Show FOUR FOCE LITTLE PLANETS an astronomical feat has hai just been ver performed formed by professor E E bernard barnard the of a fifth satellite of jupiter it consists in taking the measure of four f the largest asteroids the be size of which has baa hitherto been only a matter of conjecture popular astronomy gives an account of this latest scientific triumph the asteroids are very small mall planets principally pursuing pur euing their heir course around the tb sun between the orbits ol of adars aarsand and jupiter the first airet of them was discovered in 1801 but after that jear others have bave been found in great vu numbers abers until at present about are known to exist while the supposition is As that they in all probability amount to ito thousands possibly there are multitudes of them scattered ailts lilts dust in the immensity of space and too small to be seen en by earthly rs even ven through the most perfect tele soo kopec some borne of those that have been observed are not more than ton ten miles in diameter being veritable lilliput gians among the worlds of the universe the firof fire asteroid die discovered covered was name i cores ceres and it was found to revolve volve around the suu sun in a period ot of four years seven months and six days the next three observed were caljouw pallar juno and vests vesta As further discoveries were made rapidly I 1 the ih theory was advanced that these dimin alive worlds must be the fragments 0 an exploded planet but this supposition has ban again been abandoned without the adoption ot or any other satisfactory explanation of their exis existence terice professor Bs barnard states that all efforts flirts to determine the size of the four largest asteroids by comparing the light they to that of the be planets have proved un on measured the diameter of ceres and made mad it 2026 2025 aniles while sir william Willi aca herschel Her sobel efti sti mated it at miles too toe instruments they had bad were exceedingly imperfect compared ta to modern telescopes suo this chis accounts for the discrepancy when viewed through the JL ok telf tala scope however li Is was fouad that the discs disca of Clar cerer er palls pallas juno an aej vests vesia assumed measurable pro proportions portions th professor then than took up the work ol oi measurement measurement and after two yearb diligent labor he be to is prepared to state hat the true dimensions of these little planets are known for the first brat time moth certainty here are his bis fi figures guree ceres miles fullest mi on es juno miles vesta miles the diset very way may be regarded rega raed rued as of importance chit fly to astronomers but it does not look laor beneral interest every little bit of information added to our stock of knowledge ot of the universe of which our own habitation babi tation is only apart lurnis ties now new girourd for 01 admiration of that supreme power and wisdom that directed the construction of the whole and anak still guidett it with never ceasing cared care to the an cleats we the heavens furnin furnished beci evidence of the glory the intelligence of the be almighty and in this ago age that evidence is IB becoming still more strong through the in some respects more per feet knowledge obtained of the she visibly universe ual Terae |