The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-03-12
WONDERS OF ASTRONOMY
Some Facts About the Mighty
Universe Around Us.
The Fearful Speed with Which We Are
Rushing Through Space heav-
ems Constantly Changing-A
Stellar


The Fearful Speed with Which We Are
Rushing Through Space heav-
ems Constantly Changing-A
Stellar facehorse.
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oi,aiS Nsion al Inc e'ais ap-
pea o' at ieS' h."'en'' noi
can 'ne astronomer hifaseii
any s,sns nio'ion except W Pa'ie"'
anu ne-coh'ihue opseF'a'ioh' eH-
'.huins' !" Sohie instances o~ei pc
rlod many years. anu even centuries
wheh sueeeeoing astronomers
inc work winch their predecessors had
oegun. But every star In tine nrma-
ment is on It's Journey n moving
hroug space with wonderfu velocity.
absolute rest Is unknown throughout
the material universe II we o up
TO the SKY on a calm, bright night
When the stars SHINE IN all tneif glory,
we are usually impressed with the feel
ing that a solemn stiffness reigns
those lnnnlte regions OF
space. In reality, those amazing star
depths above us, which appear SO
~steadfast and Interchangeable from year
to year, are astir with life, energy and
activity, n there IS a BILE
process of change taking place all
around us.
Our earth is moving rapidly In Its
orbit at the rate OF eighteen miles per
second. This is known to be our We
loeity around the sun, and while We
sleep seven hours the world on which
we dwell carries us 10000 miles
through space
some stars are known TO De ap-
proachlng and others from
the earth among those 1ound 10 De
approaching us IS areturus!mentioned
III tne bloie' ana the oriRn'est star
horth OF the equaoor-whi Is moving
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second. oirius' .he famous oog star
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now Known that Mn in Cass;one;a has
. reloc;tv Of so5 miles a second while
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These motions observed among the
stars are owing TO the attractive inan-
ence which thew exert unon zach other
Rut the Who'll of their ..nroner mo.
finn - .s II ;s called ;s not re,, . nor,
of II being .nn,rent onlv and d,s 70
the reaI or nronar marian Of the sun
together with The entire ~nlanetarv svs.
tenn Our Great universe ~ star: ;s
const,ntlv unde-oo;no y.st chono.s
uhich ,y;iI he ~nercsn,i6,a 20 tbose ybo
h hit fbe earth in fpture centuries
co,-6ouration of our starry beav-
ons will ey.,tnalIv he greatly changed
nom their present ap~pearance. Orion
now 50 beautiful and attractive during
the winter season will, then no Longer
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