New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-07
IN thu ,ams REGION differing in size, not merely by

ara IN tho same region differing IN Hhe ho' "oroV W
We shall have the central part Of map OF s2t 900
stars. In tho center you see Two paien1 a. aet
part of the heavens seen with telescope not over
two Inches IN diameter ana YET yo9 VII see er tG
there are countless stars How much more is shown oy
large telescopes in the richest places IL leads US to
consider what would be the result If tine power of the
eve were increased gradually 10 tho power OF the tee.
had the power of Of Hersche gauGlng telescopes,
revealing 100000 stars, ana then ti more increased
to the power OF the Rose eeseope Imagine 1ne
20 inches In aperture. and think OF the heavens
wonders exist and it ia only the feebleness OF
senses, 1t is only the small opening OF the eye when
renders us blind TO these wonders existing around U.s.
A SURVEY OF THE HEAVENS.
Now picture will be shown in which you will in
dcated ,he result of this investigation. You will see
that in the upper part thicker than In the
lower The upper part is where the Milky Way crosses
CassiOpeas chair All that light between that and An
dromeda is produced by multitude OF STARS which
visible through telescope Of inches in diameter
We cannot fail to that the same mode OF reasoning
is applicable here and the result that the Milky way
"A stream OF large and small stars mixed together !,
Here you have "A still more peculiar arrangement ol
the stars Here Won see the head of the Bull in the d.
rection toward the constellation Orion and bet tho
Plcades ana the bead OF the Bul you see curious
opening We notice regions in various parts OF the
heavens where very few stars are find that that
opening continued by more pOWerlui teescopr anu
fry with Lord IJndSaVs telescope, when reach En-
gland TO see il IL still continues Another picture VIII
show that gradually returning 10 tue same Icn
Then it ia that we'reach the Milky Way. The three
brighter stars of the Little Dog may be rtcognze1
which lie IN the border OF the Milky Way HerscheTS
theory was that these clouds OF gnt were produced
he stars brnurht into view by large telescopes, but
here we see that these represent the end OF the Milky
Way In this next map you may ree ~ Stars a'i
us. these stars OF the wagon OF as you
Now this map VIII pass on and another will appear
where we are tending toward the Milky Way on the left
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will be shown and that will show how the cloud Oh ga
| is there brought into view by these greatest OF
| our stars That ia precisely the part OF the heav,
ens-in the Swan-that appears t tihe cI ,ha
stars must be abandoned for not indicating much
greater variety OF that cluster AhOJner pcture WIN
~ shSy % the mnitniinous stars included
with the OF Argonauta We VIII pass from t ,
map TO another showing star condets You see tue
curious manner in which they are fitted into the MILKY
Way Here have some of the very rea sons LOT tht
| kind Of arrangement of when was spea"lhs NnJL
referred 10 cImps OF trees We recognize certain
definite arrangement throughout the whole ana see thaI
they form part OF one system we hnd lea c2hnvc
ton wce star cioudets and the stard we are
shown all those coudets are part ana pafce Vi o
| system.
| THE vvTRFNE VARIETY OF STELLAR SYSTEMS.
Now we shall have that picture which is intended to
| indicate another astronomers theory call your at
tenton TO It, because want to show That there Is no
evidence In its favor The center OF the stellar SYSTEM
fits as center will be in the plane OF the MILKY way
| He extended the argument in this way: AS you 20
nearer and nearer toward central sun You VIII ma the
stars travel more and slowly. Now that is not
true The nearer you TO great cluster or stars
the slower they move They have drift in one dreGto D.
and the stars the central sun Would seem
10 lag behind so he reasoned that as we app0lch the
ann we shall lind the drifting in another direction
Another map will now be brought on tho screen ana
there YOU win see how otted down all the stars OF Ile
northern heavens and now iOtted down ny them niue
arrows that indicate the direction in whlch racn IL
travelling You will that the arrows are OF dItrehJ
lengths each indicates by It's length the distance
| the star with which it is connected VIII travel
| in 10000 wears. Here the stars OF tbe
| southern heavens, with their little arrows
attached to tnem | conceive that no such regular ar
rangement after what is shown ia TINS new map, can
| he believed In. There you have the theory Oh Sr
william Herschel: but repeat conceive that no sucn
regularity of arrangement can be believed IN Tor mo
mept The next picture. which will now be br0ugns on
shows what take be the variety or constitution IN
tho stellar stream. With all those there are vare'
ties of star clOudlets and varieties OF arrahRe,
| mept about which We can never learn
ANYTHING We ought longer TO adopt those uniform
rules but he ready TO admit those views when seem
most varied than those which appear most UNI
form We the depths the most wonderful cA
hiblon OF yitality-a vitality great that no magma
lion can form any conception OF It, We ma, IN the
word, Of the psalmist Whom consider Thy heavens
the work OF Thy fingers the aud the stars, "hcn
tlou mast ordained what is man, that Thou art mindful
of hun, and tue of man, That Thou Vlsitest MN J.