, 1876-01-29
Tie Theory Of tho Evolution and Dis
solution Of Worlds.
Questions IN Keeard 10 rondcrahlo Ether,
and Radiation md L.oss or Heat
by Suns md rlanets.
4 Correspondent Who Is Sorry Ho Said G
Word, and Won't Do 30
Any More.

n*hagenens VI my coIuo'e'',' y. IT, -. .ns.r,no
so'uo aot y. .s.. -. ,,ah, ,1,;s ,nr,aris
tet"s am aaous1u s - ,a.'aa na, ,,n,, - =, Witch
BECAUSE OF tno saGue ".a sss,,sa .nono wv, ~ nv
5our so'on1Is'a, VINO nass eo'u'aeeus" os,.as ~ u'
"a we'll 10 various othcr tcrms found in t,oir
r,,r,,r,ic,t,ns
A." tIsr.. H. ~. f,r o.anr,o .1
-,',, M'' .,',I.a 80, 49, .n,,r;,,no;1 IL, ,h,a
should think you WOULD 30 eohstncoa " 1o'1
brief explanation that tho earth "ah onco in a
NOTED state" Nov, n1r. Hoffman knows very
1n1i n ho IN what ,o nrctcnt,B To bo, that tbcro
sto Jus. suaco oi'"'ons o"o.'" W ,o' ,',
ton. l. That Tie enrth to solid 9'ooe'-sol'a
to tho very centre; q. That It Is a
hollow sul,cre,-that thcre Is nothing
y. ~ ~e"o a"ss - I.,.. ~ ~ rs...a.
Garth Is nn tgnoota. molten mass oi matter:
1hcso arc all moro opinions Ihat
Is al tst Il claimed . for ea They ~ don't ,s,en. en-,
t,oorv I'm tmst.hnow,, ac,on,,sta hnvo roiectcd
y. Sir charloa 1yel' s.'d: Tho theory Ii ,. tA'.
rod-l,o.; and that cvor since It Inns boon COOL
H., t,ovn CONTRACTING Tia 1imcns3ons. ard nc
- ,n;-no , an,l cruat il nm nrbt,rorv hvuothe.ia
iu1t"' oo"a .ass' ~ !, ' T.. .o' ,rs.ss onJ
Anu vague con1oc'afo. As a p1olo"au "ho
indcfatlGabo explorer into the mysteE'es OF
Nature. Sir Charles Iyetl las had no superior.
md for co,n,a In that t,old.
, As to via. % Air. HOFFMAN rays obout volcanoes,
lis ilca ia simply absurd. Bur when ho speaks
of tho Sacred Book Of Chrsslana. and
cnlIn II. ns ho does in twp juBtnuccA
Ito Koran, 10 besrsss d degree Of igno-
rance o1, religious questions that is denloln-
Lip. as cyory Eouool-etlill must know thut the
Koran il tho racycd look Of alo}lalnmedans, aud
mt of Christjans. Wo cali our Snctod pook-I
Tho ' Siplo; Iip ~ ou, earnestly rccommnni yon 10
read md examine It thoroughly. Tho baAIs .of
svidenco on which tho truth Of that wonderful
Ia oyery minl who LOOKS at It. But, Of oonrse,
YOU shut Your oyos and rcfuro to LOOK at It,
foH cauuot oxpect to bU convinced.
II doca not comp In nv way now to notice
khat @ you say about tho spectrum views Of tbo
1un. ctc. All that Ia irreieyant natter, tot per-
MDent to ally question In dispute hctwecn u.
Bnt when yor, stato, as you do repeatedly, that
lis sun is il O .'giowing- -gasoous Btn.o,h you
rIust either tI,iuk that tho readers Of TIE TRru-
rYr nrn 40 ignorant that they don't know what
cas- H. Of Won don't know yourself
never asserted that tho suu is now In glowing
rsseoua state, What ho believes, and what 10
essortB, is Tint the SUI, vas once in glowing
hot aud eaecopa staso; bnt TINT he Inns beo,
nav he ia in state Of jguoous Quidity, And ho
hr}Iavns tto rnmo in regard to our Garth: that It
was ot.ce ns tho ntn now Is, liquid. moltod body
Of ire: and Tint, B.li further back,-about
B.
Of cua. l'rof. Proctor mover sajd, + don't
s,nnopo ti,at Tho gun. or tie moon.
ur tho nlanetu or tho stara, 40
mas in 4 ruEeo,ls etn.c. 11e thinks they wore
nnsemcLuia5s Of csnt,,rics a.o l,e .,liks 80,
1t In his oninion. but he dot't know. And
you, Mr., Hoitn,nn, you call this Science, don't
you7 Suunoue you take down your dictionary,
mi look fnr lis dcfluit1on OF tic word gev.
GThxt Inn suu Ia still in q Glowing. rnscoun
etata !" von sav
Aud now, air. Editor, uuss rubu,:t to yo,s
whether the problcm which prcpoundod a. a
raure.tost lid reference 10 any other question
IN i;f,josnnhy or SCIENCE oxccnt Tho bo-calieJ
Kclulnr IIynotncsis Tleeo geutlencn, u
acientists. hnyo oyalod-autiroly pynlrd-that
nucstinn- 1he7 i,ayo raaAnnc1I-or. rathur. l
sholid ssr, thoy lave wantod-ln d manner to
ranrnv Tia jn,i,rnnsior Il, NV mind tlInt thoy
dnnt know eyen Whit il COMMONLY untlet.
,tno] b. the Ne.lnlar Hypothcsp. And uuie,
tis i,,rcsuion s,,d fnr iGrir n.litjcatinI,. vii!
rIoke tIin nrt,ctt with a brief ststotnout OF Tic
Echuln1 dGet,,ne m # Iaa como dawn 10 the
tirr.r,t oenrrntion fn,u, thu Frr1,c, astronomer
'nniaro I'M Tinen laurc1s prof. rrnctnr Il
a 70 ru.tc uss "Des ron, Hin p bv ,yotno
theory Of lila own. npI eubstitutiuu ii Tor thai
Of i.nulaco. We'll. there is a trite md ont eay.
iuc. !. LII syery Ioc bayu his day."
Tho Gobl,ar i1ypethcsts was i,lEraftcd OH th{
o,j hcatbeu nhjiosophy taught by Enicu,ns. Lu.
Srrtiue a:, othors Lo wt 70 tho Atheists ct thuis
hny md rI,o couEllcrct] ali tollrion and al, wur
lar r. oterns. Ind tl,nt Originally. il Sas .i,tIso,
tl,rourhont snsce. In utonls iutnitesimaly stualf
s tous.tots ~ % "!n, - . - 49, - - t Es,, iiS.ta =
~ "As tnu ha.iu tnsa ao no aH" MGoua. iisp1uu
,'sra ,,ornr t,,oucht ~ thn n,ccaatv " nviu,
tt,,etr atoms III burning hot couditon, Aud u,
tbs nebulir, OF tho iufiostebInnl atoms filling Al
4p2ee, aoaset Oh down tlrough lapfo 81 !, 6t'
tb pe!olo .iIy o1o ~. w.. ta aeu nai',.c
ncnnrnn,Ion' n@1 inst t,,inh Of itINisrnr ;r,ndai
thinks it was brilliant aud granil-ho con:eiyet
tho idea Tint tho a.onlB " ina.tcr e1lH.in,
throughout SPACE from ~ elefh'tY onHt
,nn, W ~ n ,s, ,st,o. i'sa tecn ~
ma rnscnus s.atn hisi Tho Nctu1ar ItynotiIesja
Anu th,s was tllo way It cana into existeueu. i
WAS D coAayispH. But What | would lavo cz
planned u, Il Tue atoias were o,iGlnalls hot' ~
~ ,no1 n "sn :n,1 SH' H. n.nr, "
Arnold rsSo lis o,daion ilas, az soon aa ii,
mh.ter Of tho earth nc..t into tho l.ut-gnscou
aate. TUG same instant Il osganl 70 oool; II tla