The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-01
IRE SIGNS NTHE HEAVENS.
,,,rr rorrEx SEES xoaz 1xDpdA.
Jroys OF THE LAST DAYS

-. HeIieves that ths Fresest SeAJsseSs@
:, J.,,tsr aad vesus 10 0ns o. the ssgus
:. a., Approaches Asveat-Ths 1ssP-
..~.pce OF the star OF Bethlehem, Ne
..,.. May be Looked for NJ Aay hs.eAt
xrx HAVEN. Jan. 31.-Iieut. c. A. L. Totten.
- A who Is detailed as professor Of mill
. " science at Yale University. has Just COM
'a his course OF instruction and 10 now en-
p.rod in delivering special series Of lectures
rs. students In civil engineering. In an ar
.,,,a recently published in New York perl
'' I,s,i prof Totem made several startling
'.r,ions which seemed to Indicate his belief
sa'.s,ro,ori.al indications. aud In reference TO
,.is .nhiect a reporter of TIE Sun called on
.ha PREDECESSOR yesterday and obtained the FOL.
lowing interview;
Professor. your last set OF articles In FdnE
,,,bs,, Illustrated Weekly seems to have rather
~ an astrological leaning. Do you believe in
astrooGy?"
I'm a proper sense. yes. for else would
have TO re ect tho story OF the Magi and much
.Ise in the Bible. Daniel. for instance. was q
,Inished astrologist: 80 was Joseph" =,
"u such is tho case. you certainly ought to
..s something important in tho cona2ura-
ton, OF tho heavens this year. which you
make to be such an important one.'
And l do: the heavens are full Of signs
.rd thew will succeed each other to tho very
and of the century. You can see beautiful
and most significant sign any night by looking
=, tho wost An hour aitor sundown-the pres.
.nt conjunction OF Jupiter and Venus. l be.
Have n Is one Of the signs OF the approaching
advent"
tons often occurred before ~
"Y,s and no, As phenome non, such close
.oniun ,tion is certalnlya rarity. Those Of Ju.
inter and Venus however. have been more fire.
ouent than any others. Since the days Of Lu-
thar some twonty-ons such planetary group.
ipcs, within avery limited area OF tho heavens,
have occurred. The most remarkable OF all
were in Luther's own lifetime t1507. 1911. 1924
and 1874 A. d.. when Mars and Saturn. and
once Mercury. were also within noticeable prox-
imity. There is no exception to the fact that
these events have always synchronlzed with
terrestrial matters OF historical importance,
and I believe thoy always will They were
originally set in the sky for signs and for
seasons, and have been true to their
mission ever since the days OF Adam. But
understand mo here: while We cannot predict
In advance what they signify. we can most
always look back and point out what they
synchronized with. For instance: the earliest
record We possess OF IN occurrence OF this
kind is Of Chinese origin. It is related that .
conjunction OF Mars. Jupiter. Saturn. and Msr-
cur, in the constellation Of Shi. was assumed
% an epoch BY the Emperor Chuenhio. and It
has been found By NM. Desvignoles and Kirch
that such conjunction actually did take place
on Feb. 81 2446 B. G.. between 10 and IL de-
gress Of Pisces This year. upon tho true
S5opOsesE, was log loss NJ or the year in
int the 9pd all Of IT.
snossf SIa ssass 'ss% hsA'n was
.aS s | niSnSs A tSs snus %s4.
,wsen the wheatear Of Virgo and Libra Ths
Wahensan persecution was. then Just at its
ss fhe tie Began "a
@ t y ThsnSe prnss e. sna Sds
bible. translated. was published. the next year
,a y = Ia ana thence &C., torward s4tsT year
iiy..where they OCCUR. These we're. snciently
constellation II Places is = forsrunner q
Ind has Ss1 been
atisen out Of misunderstanding. Tho School
satisfied that it could read tendencies az
Fl
-. minutes. or nearly e the eaqinoetia;
Z; iquarlus ss'u Where e It ito oveliaPs the
original constellation OF Pisces, In fact.
leculiarly in both by this overlap. It
and Pegasus 10 the north. and Phoenix In The
south, III OF them significant in fable. and Of
ri n n n
sense as Daniel and Joseph understood. but
which Is now ,,v practically lo.t scieGcs =.
called stav q BetRle chem IN this constellation
eHsr tho a mS't
forth at any moment. It was seen BY Leovitius
nsr A. p }ys sEaRR ey Jsap u 1871 p and
!syed toresppear in alternate periods otabout
y,S and ale years, and copssauently may be
GHsd !, FOR from now on When it begins to
one Of the most eminent astronomers Of his
& saa dsseFsss snsdsn ssss
% retgrping home on the evening Of Nov;
IL; lS12. he was surprised to find = group Of
was then ~ BRIGHT a. sirius: Whs& !: ~ 1sre:
tie dsy neffs so4tnue s9uo IL Gun
brightness until it surpassed the .planet yupi
ssr ITS brlliiancy did not dim!nish unit! Pc
when 1t wholly disappeared. As had no sen.
s,S1s SSs,nIIsx it must have been fas
fHs sm , rudy and dpaIly oil iyid whi,s
tia e, d belt marked by the present COMING
tisular that makes the whole matter sisnin;
ttcsqch as can nccept it. because i occurs in
IaSg ;%IyIdsJ the heaysns i!e% tine imme
approximately to the sumo colure about q monti
witness"
A., But do you believe. Professor. that this |.
t tM. original star Q! gsthlehom. l. e.. the vari
sns star - Cassiopia"
No This star received its name In moderr
mes; and its periods do not warrant that be-
year in which Omar captured Jerusal lem. 03i
Mr. Ny own belief as TO tho real Star o
bothleheM 10 that 1t was an extraordinary ant
Sas nr. ~, body. light that moved and wen
Se'ore The Magi.. But these wise men wer.
i,oiswnrGe, To look for II by othor Astrological
=. n what way"
N. Well, Y Is somewhat Of story. Briefly
mo event that first PLACED them on their watch
Vas = conjunction Of tho planets Jupiter ant
ns;urn; kepler believed that this commune
1InSas-was tho star itself. He calculated tina
,,huniter ard saturn came into conjunction
, ,haHs times IN the year TAT A. y g. and that il