Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-19
GRAVITY POWER CAUSES
REVOLUTION OF MOON
Accounts for Holding Earth in
Place, but Orbit Question
l4 Is Raised.
AXIS LIKE WHEEL HUB
II, Mcrry-Go-Round Were Sci Spin
ming Ontsidc This Planets At
mosphcrc, Not BE Able Sweep
Slightest Bit Down With II.
ny GARRETT u. SERVES.

III tARhisf U 4. SILK ~ -.
II think that there is more than
the pau!linG power Of gravity that
causes the moon. for instance TO re-
rolyc around tn. earth. Gravity ac-
counts for the holding in place. but
how do The moon aud earth get their
rnhud motion. one going around
sihc sun and Tho c;hor around the
"earth, The only way can figure il;
sout S that the san. turning on its
i&N.S Ike q wheel turns around
@'vcrythins. such rs The planets that
~ can influence and so the earth. also
turning oa It's aMis. takes the moon
s;vound with l.. just rs "A mcrry.su-
rround viii ;nkc light objects ana
cause hem 20 rcVolvc with H. !
i)laye poudcrci over this many times
&C " :. Chicago
ii IL is better 20 have wrong idea
s"hout such Things than "a have none
,',t oll. for wrong idea can To cor
greeted since its very existence proves
'1nental powcr--but steam cannot be
-gch"ratcd from an ymptN boiler.
iirre are iwo facts winch challenge
Er!r .dya al tho start one OF them
Should have expected YOU To know.
..,tgyer have heard Of he other.
= me hrEt OF these Illuminating
h'IriS = that the zine taken by the
earth 10 make q turn on its axIs is
'Nuiy twcuty-folr Hours. while MI.
lime taken 10y the moon L. make Il
jvNo!uton around the earth Is al
'noSi a month Tho ether fact is OF
similar nature. X is that. Will.
he earth requires 3S5 DAYS Il re-
oiNe around the sun. tho sun makes
tusn on IT'S aNis in only abou,
You might imagine thai IN.
NnSis ~ the one case and the moon
tNr "th"r would naturally he re-
iHe". and would hang back" in
pr revolutions. because the round
Not notion had % be cummuui-
~ TO them without any rigid con-
on Win ia" rotating body that
',cd the motion. hut If YOU were
iN'r% with all tho facts about
!rgtnry motions YOU would find
zen au rNplanation would not
S,s. ;Aare is nothing ming an.
ihTs-st wcrn the Di..uctS and the
M. b,tWccu III, moon and tn,
ikII3N;n, Gould hc set In motion
1IIHunS body. and that could
M bodies around With il as
L,i.&'i IN water, ar a whirlwind
F>ITES !cs nodes floating in them
1894 MARI G"-r0und were set
~ Practically ends i hun
hundred miles above the
'ouid not be able To sweep
ihi,st bit OF down around
ilm in which IL could SGT
"A Inc earth AMI the sun
~ their atmosp spheres, rU-
*nic. which contains no
.dslm capable at rccoiN-
ing mechanical motion.
we is su.h - thiur as
TI1ese5.5;s5 1% :5.5 ! ! ~ "ss :HG ).
With n, ~ $ss@ e. / n s:&f5 IN u
imagine.
We'll then. to turn
IS on this subjcc, to
az ;h- way in which
- acts You are mis-
!Hc ina; SOM. other
sitai!on j. needed 10
. .: : /" u: B: /.
not fall straight TO |
s. E 81 III 5 $ :s ID s s ssH:
The latter i merely. |
T'c;!on pf the motion
gave toward the sun |
nA Just how the earth |
Fl rs motion ath |
the suns 1-aVita- !
We have i'll b. - ae saSiaGs Wa" 53r'
with art glaop,' e s9 3s5ilni s'y H.
you will en- a. I iaa i" nre sS,r' s tat
and pottery:. tx. T payI '" a III, i
binations. roS-a6 iGs sna,o 'T %nieh I'M
FOLLOW IN onrdiei.a
.! pulse mat first set
" ~" origin " ,ha, i'm
ZAE 4 siness q ggsmosony,
WITH tn" beginnings
governing thv motions:
~ pudies, bur only with
aotud! operation.
" qua the study 81 plane.
hrE----- Intensely interesting
~ r. beyond ucir ,s!n.plcsi
"a s~irely is worth whii.I
y IN, L .ha1 '. 3a'3iy, : Is 5'o .