The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-03-13
PLANET MOTION,
The Three Astronomical Theories and the
One system.

The Three Astronomical Theories and the
One system.
AS to the exact technology of Egyp-
tian astronomy but little has been
handed down to posterity, except re-
suits of whatever system the priests
formulated. That eclipses were COM
puted to a certain extent is true, and
also true that the conjunction of some
planets was comprehended. But to
what extent this knowledge attained
is left mostly to conjecture. This con-
clusion is formed from conditions prior
to the destruction of the Egyptian
dynasty. What attained after this
period at Alexandria was semi-modern
and general, and the trend was gen.
eral diffusion of science.
The whole theory of planet motion,
during this period was based on a
quiescent earth and the rotation of all
other heavenly bodies round the earth,
which was treated as the center of the
universe. This theory was embodied
by Ptolemy and, so far as known, it
embodied the first grand error in as
tronomy. 1t is proper to note that at
Alexandria, abuut five hundred and
fifty years b. G., Pythagoras clearly
formulated that the sun was the center
of the solar syS lem, and the planets
moved round the quiescent sun and
turned on them> elves, but the Ptolemy
theory yet prevailed
The Pythagoras system was reform
ulated by Corernicus, and it was
adopted by the chools in the period of
William Herschcl, but the quiescent
sun was the theory, but not true as
since admitted. We have also Kepler's
three laws The law of equal areas,
however, is abundantly proven to be
error, the radius vector having no
such movement as described. Works
on acceleration and alleged univeral
gravity were founded wholly on this
error and never arose to the dignity of
theory, but is legend which is care
fully guarded and worshipped by the
Newton devotee. Since Newton, the
suns motion is defined, the spiral
paths OF planets around him formu-
lated and the ceuters of motion in
planets defined, and the uniform
motion of respective planets pointed
out, and accelcration of the earth on
its orbit disproven, and the cause of the
suns acceleration on the zodiac accu-
rately and correctly set forth, and the
DETECTING power of magnetism shown
to be the only force which causes the
planets to move round the sun. And
this is the system. Kepler's third law
disproved Ptolemy's epycice theory.
And the earth's uniform motion on its
orbit and suns center being about
1ifty-fve thousand miles toward vernal
equinox from the focus and the focus
and the center of the zodiac being on
the sun causes the sun to register ac.
celeration on the zodiac.
The idea that if the earth did not
run on it's orbit 81 min. 90 sec. at
perihelion it would cause the sun 10
register the same distance on the
zodiac is one of those mathematical
blunders which clearly indicate that
Newton or his devotees have given tie
subject no careful attention, but base
their notions on pure heresay. Were it
not for the evil which they may perpe-
trate by teaching the fiction to stu
dents it would be no consequence what
views they might hold. The students
interests arc not to be entertained as
against the necessity of keeping the
fiction ahoat. C. L. Chaplin, in Chicago
Inter Ocean.