The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21

BY NEA service
Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.)
New York, Jan. 21.-Are the orth-
odox beliefs concerning the workings
of tie solar system all wrong and
the generally credited theories of
Newton as antiquated as the one
time platitude that the world was
flat?
Can it. be possible that the earth
does not revolve around the sun at
all hut instead swings from that
celestial body like the mighty pen
dulum of a huge clock?
Such are the questions creating a
furore in scientific circles here to-
day following the announcement of
an entirely new theory of astronomy
by James l.. Bussanich, an Austrian
astronomer who has devoted 80 years
to investigating the solar system
and who came here recently from
the University of Triest.
Bussanich bases his novel theory
upon discoveries which he says he
has made in ectro-magnetism and
hydro mechanics, aided by Einstein's
evidence that the planets do not de-
scribe closed elipses. In lay' Ian
guage, Bussanich's theory is briefly
as follows:
"The earth is held in pendulum
position from the sun by electro
magnetism exerted by that body and
makes complete swing once year,
describing an arc of AZ degrees. On
June 81 the pendulum reaches one
extremity of its swing and on Dec.
Il the other. On March II and
Sept. 22 the pendulum hangs in mid
swing.
might and day are caused, as is
generally believed. by the rotation
of the earth on its axis. The axis
is tilted at an angle of % 1-2 degrees
from the suns ray to it's center by
an electro magnetic force constantly
at variance with that of the sun.
This accounts for the seasons and
the length of daylight.
"The sun is not stationary body
but describes movements of it's own
through space, although not those
usually graphcd and believed. This
also is true of other planetary bod
ies."
In advancing this startling theory,
Bussanich says that astronomers of
the past were deluded in the first
place by failure to make correct mea-
surements, the apparent changing of
the distance from the earth to the
sun being due to an optical shorten
ing of space caused by the varying
angles from which that body is view |
ed on different dates.
From this first false premise, he
says, astronomers have constructed
an elaborate theory that the earth !
goes around the sun and have made |
all their observations assuming that
the earth was somewhere else than
where it actually was.
Bussanich says there is no cause |
for alarm from his alleged discover
les since the universe, while it does
not function in the clock-like man.
ner usually believed, operates ac-
cording to another system which is
even more precise and infaliible.
MY hypothesis accounts for all ,
heavenly movements, such as the |
coming eclipse of the sun on Jan.
a." he says, "and goes further than
the Newton -Keplar theory and gives
logical reasons for phenomena which
have always been puzslipg-the eur
ora borea1is, for instance, and the
twinkling of the stars"
Asked if his theory was new
one, Mr.. Bussanich replied:
.".Oh no, not absolutely new, as
nothing is. Plato and Aristotle be-
lieved vaguely in the pendulum
theory and Niccolo Mancine, the
famous Italian electrical. scientist,
at the present time has repudiated
the Newton idea and limited at an
electro magnetic hypothesis for the
universe. However, I believe am
the first man. who has solved the
details Of the theory and believe {
thsF will eventually prove It to
the complete satisfaction Of science"