New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-21

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moons, and dwelt on the stellar systems. The re-
suits Of spectrum analysis applied to the light OF
the stars were presented at length.
THE LECTURE AND THE VIEWS.
The usual large aud brilliant audience as
senblcd last evening ChckeTns Hall TO listen 10 tie
nDal Of the of four by Professor Proctor
supplementary lecture upon The Religion OF Astron-
omy will be given Sunday evening, and at matt
nee Monday afternoon Mr. Proctor Will speak Of the
Pyramids their Importance in astronomical point
OF view.
the honr. o'clock. for the lecture last evening
Professor Proctor walked his bIsk fashion TO the
front OF the platform and said:
In opening this my last lecture OF this series. cam
not fosbcar from expressing my thanks FOR the Kindness
shown 20 me BY the audience through all these our lee
tues hive been kindly treated hy reporters. hut That
one is mistaken who stated that IN my lectures here
i address myself 10 You as class OF suuehts I"
as members of an academy or sclctces 10
whom I should give the result Of recent special
discoveries have had no thoughts OF such thirS,
AID there were here present hundred OF the lead
ing astronomers OF America should feel bound to for
act and address lecture not To them hut to the
cultured audience before whom / stand should not
give doubtful results Of research certain but tho
established truths aud such probable results OF specG-
lat;ve inquiry as succeeded In arOusng your inter
est. l have reason, in the attention with which am
listened TO- believe that have made the subjects on
which have spoken not undressing 10 you. lap
piause
/ have received ten twenty questions since last
spoke here and nine ten letters Of inquiry were
handed 10 as entered the han tonight Many oil
them are uusuited for 70 consider here, and some
would require a little OF lectures all TO them
selves for ul elucidaton but will reply Ia one Tue
first is In reference 10 the giant planets Jupiter.
Saturn Uranus and Neptune; whether when they come
into perhelOn II VIII not cause some disaster or
immense mischief TO this globe OF ours They all come
into peIneon between 1882 and 1883, but there Is not
the slightest TO suppose that any thing more than
ordinary VIII happen in that period. They have often
come INTO perihelon before. aud in less extended pc
rod and i'll results followed. There Is no scen
IF, basis for apprehension of anything now.
To come the subject tonight spoke az the close
OF my last OF the depOpulatcd condition OF many
Of heavenly Orbs From the immense amount OF heat
the great planets they yet UNFIT for the mainte
nance life Others have lost their heat as 10 have
passed the period for supporting existence There very
large number OF Orbs not fit for life; some still III The
sagcs Of preparation. Others decrept worn ont and
dead. III them Alright in my analysis. all are AT
some period abodes of life supply tho light
beat needed for life The amount of force in an orb
must be finite Its period for supporting ifes limited;
sans viii lose their power aud systems have an end.
n all orbs should start Gt once as
the abodcs Of life supporting life,
taere would be a period before OF absolute want of life
and period aferward of absolute death. Every planet
has period OF preparation, then OF hfe and after
that ceases death 1t much more rational 10 believe,
learned that the earth Is mere point III space we may
thus likewise see that she takes up very minute por
ton Of time. While ready To believe the former,
why should they not be equally ready TO believe the
latteri
We sec the stars as suns like our own; they doubt
less grt about by systems like All space is thus
populated but life in does not synehrOnze
with that IN others purpose TO show uron the screen
that giant planets with life unht TO support 1t
10y Of many circumstances Saturn, with surface
like the Garth does receive from the ght aud
enough for life. Just here let me refer TO ono ques
ton Which has been asked me. il the brightness OF
Jupiter and the result part OF light from their
heated masses, is IL all reflected hghtf Professor
Bond ., Cambridge claimed That the greater Pr9pSr
as his brightness is such that not so much
While as snow. Z)lner, the German. By
ful cacu alton determines that Jupiter Is three times
were pure white. The inference must follow that no
part only very small proportion OF his brightness
ny the spectrum. not only seen by the eve but also IN
give pTeciscy The same lines OF course it is pos
sibe that they might give the same lines and be der-
emit hut ihe probability Is strong that Jupiter has
no light Of his own. The overwhelming probability Is
favor of ths aud that the lient IS eteetcd IRON the
cloud masses that envelope the real BODY OF the planet
In The brother giants jupiter and Saturn, the DARK
spots oceans in the clouds.
SATURN AND HIS RINGS.
When the lights turned of the first view thrown
upon the represented the planet Saturn with his
rings. in Spring ana toward summer anJ again
In Summer The lecturer demonstrated by the shadow
of the rings that enormous Of light and heat
the cut OF by these ues for long periods
during saturn's year, equal 10 29i9 or the earths
lecturer that Saturn is stl young IN our system
and In millions OF years the rings would be broken up
The moons OF Saturn thrown the screen.
Each OF these has millions Of square miles or
surface; is large Mercury, while Titan equals
Mars size. These, the lecturer claimed. ht 10
snpport hfe. having light and heat from aud
saturn. The Jovian system aud the size OF
Juliter's four satellites and our moon were next DIS
paved. These and those OF Saturn make twelve worlds
III for ilfe all the planets have bad. now have,
Will have conscious life dwelling on them.
The views were OF Tie moon aud ITS eraers The
lecturer said SIR William Ilcrsche thought eruption
had taken place IN very bright crater, which shows
bright from the earth shine when part of the moon
is In darkness but the changes IA II doubtless caused
by falling down OF the face Oi the edge OF H. due 10 the
onccd on the moons surface during part OF
the lunar month. and The COLT more intense
explains the changes IN the crater OF Lime near
moon are due 10 disntesTauon from CONTRACTION ana
ana there Is no volcanic action The crater
that the differences IN color at It's bottom were due 10
the absorption OF hight when part was In shadow.
The lunar features. called roads, though half mile
WIDE commented upon and shown TO result from
volcanic action
SUNS OF OTHER SYSTEMS.
We have now TO consider other said Professor
Proctor aud clearly recognize toe fact that
compared with some of these, IL only OF
The second magnitude. Our sun is far in
ferior 10 the more respondent stars and even
10 some Of whose beauty aud brightness scarcely
reach But this would not be sufficient 10 show that
these stars suns They might he lamps IN
greater OF lesser magnitude That they are suns
However has been proved In the ceares manner Their
aie all and compared with the SUI, and not
only have carefully considered the RravIiation OF
natter in connection these moving bodies. and other
eyi1enfs. Guy ~, br i,cht by means OF the speetrnn
le q