The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-12-18
Tho Planets.

Professor Richard A Proctor lectured
last night In Concert Hall, Academy of
Music, on "The Planets." He compared
the different bodies In the solar system
10 the, trees in the forest-some like the
sapling, young, others of mature growth i;
others again old, and others still withered
and dead. These things followed lust ns
in any other evolution. This earth is in
its middle life, doing what she was in.
tended to do. The stages of a planets
life were given from the time when IL
was formed by the gathering together Of
fragments until its death. The frat stage
ia that Of intense heat, and the greater
part of the time the planet would be
mass of vapor, the orb being iustrous and
glowing, giving out intense heat. Later
it.wopld lose heat, and tho greater part
would become liquid, afterwards becoming
s1lid., The earth while in its first atsge
had probably diameter of 10000 or
l2000 miles instead Of 5000 ias at, pres.
ent. In the earlier stagts the volcanic
and other disturbances were much great.
er than now, The, globe gradually be.
came cool eaongh for life, and life would
begin. There Ia evidence that the earth
is tens of millions OF years old, but It Is
difficult to cay what 10 the age Of o planet
when life ON II begino. Sie Isaac New.
ton believed that the waters of the ocean
were being gradually absorbed by the
earth. The waters of the sea are being
diminished In this way. but in what
degree cannot be said. They are absorb.'
ed, to the thickness of. a sheet Of paper In
one year, the thickness Of one inch in.
one hundred years, in ten millions Of
years, ta mere second In tiIas,) 10000.
m {nnn nj tha ~ L.
gone. and in! o long period the air itself
would become 90 thin that IL would not
support life. Planets, like other bodies,
cool alower as they are of greater bulk.
IeSHe gSths sSolaa iliEteH misIipii Seaifss
tksn it Moul &taEe yjpfferaeySasy IN million
yearsllto e6olsS s Thus ahoi :lalgs apisnets
are yet IN their youth or tirst stage, while
the small nlapets are in their advanced
age. Tins The m66n eii6aS Did age.
while Jupiter Is yet baby. The larger
ones have the characteristics of youth
and Abe snnail ones of old age.
nilstiatio1ga Of these things were
thrown .0n the .hureen. The sun shows
hettes than any cf tho Others the vapor.
ous or first btaEe, and mo- one believes IL
( TO bet the abode tofs life. Being the larR.
eat, the sun is the yonngest of all the
ssolasS IsystsHl sas regards advancement in,
life. The tornadocs OF fhe sun move ut
the rate Of 100 miles per second. All
the tnfnnlts OF. earth combined would not
sequaE the noises ON one milo Of. the suns
ssnffnce THe, great 4dintnsb of. Ju.,
spitegs we're fe0flspsre ID with those, ef. stha
sun. Jupiter 81 at ilIs glowing, and too
hot for lises5 ,atarn WAN also aaid mot 90
lbs the ah6 6de 6fs IN NJ /.
.as The ebhd tfi11 JIG pianets ,less than the
earth wis considered. Mara sshems di.
vision of fssnrfaee into land end water.
!: BfasscsIof slsosgs Iafd fseenf which: :agrow
larger lib win nteri aud mailer ins siimmers
This has 5ee el5 tiie eaEe every season fi,r
200 years p1e mi hich has elapsed
cssfsnts afs 8 iso5 d, ,dlias efeI. !. TheTsdncs
ton OF The seas indis sge, ,as3 Il
The slo0n, "a 40 old as tos be Ia plane.
fasy death, tkoug esfde denceas OF her fiery
youth are, ,yst ito be seen IN the p1puths
spS exti0et iefaseIs Che .isi inot top cold
of 200 Not I'D aiippofs I'LL sbnts tEs Heas
ase asl absorb and Il tlero 81 no mir. sos.
sit ~ 10 hin that 1i8 crSata afes knosf I'D;
sit,is 1rJd could live in &c. II Thofa ts no
water Ahd The fGonn tts dead g PicI; ;sssa
S0l The neon vet ltlhfoari ON atie screen,
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