The Washington times., 1903-12-21
BELIEVES SUN TO Be
CREATORS DYNAMO
Prof. Young, Astronomer,
FOrmulates a Theory.
THE PLANETS SUBSTATIONS
Light and Heat, Slowed Up in Electric
Ray, Given Out by Greater
Body.

CLEVELAND. Dec 2 - Alexander
Young. the astronomer of this city. who
last spring told of discoveries which had
led him to believe that the sun is hab-
liable, recently discussed his theory fur
Their. While not yet ready to state fully
the result Of his discoveries concerning
the solar electromagnetic relations be-
tween the sun and the other planets
Mr.. Young outlined what he says will be
the scope of his intended announce
ment
Mr.. Young is extremely myopic To
that visual defect he ascribes largely his
success as a sun observer. Others SINH
larly afflicted have regarded themselves
as barred from such long-range work.
With him it has served only to incite
greater effort and inspire the invention
OF new instruments. The solarscope,
which he has devised. coupled with his
peculiar eyes, has produced astonishing
results.
Reflection Mistaken for Object.
Six months ago Mr.. Young suggested
that astronomers have fallen into errors
through mistaking the electrical rehec-
ton Of the sun for the planet itself His
theory is that the sun is not a super
planet favored with a mild climate, a
beautifully variegated surface and a be-
nign atmosphere, capable of sustaining
high forms Of life. and. therefore, on the
principle that nature permits no waste,
inhabited by a race of godlike beings.
The theory attracted wide interest and
brought Mr.. Young tremendous CORE
spondence. He did not then elaborate
his ideas of the sun spots. now the sub
ject of investigation at every observa-
tory.
Sun Central Station.
The sun. he believes. is the Creator
grand central dynamo station for the
universe; other planets are the sub
stations. deriving their electrical energy
from the solar source of supply. Elec-
tricity is the life principle OF all nature
and IL streams from the sun through the
infinite interstellar and interplanetary
spaces. and from planet to planet and
back again to the sun in constantly ac-
tive currents.
All heat and all light proceed from
these electric streams. for as they pass
from atmosphere TO atmosphere and
through spaces void or almost void OF
even the most ethereal gas they meet
with resistance CT varying intensity and
in overcoming that resistance give on
heat and light The atmosphere sur
rounding the sun reflects the light OF
the electrical currents passing out from
it. and we see that reflection through
our own atmosphere. similarly lighted
and call it the sun. The same currents
passing through our atmosphere engen-
der heat. and we call it the suns
heat
No heat. no light, ever passed from
sun to earth. Mr.. Young believes. except
as We may conceive it as being stored
up in an electric ray to be given out
by this method Of transformation in
overcoming resistance.
No human eye. even with the most
powerful aid to vision. ne says has
ever pierced the suns atmosphere and
viewed that glorious orb save his own
projected By his solarscope None but
he has ever viewed the spots on the
sun The sun spots that astronomers
see with their telescopes are tricks
played upon the vision by the weird
effects Of electrical reflections on at
mospheric phenomena occurring in OF
just beyond the outermost regions of the
earth's projecting shield Of gaseous
fluid.