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Tint IN 70 bod, when moving rapidly q
Suddenly stopped in ilt cOufaH heat
llu immod aio result W. mhY soo this
uompii ed when q bullet fred nynn I
a STONE wall The lead becomes heated
hIs theory fupposcg that the sun is bn
ing porpeimily hnmmero Ike u pond
otuua anvil hy falling motcora, and that
w. heat energy ia maintained Hsh 'umr
Of iron "a kopt hot by the yigOr9l blows
/ ~ q blacksmith Various calculations
have also boon made W. 10 the amount
oi hcnt generated by the impact Of .
small planot, or o'her mass, tho weight
Of which u bo computed But surely
II there were falling continually nn the
suU such u mass of moto0rs ~ would
repair the regular waste, tho earth
Won i meet with u good deal moro oi
such matter than II does In the period
irnl motoOric display IN November and
uthor occasions; and tho orbit Of the
planet Mercury, which IL the nearest
known . the suns satellites would OK
hibit spVc tracessoi this powerful inlln
cucc We can, therefore, hardly attach
much weight 10 this theory,
We now como 10 the new theory
started under the powerful name OF DR.
s em0ns. II seems very probable that
the theory has been suggested by OBJ
seryntion of the regcncrative gas fur.
mace Of which he and hi' brother, Herr
j. Sicmens. are the originntors. where.
In the surplus heat. which has not been
~ first utilized for work. IA returned
through n central rogeneratiyo chamber
10 the gas aud mir about B. DO burned,
bo ore the waste products, with which
II vas previously associated, are sent up
tho chimney
Dr. Siemons starts with the following
assumption that all the space between
the planets, aud even between the fixed
stars, Is hlled with something OF n much
more substantial cha nctcr thnn i'm
ponderable ether. Many Of our read.
crs will know that the phenomena OF
light have been for many years eS-
planned by what u termed the undula
tory theory OF light. which presup.
pesos the presence Of n very subtle fluid
icrmel ether. pcryading al space; and
that the vibrations of this ether pro.
ducc all the phenomena Of light, includ-
ing the var ety OF colors In the rainbow,
OF as seen in u prism But DR.. Sic.
mems new theory Of tho sun demands
I The presence OF n much more substan-
tial medium. We can not hero go
through nil the considerations which
have led him to his conclusions, but
may briefly state that he considers that
the materials thrown OIL from the sun
by iis energetic action are through the
presence OF this gaseous medium DDS.
socintoi' or resolved into elementary
substances; aud. when 80 resolved.
burst into Tame under the influence Of
the heat. and arc turned back INTO the
compounded state. a. hydrogen j. con.
yericd into water upon earth Nh tho
evolution Of flame Then he assumes
that the matter 70 converted Is aited
upon by the suns attraction. and 10.
drawn into the mass of the sun BY It's
enormous g%rayitaiing power. Our
author Is careful 10 guard his theory
from being looked u on as one lnyolv-
Ing the idea Of perpetual mot.o but
Il certainly presents an appearance II
such n principle at first sight
We can but bdetiy discuss the great
difficulties that bcsct the reception OF
this theory. In the first place. il Is
nocdiul to prove that this gas, upon
the existcnca OF which tho whole
theory resb Ia, any existence nj
all. And there are these two main OBJ
jet 'ons 10 its presence. II this vapoF
be dense enough 10 arrest the heat-rays
Of the sur and 10 convert them by
association into materials upon
which the suns attractive power can
have the Ordinary In uence Of gravita.
ton. then the flame having the nature
OF a resisting medium. must have thu
elect Of producing n r~ctardation OF the
planetary movements; n result which,
" Il existed would long since have
been detected Aud II Il be not dense
enough 10 produce this resistance il |.
difficult 10 conceive that 10 csn have
su relent Conference 10 enable II TO ar.
rest aud deal with tho heat carnations
OF the sun. Again. we observe In our
own atmosphere that the smallest trace
OF watcry yapor IL Sufficient TO intercept
the heat Of the sun and. by formation
Of c oud. 10 shut the suns rays from
tho earth Surely. therefore, " the
whole Of SPACE Is pcrYaied by a gas
containing the least amount Of vapor.
the suns raw while passing through
that vapor for nearly ninety-thrce mill.
Ions OF miles would he 30 intercepted
that mono of the effect Of the ms hca,
which we now enjoy could be felt upon
the surface Of tho earth.
On the whole. then, We find Il more
easy 10 accept the doctrine of the grad.
ual dissipation OF the solar heat through
the immensely o. space. and tho pro.
gross W exhaustion Of the sun as n cen,
trail power OF light and heat than d
adopt this new theory. evvn though pro.
mulgaied by 80 eminent y scientist Al
DR. SlemcnS ~ Gambler JosrHaL.
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