The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25

and dhe rate of speed at which they
move, also varies very greatly.
Speaking generally. the nearer the
sun the more rapidly the planet moves.
For example. Iercury, the innermost
planet, Is only 80 millions OF miles dis
| tant flom the sun, requires only SS
days of our time 10 make single cir
cutt and moves through his orbit at
the rate of 20 l2 miles per second. or
1870 miles per minute or 10000 miles
per hour, il you please.
What an airship Mercury would make
| If we could only harness and guide
him through the fields of space from
Rockaway Beach to Lisbon, Portugal,
for we could land in Portugal in less
than two minutes from our starting
point!
Venus which comes next i'm order
is 81 millions of miles distant from the
sun, requires 22i of our days to com
plctc single circuit and moves at
the rate of u 1-2 miles per second.
You and | could next, aboard the
staunch old airship, Mother Earth, 93
millions of miles distant from the sun,
and spinning along without a jolt or
Jar at the rate of IS l2 miles per sec
ond, requiring 3Gj days 10 make our
trip around the sun; and if we could
oHy commande,r and navigate her
across the Atlantic, we could land in
Portgual or England in . 1.2 minutes
after leaving our own shores. SO far
do the works of God surpass in per
fection those of puny ,boastful finite
man! Aalrs the next IN Order lis
142 millions of miles distant from the
sun, moves at the rate of IS miles
per second, and requires two years OF
our time to make a single circuit in
his orbit,
Jupiter comes next. The giant of our
solar system, being So thousand miles
in diameter of 1900 times the volume Of
the Earth IS located at the distance of
1873 millions of miles from the sun,
moves ut the relatively slow rate Of
S miles per second. and requires II
years of our time to make his trip |
around the sun.
1t may be noted here that a distance |
of 3Sl millions of miles separates be |
tween the orbits of Mars and Jupiter; |
and this singular fact led astronomers |
to believe that another planet might |
be moving through their space that |
had cluded their observation. Search |
was instituted, and to their astonish-
ment they discovered not one planet
lnly, but a great number of little
worlds in their vacant space, varying
in size from 300 to 20 and even 10
In, III !
many there may be to be yet discovered,
but coo already have been identified
md rltalOgued. They are known as
lstords and are supposed to constitute
he wreCkage from a former world like
Mars which has been blown to frag-
nents by an internal explosion.
We next encounter Saturn with his
. moons and beautiful rings: $50
Millions Of miles distant from the sun,
moving at the rate of 6 miles per
ccond and requiring % IL of our
ears to make a single Circuit in his
'rsit. {
Uranus. next in order, is located at
distance of one billion 7S2 millions
f miles from the sun, moves at the
ate of i miles per second and requires
I years of our time to make a single {
ircuit. !
Nepune. the outermost planet yet
iscovered as belonging to our solar {
ystem, is located at the immense dis
lnce of two billions 100 millions of
tfles from the sun, moves at the
nails pace Of 3 II miles per second
nd requires lG5 years of our time to !
1mplete a single circuit Of his i'm =
Iense ORBIT. ,
1t will readily be seen from these ,
atemcnts that while Venus and Jupi ,
.r next Sunday evening will appear !
us to be in conjunction on contact
ith each other, the fact is Jupiter's
bit is actually removed beyond the
bit of Venus a distance of 4l6 mil
Dns of miles, rendering collision for
rer impossible :
II the evening sky is clear on Sunday
ext, don't fail to lift up your eyes
ld note this beautiful exhibition Of T
DDS hanliWOrk and oversight as
lese noble planets, now playing to-
'ther the part of Evening stars" go
vinging through the fields of space
orever singing as they shine, the d,
and that made us is Divine"