The Coolidge examiner., 1935-08-23

wonderful D." telescope and
SErCG, with It had made the most OK
GO traordinary discoveries In every
planet of our solar system had dis
covered planets In other solar sys-
tens: had obtained a distinct, yiew u objects IN
the moon fuiiy equal 90 that which the unaldcd
eye commands 81 terrestrial objects AZ the dis.
tance ~ 100 yards: had aflrmatlvcly settled the
question whether this satellite be inhabited. and
by shat order of beings; had firmly established
a new theory Of cometary phenomena; and had
solved or corrected nearly every leading problem
% mathematical astronomy"
II was an American newspaper. the New York
SUM- which made thIs astounding revelation. The
sun had been founded by benjamin II. Day IN
iSI3 rs the first Of the penny newspapers in the
United States.
on August ~ iSl5. the second page Of the
sun carried this small news item CELESTIAL
DISCOVEHlES-Tbe Edinburgh Courant says
We have jus, learnt from an eminent publisher
in this c,iy that Sir John Herschei at the Cape
of Good Hope has made some astronomical dis
coverles of the most wonderful description. By
means of an Immense telescope of an entirely
new principle II vas true that Sir John
Frederick William Hcrschel. the greatest astron
omer % his time. had gone 10 South Africa In
January 1894 and established an observatory
near Cape Town 10 complete the Hrsi tcleseopic
survey ever attempted of the whole surface of
the visible heavens so tina, much OF the story
was true.
on August - three columns OF the arst page
81 the sun waye devoted 20 an article which ap-
pearei under = modest headline OF GREAT
ASTRONOMICAL DISCOYERlES-Laicly Made
by Sir John Herschel LID FRS. 6c-At the
Cape Of Coed fiofe~ THIS article was credited
To the Supplement TO the Edinburgh Journal
of science" II was true that there had once
been an Edinburgh Journal Of Science bot the
readers Of the sun dis not know that II had
suspended publication several years previously
This nrst article vas devoted almost entirely
TO discussion OF the importance of Sir Johns
discoveries. lie had paused several hours be
fore he commenced his observations that he
might prepare bis own mind for discoveries
which be knew would fli the minds Of myriads
of his fellow men With establishment And well
might he pause From the hour the FIRST human
pair opened their eyes 10 the glorles OF the blue
armament above them. there has been no ac
eesslon to human knowledge at all comparable
in sublime Interest to that which be has been
the honored agent In supplying. Well might he
pause lie was about TO become the sole de-
postory of wondrous secrets which had been
hid from the eyes Of all men that had lived since
the birth OF time"
All 81 which was an excellent -build-up" 20
whet the interest Of the Suns readers In what
was 60 follow But II did not give ans definite
information about the astronomers discoveries
So there was nothing for its readers to get ex
cited about yet But August ~ the Sun print
ed four columns Of vivid description OF what
was to be seen on the moon. The astronomers
reported:
In the shade OF the woods on the southeast
ern side we beheld continuous herds Of brown
quadrupeds. having all the external Characters
tics OF the bison but more dlmlnutlye than any
species OF the hos genus In our natural history
Its tail Ike that OF our bos gruniens but
in its seml-clrcular horns. the hump on It's shou
ders. the depth OF It's dewIap. and the length OF
it's shaggy hair II closely resembled the species
90 which we have compared IL.
1T had. however. one widely distinctive fea-
ture. which afterward found common TO
nearly every lunar quadruped we have discov-
cred: namely. remarkable feshy appendage
over the eyes crossing the whole breadth OF the
forehead and united TO the ears We could most
distinctly perceive this hairy veil. which was
shaped like the upper front outline OF the cap
known to the ladies Mary Queen OF Scots
cap. lifted and lowered by means OF the ears. II
Immediately occurred TO the acute mind OF Dr.
Herschel that this was proyidential contrivance
to protect the eyes Of the animal from the great
extremes OF light and darkness TO which all the
Inhabitants Of our side Of the moon Ieri
odically subjected"
ON that day the moon story in the Sun became
the talk Of New York. But more was TO follow
for the next days account introduced the Suns
readers to new regions OF the mOon-the Vaga-
bond mountains. the Lake OF Death, craters Of
extinct volcanoes and luxurious forests divided
by open plains "in which waved an ocean of
verdure. and which were probably prairies like
those of North America" OF animals there were
classified mine species OF mamalla and FIVE of