, 1874-03-14
The Distinguishing characteristics Of
Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Etc.
Tho Asteroids and tho Giant
Plnnets---Sntur1l and His
Rings.
Tile Grcat Chances Against the Existence
Of Life Except on This Earth.
Last Lecture This Afternoon.

IEols 1[0CtQf'H third l6c tl1FG, y0BtGrunY eVoQ.
ing, was even bottor attended, than tho proceed.
Ing ono, and tho leoturo Itself waa probably the
most interesting OF tho serioa tins fnr. Tho
manner iu which cortn,n atato ~ afnira IN ooct,
for-,rr ,>1o,,t ,,.. .,.,...., s. .1,~,,. Wv"
N.Y. 4H'uA Pi"uot "ab aooucea from tno s'lght aata
Wncn aasronomors had to work upon was most
Ingenious and entertaining. Tho lccturor nbatcd
tho speok of his delivery somoybat and t,,,H
tboro waa mn reaaop for orv oro =, ,,r,r1,,a -
,ot hoar;uo a., ,,,,1or.t,,,,,,,, ,a.5 -. a., w.
not nearing or understanding every word OF tho
Iooturo.
at g O'Clock Mr.. Colbert announced that Prof.
Proctor had consented to give smother leoturo lila
aftornoon co,nn,arc ,,rn,,,,t,v ~ a,o,no IT,
C.,,'a-, ',ueAs p4o"p'tS u. a olouH' ar
co'oors, aso On oenalt OF the Astronomical So
eloty OF ohicago, requested all porsons who
had contributed to tho purchase Of tho groat
toleuoopo tlorebv benorinu antft1el n n n,a,o
In tbS aociotv N, ovo ,1,o;,. na-,a. ~ H., IT,.
NJ, ~ .r'os. :, u"14oo W 'no t1oa'
"a noyi!o, no. % Lasallo stfoet' or TO him.
self at TAE tribune office. The lecture WIS CO.
comprolonvion. FoIlowinr IL a condonacd ~.
nonais 0"'"s 40 ''"a'''''o ny
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1SfAonuoToA9'
Prol. Proctor began by stating that tho presont
lecture was ono which shall embrace the matter
Of six leoture. in n,nourt r. ,Ia a,hioot. ~
co;vod t,o otto,ti,., ,.1.,at' ~ 5.s o1os'o ~
go -, o" "I.'a 'noS aoao'feo' In
4aes' no hao peoh asKed to deiivor this courao Of
lectures before tho Royal Astronomical
Society on Lis return tn Enolnn5 IL
a1ou15 1o1;u,, ill., a.,,..
nroct;cah,a I'M ~ ~ ~ ~ eaI.J to aa
Enyy inntnn,,"tair ~ ai.a. .ao unttIt " auow
IN tho lmits nf sinoS iect',ro 'o''a ~ lsoa1oo
Tho r,attor ~ .,l',ai' ot"Ea" r. as!1,5 ases.IIo:
tho nons;htv ~ H. ax;ata u.ht tIoht Q! wac
fho pfnnaIa n tin, 11ast!eo as u al1tnal lilo IN
r,1r ,uTrra,. .a.. ~, mu..' -. ~, " .s
To begin viii Sforcnrv rAi t',e Us Manou -,
r1enata F. tho mn ill., ~ ~ tueho
ia rat IN dco,inn vtt M seaImfo wn'cil M asrkcs
,cat tn wi,;cI th"t rtn,,st ~ ~ ny gloat
trovaia m m oncartr;n n,t t o1pos9u. MaIcufy
rroator hcat from liz a,,o "ut ~ o1posoI 10
at othcTe Mcrcnrv IL ~ M .i,e sas. LINN
to tia sun thon l., a,oti,n, s.no o. 41et ~ neAl:1
be S, yonr ~ hfar"nes ~ enoGF pr. o. hs year
our diva m tbat in I'm co,1t3o' ~ sS",,,, W
echt nvs Sfcrcnrv Tr,,, .,a,, W
wien noarest. ia comnaratfvalv 1oaa 1sast VIVA,
fnrhent from fin am ~ evc,, tv1a ,y9s n1+ 49,, ~nn
wbe or ssb ~ gfoater n tHas te
hat roc";ot ~ Afa,o,ap tnu lun19!ty OF
to ton t;n,os whit w. Iaya nn,a ~, 'ass
would hnnne,' to M r liz amy at a,, %as haat
woro incroasod four and ten s4tonI M ro'r uo"r
cotcopto to an innrosao tcn'fn1 % YNGA th;nl1 yIuT
nec1 h.T1v aav th.t H. o,t ~ t1sat ..a snA .s,!1
io ~ nreat thct s. ~ .aav ~. o.su
no oIt ,n;n,ai IT, 1a1n o. We ar9 oona
enrth II In ann addam1v oago o1,t ts, t,,n ~ sta
len times M .1n,c on a m W. !nat aEu aone TO
rhe can y" }hnro bo ~ ne aM.oNy M aooe
Some say Ii only the atmoanhorn wore vsrr rara
wl,ich surruntjs Mero,srv tI,ct ,,,nnn. tou,t ,n
sibly hnyo lie thofe IL tha rorrid Zone at at1 n
cortain height you reuch tho snow Iiue an{, shova
vat It tloos soom nossiho that lifa n,av ax;., a
doea eyiat thera. "1~
Dut lhoro il onn circumstance flint a ovo-.
looked in that. In reality whon Won 20 tn thc
higher regions whore tho air is 10 rare. tho SUMS
warm it does not nrovapt Tia hnat from nnsss a.
nr. thromr + IT dnoa nnt ~ ,xo~n snn i, H.
sl,ade tho mir is cold. I3ut il tha iroct hcnt n
the sun oxnnso yonr hant,. and tho hoat IL mora
'ne m eesy VT"
and hands ara biIstared by tho toat ~ the ann @
W. aIn.1J novn aora ;tnln,otin ea.rt e"u
hforoury tGan in tha oase Of M a.,nosnhorc 1;kn
our own. Tloro would be- yory intnnso hoas
tve cos in lin sini]ow an1 liz Ifn vom11 @ he aIpnast
,,nen1nrahlo to ia ond r. n,o "tmoa,,noro
Of Mercury were 30 o. tim - tnoro 'w wouIi
ho ernnoret,ou nf nil fho ,v,tar md thors ,"o"i5
be- npdher Condition onnosa Mnsea 10 shV1S Wou9
appears to ne That that d;f1n"to !. anj';c;antiy
great to make III doubt wIciher i'fo eo1, cx;at m
Moroury viii not y.y auoh lilo M rs can can exist @ on
thn nnrti, Eut onv ~ liz ion f,rnS ~ ifn ,, ~
dor these conditions. '0 7''' 80 '''' - ''''' ''
Mercury IN nanst "a pxMi wiinr for H. tno vor
life NAV oxst m ~ # wcm fha anna haat shI shaii
be enfi}ciantiv ranceI and tan NH ia lI iii 'o hoa ~
oomfortnhlo M Il ~ nv anrti, Tara re % ara ins
tromcod tn ~ ~ troat ~" M
n ths un;ntn H. ~ ,e,u ~ f ~ E'eas o
hom@h ,fo o,v ~ su% r;.t ~ ~ art,,
aen Sonn nocosaon ~ - agoS 'r;,,', ..oh H.
las nnt Sn,, 1,nss;,n ~, ~. Mmea t
s an ~ ~ nnu it' ivy
wi1i ha toaraio ~ t,,a 11amata s,o,nt m1 J.. iao
tono to annort IT. fo ht M. ~ III i; - ,t
;or anal, ~ aria ~ o1t mos ior ~ le, o"E
Nav ~ a !, 'nu aravt ~ ,i
r,,o groy;t, ~ N1ara,r,,s ,. - ~ ri1nosa' ie
h IN Tccod tbat ora nnnn ,gord =, 10
Fonr a,,ees - rIs .a MI hara Psesa ~
rodrcot1 ~ w maJ .saG aao NJ to ~.
rravtv e. ~ arsavos Wo " ano ;nn Ut
sro III on2 ,sa;'.3,t ~; 80 sopus w n;n 19oA on
So;aHco ratnaE ia, ~ nthsr',;s Hs ppuK tK ~ i uoo
ror far ,,-as.;t,, ~ ao,'i1 Teo m ~; ~ "uto
oas ss 1 obsets youa @ Aq not stau r sy
xoi ~ 1rntor nva,sd nI g AMY; W
na ~ ,,,'ara ,,;u'. =. e mu.n AZ 5on
a'uin ~ Ma aoont W. III aoap wtof
,"voa IN ,'1oeo "''s0n'o' ~ ~ 10 Aeop
'o1to1 - ~ i,,aeJ, ,,so,,,to o,,a,;t,, .,.. ,.
as;tn ,tn,,1 ~ t'o1oenl.ys euololorg tnat
ssa;t nnniG nai.; oAs. ana WHY We aro n tno
orsforo ~ =; uon ,ous ~ ~ ,ncovenaente "
,arta ao,a ~ 1"."'S "'ots'1npot'uaE pae1 OF tno
~. 4..., 80 ,.' ooououy.