The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-19
How the Earth May be Destroyed and
Wherein Our Safety Lies.

How the Earth May be Destroyed and
Wherein Our Safety Lies
The catastrophe in the stellar sys-
tem-the contlagration OF star
which caused so mucn COM
motion in astronomical circles few
months ago, is made the subject OF an
article in Belgrava (March) by Richard
A. Proctor. He says that this catas.
trophe happened probably hundred
years ago the messenger which
j brought the news to us, though travel
inc at rate sufficient to enclrcle the
earth eight times in the course OF a
second. had traversed millions upon
millions of miles before reaching us
last November. If a similar accident
happened to our sun the creatures on
that side of the earth turned toward
: him would be destroyed in an instant,
/ and the rest very quickly afterWard.
: The heavens would be dissolved, and
!. the elements would melt with fervent
!. heat. The question is asked whether
n the earth is in this danger land wheth-
: err warning would be given Of the COM
5 ing obstruction. The answer may be
l. gathered from the facts mentioned IN
e the article. There have been other
:. solar CONGREGATIONS before that which
o was made known last fall. The first
IS on record-observed by Hlpparchus-
e occurred 1900 years ago. 1t was seen
. blazing in full daylight, showing that
e it was many times brighter than SIRIUS
II the blazing dog-star. 1t was called "a
10 new star, because it had ever been
W invisible until it's contagration made
s. itS liuht tpmOOrarilY VlSl BILE.
u The next new star TOR stellar con.
IL nagration) appeared in the region OF
le the heavens between Cepheus and
lie Cassiopeia three times, A. d. 945, l204
s. 1872, and is expected to be seen or
rs fire again before long. The star re
On NAMED burning at its last appearance
u for sixteen months. 1t appeared
It larger than Jupiter and brighter thar
Mt Sirius. It did not attain this lustre
gradually, but shone forth at once II
en- its full size and brightness as if it hat
ny been of instant creation. In 10Y
IN, Fabricus observed new star IN tn
Al neck of the s.whale" constellation, ant
in in September, 1904, a new one wa
he discovered in Ophiuchus. In 1870
on new star appeared in the consteliatio
to of Cygnus, remaining visible 1or neal
ax- ly two years. In lS4o another wa
,ur seen, which has continued IN exlstenc
on since it's apparent creation. by tn
md aid of the telespectroscope-a lnstrl
of ment combining the telescope and tn
en- spectroscope-it was found that I'd
no, increase in the stars light renderin
I'd. the star visible was due to the abno
The NAL heat of the hydrogen surroundln
lid that remote sun. But it could not
by so easily decided whether this hydr
$ a gen was aglow with the heat or II
ere star or whether absolute comhuStlo
the was in process. In other words, WI
be- it as red hot piece of iron or ike
nd. red-hot coal! These star confiagratlon
its it is believed, are caused by conta
sive with other heavenly bodies-meteor
her flights travelling on eccentric paths.
files those in attendance of the comet
VIE The meteors attendant on com
car continue to follow its path for yea
after the comet has disappeared. L
the tail of the comet of lS43 must actua
be. have grazed the sun Newtonss com
the nearly approached it.
the At any time we might be visited
ter a comet mightier than either. trav
was ing on an orbit intersecting the SUI
with surface, followed by flights OF mete
ard ic masses enormous in size and ma
i bic in number, which, falling on the 81
own. would excite his whole frame to a
with gree of heat far exceeding what
, the now emits. We have evidence Of
and tremendous heat to which the su
rom surface would be excited in such
SUP. case. In 1859 two metoric mas
had came into contact with the sun.
with downfall of these two bodies only,
n the fected the whole frame of the eartt
lent. the very time when the sun had b
$ en- thus disturbed. Vivid auroras "
odies seen where they never had been 8
and before, accompanied by electro n
1.-TWO netlc disturbances all over the wol
rway In many places the telegraph str
name work, the signal men received sew
eeds. shocks, and at Boston a flame of
! the followed the pen of Bain's electric
4 bed egraph, which writes the message
days ON chemically prepared paper. I