coyerIcs are not only startling, but accounted for
with such minute and mathematical certainty
that they cannot fall to create . profound sensa-
ton, A. we'll In the astronomical world % In the
minds Of thinking men. Tho author Of these 70.
Italian, who, amer gaining high distinction as an
seek an ssironcnisai sduca,loa nom The pro, o
world, Being e. as.ursS in Ne osn ma = 'ss oi
the eoy!ectness Of tho following Problems; First,
uss an they usn sl. x s
| second, that they are not eaused By oou.
traction merely, but by Internal yoleAsic
setion 10 still eeacient-he resolved TO take
hf bis point and time Of observation an island on
~ South sea, during the eclipse of ls1a his Idea
bong that was necessary TO stand In the deepest
shadow and precisely In limo with the axis Of the
point Of his particular observation at the instant
%Ited 6y astronomsrs, more c.peeisiiy % sy Hsa. sa
sen, that there exists . crack upon the eastern
siie Of the moon, At tho periphery, and nearly
Iuat Heysiiu,, northwsst through lie Mari s Pro, o.
ecliarum, and nearly or quite 70 the base Of the
.sa. s.,S e xsps p Th crack the
sure, but what Tycho maintainsd i 70 bs, ~ q real
ellen in the moons body. Her heii saw points Of
%tsa.s but vsfyas %rsso p pseSpScSsS % f sss sssss
upon the score Of their bcinE merely seco larry
rsneeiions, but utatsrward them 10 polar.
Fully convinced Of tho correctness Of his theory,
and burning with enthusiasm, the intrepid
as: ronomsr sailed for Tahiti, where he arrived
passags op trading .vsssei bound foF Piieslrn
Island, the ,sene q Byion,s .pesn q .The
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earth, and eefags - with lars I'D sesanL - -
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terrAnsap laherAtoryl We DO not dsslps y ahasu
any oss hsseisssiy, but at the eAPs tins y wi
he well ~ car Astfonomefy 10 hep skASp loci
out on The nsvsmsnts of our 6sae4ikntfonAll
shaky laninarys-CAseass istsv- oessa-
TuraE are oas hundred sad i7lisy men resi-,
Ing In .ir cesnt!ss IN csiis..teAho own IA, .,
Of Mexican ranches; bat nneh the greatest pei
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