The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-24
Mas Lite Brought to Earth by Exploding Worlds
or Particles That Do Not Obey Gravitation Law?

ture. tho air must be condensed and pee
cipiiated as ice. producing a diminutlon
OF pressure which csus"s air TO flow from
the Illuminated hemisphere This incom-
Ing air Is In turn condemned and SO the
process must Eo on until the entire at
mosph"rc has been precipitated.
This condition has already been nearly
reached. The air. rushing Violently from
the light Ia the dark side OF the planet.
carries with IL clouds of dry sand and
dust. like the simeon % the desert These
clouds Of dust reflect the suns rays and
thus stimulRte dense and c!oUdy at-
mosphere, and they also appear as
sireaks and spots.
Lifeless as the Moon.
According 10 Lowell. therefore our
beautiful nciShhOr planet must be as
lneless as our still nearer nelghbor. the
moon. Rpd FOR the same reason.
The present writer ventures 10 dlsa
gree with this iheory. because he has
Invariably received a contrary impress
Of the planet. ~ every favora6l. oppor-
tunity. from 1925 Gp 10 and incindlng
the recent aparit!on. observations have
been made of Venus In the daytime.
when the planet Is most favofah,y placed,
and brilliant white snovcap has inya-
riably been seen, sometimes at both poles
which have sensibly changed IN position
during Observations extending over 'po
hours or more. The rotation period can
no, differ greatly from twenty four
firmed bv spectroscupiC onacryaiions
mad" a, Puikowa observatory - NJ. \.
BelopolsEy.
Dense Atmosphere.
Another evidence of the existence OF
dense atmosphere IL given when tho
crescent extend notably b"yond the d.
amcter. and when very near The sun. a
thin liuc of light has bTen seen by scy-
oral observers. TO complete the whole
81 Is q -
tion of sunlight b. tho planets atn'oS-
pherc. q phenomenon still better seen s.5
the planet Is entering upon the suns
disc at transit when TN" black disc IS
surrounded by a beautiful ring OF liEa'.
From observations OF transits II has
been calculated that Venus has AN atinos-
phere with depth of lj0 miles. that
of the earth being usually rerkoncd Al
100 miles. Tho prescnc" OF water yapor
has been detected In II by the aid Of
tho spscToscope.
The density OF Venus being nearly equal
10 that n the earth. Ne conclude that IL
Is = solid body. II probably owes It's
hrillhncy 10 the fact that IFS SKY Is al
most totally overcast w;;n cIouda ar AL
times. We all know how excessively
brilliant cumurlous cloud Is when the
sun is shining on " on summer dsN.
Tho excessive cloudin"ss in turn, COM
binnd with the evidence ~ water yspor,
indicates thar water Is abundant OF the
planets surface. This together with
hot climate would produce an abundant
The moon. the earths close compa anion.
is the most beautiful celestial object as
Feen through small telescopes It's silvery
mountain scenery has fairy Ike appear
aDCe which lmpresses the henoGer as
nothing else will. This Is ease whore
distance lends cnchaDiment 20 the
view for the actual barrcnness aud des-
olation OF the surface OF our satellite IL
hard TO imagine No air no water. no
sound OF any kind and worst OF ALI moth
ing ever happens there. II turns ono
face continually 10 the earth. and It's
day and night hav" each Il Length OF
fourteen OF our DAYS. The fierce light
and heat Of the sun 10 which she is OK
posed during the long day have no pow
cr 20 warm anything. as they are lmmc-
diatey radiatcd away. and the actual sur
face temperature even nj midday must
be far below the freezing point Of wntcr.
We can safely say that no HE has ever
existed upon the moon, for even II she
originally had an atmosphere and wafer.
her hold upon thnm WAS but transitory'
for no sign of erosion is shown on her
rugged face.
The planet Mars and itS suitability for
life Of the highest intellectual type has
been fully demonstrated.