New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-21
OTHER WORLDS.

PROF. PROCroR's THIRD LECTURE ~ BRooKLYN-
THEORIES IN REGARD TO OTHER PLANETS
DRAWN FROM OBSERVATIONS OF THE EARTH.
At the Brooklyn Academy of Music last
evening" Prof Richard A. Proctor delivered the third
lecture of his Brooklyn course. the subject being Other
Worlds than Ours" The Academy was well hled and
the lecture WAS illustrated by many views.
Prof began by speaking of the work OF men IN
the various branches OF science. The geoogst he sald
regards the history Of the EARTH lie turning Of It's crust
a. showing probably the way in which changes take
place in planets other than this. The different
classes OF scientists tend to aid the astronomer IN
determining regarding other worlds Inc SUBJECT
Of neigboing worlds full Of scientific interest," but
the mere knowledge OF facts such the size OF an oro
Ia various dimensions, and its distance from this world,
are not of scientific interest What Is wanted 10 CON
cepton Of the scheme that Ia working throughout the
entire unverse ana very likely To fnd WIKI the
widening circle of knowledge still greater circle OF
discovery before The lecturer said that In this lecture
he wished to brng before his audience new theory-the
theory that there arc other worlds than this only
inhabited by other creatures but creatures capable
as the dwellers upon this world That Is
theory, he continued, which has found much
favor the theory OF many worlds 30 far
as the support of life Is concerned, there may be the
same misconception part as there has been in
other things All worlds have stage IL their exist
ence when they fitted for the abode OF life and at
that time it Is probable that life makes ts appearance
upon them passes higher and higher forms OF develop
mont until 1t reaches its elimination, and then gradually
fades out the condition Of that planet longer render
ing II fit 20 be the abode Of life Then comes the death,
but at some period that planet may serve some
other purpose IL may ie upon the earth in the form OF
meteor be vaporized. and many other purposes
which are not known in the economy OF the earth Inc
Tine NAV come when the earth VIII die-When ~ VIII be-
no LONGER able to support fe. time may come when
the earth will IN contact with the sum- ana mus IN
crease the supply OF heat TO the whole system though
there may be 10 absolute end 10 the wOrk OF planet
But 10 the support OF lie there must be limited period
and II in not only limited but Ii very short lts IKE
"A ripplo upon the Of time, Representing tnc WHO'S
life OF that orb distinct orb OF It's knd AhG sun
ess that sea Itself is Only ripple IN the ocean Oh hhe
time We may 90 through history ana we see tat tnere
vas an indcfute time preceding the time When NE ap-
peard upou and IN The future we zee sInar
tipe Coming after the history Of life on the earth
poi Proctor then bad the lights turned entltey GUT
leaving the room darkness, aud The rest OF the ccn
as taken up in explanation OF various views OF lhe uIi
ferent ulauets In 1877 Mars VIII be brightest anu q.
that time the size of the solar system can be deIeu
much more accurately than by the last transit Oh venus
What IL desired IL 10 know the size OF planet, iOr
when that s discovered the size OF the Whoie sonar
svsf1n can be readily asceTtaned Tie lecturer theh
80 a sueeesson OF Illustrations Of the various
SSjanets saturn he did not believe was inhaDltsd,
AMI supported this belief by showing that' because OF IN.
posjtion of the planets rings IN summer when heat was
NOT needed there would he superaDhbdhte Oh ~ anu
i'm Winter. when il was needed there wOuld Dr pieht
fuI Lack The rings OF Saturn cid not move h"i'A VI
sth nt remained always at the equator ihclh"S very
little 10 the north and south.