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Show TltU FINAT DKSTIXy OP TUK " tfAum -" j ' 'Ekcic's conift, which revplvus nbontj thp son tn gears', haslieen'oiiservetl tp rcbmtileto Us revolution' iu a coiisttmtly shorteniiig perlbd, showing that itli being i drawn inard towrififo tho sun. ThUj fft has led to tlio general conclntion ' ' by astronomerfi that tho planets are hibv-ting hibv-ting In a resisting meiliiiiir.fariiiore ntfena-rpted ntfena-rpted than our at'raophero, but still (titll-f'ctenl (titll-f'ctenl to offett their motion. If this is ! so, H follows uy stnet oecehsity mat onrt earth and its swter otbs are all winding I spirally toward tlw? soil, nnd ihnt thyyt jmisl evti'.fuHlly strike iigaiust itnqd .lie-' comtt incorporated with lis luass, Tlipl time fi'ijiiiretl for this purpusp lieldngs tol those 1iirpncclvblo poriotts itli Wljich fee-' "oibgy anit.mftrbiibmy iuvo to jdcul. Tlie j rcdstrng meilljtm is sdbtqcdliigTf ulleifuV ttU-d ttmV ltc-xprtS Initfn slight iiilUience On.thbconiets which are 'themi'eTvi uias-i iea oflhJ.Wry tlittiiict vapqr, and It? in-Bnenee in-Bnenee Waiild of ca.ur ' bo very tnnclt ic'Pii tlib-dehsy tnhttrr of the- phinels Astronomical obSer7atibns,itlt all tfu-ir fwqhderroFdelicacy, hatt jet'fallfirtb teet tVoSlhteH- progresilvo sh'rtcnibif iirthepcri!bd pf t'eVp.latiiin.'pf Ty; of 'the plaqetir, li i- enrtmhv. however,; tbndtb the, wiiltipliqd,vo,b)(tnejea which' prevent thpjirfcoptlqii pf th1sfact,'if ,jt .does"' 'cx.-Isfi 'cx.-Isfi AU .'thb iiibaWfcs of this? rcrbhi-iWni-nrV'sliqrteuiiig with tlid rpTol'utlbnS theuifitlvt:. ilfiwo ,bfgln, for5 Ihslabc'ev vlth4the,'.ei(.rth.. the prowi-iii. is toe taliiVhcther the time' bcenmed"; W .the tmWUf its Jjqumey, afbuttiru. .Sun,, il gradballjr .Wcbnitng.iilfortei'; TO Wsl plu'lijtUatsiigfteat, 'itself wlo, "cofnpairo tljis .w'itltithe.f okitionpf 'tl0;4t)atl(; jipoa itXaxi to'sep'.whcther-thc.yi'ar - bctoj (htr sniiap nniuliif br da vs iujd " hours nnd scWmls-tlikt'll UUTttf rbriiifif-, times, , Ii'ut if; tbtrearthi gfadnally'V.-potlngt itMfftroii trnctingiit ?izc,td jfsruta'Uo.nsiten tts ixi4,nre, bcconihig 'mpq rnpidiu. bt.her, wohlsj,'. thq . day :is, shprtr ntiiR-, with, -the year and' ir.thV YkatoprshH.ikWai.l'in prqpoHion to '"thb .thing caii'ircd Ve panubl clli whcthbr.thq rattcr.lsbcbmtng shorter br UoL ,t.If . wo take the ,thd. cf the r.etPlu'tippjypf .tlfb. .ttioqn. around ;tic earth lisn slatidard, tjic pa nip rcs&thig mediiitoJ'wbuld. ilhiiv ihb.,ihDOif.tbwSrd! )Jio-eartUiui)!mtVillibtnoulh aUo'Jflth pmyear JitWcsf't;Cv'eu- tOAthe.iefeJ sattifactgry tnensurb pf the, sun's, rptatfpt) on li!iixK tho biiikvis, atsb dtinTnUiliig by; thS-radiatibu 'pr III heat; 'bud- ttitf jfii.i riqdbfhis rptutiotiJsebnleijiieutly bl'eonii". log'f horterw.'Jii brtpf, front, the.'jtwptaut sea pfadiatibrtt"aii"d..the .re'rfjtiiig-niediumj alf'tlie times ntut fffetajiccs wliieli!ciuUt(be nil'to'meai'nrb' the cartlt's' illetii!tcb froVo tlin.sn:(br ty-pWibirpf Hs"nHiibal"feVb5 Jntipii ) :e..sliortenlng. together iSbithit tjp iliffx'jt;ujfi-'th;e extent f thesPfievj Vral contractions ire the putyr' nieaus Jijli for deteettiig'tjj: blr'evattpb the approach, 'of the carttftpthe;stin, If sueh'-miprpaeh Is really takiuglihice;, -Thete'iillerc'nees Would ponbtlca'revciiV thtniiclvei in the course of generatfous io, Klined justroub-5 inhil -buserVati6,uK;S ' ' If- tbe cartli nud son ja jKradualfyfce-: cowing'cbldrthis'wlnajngqf tha.'eartliMc wards thcutipvonid"teiidUP'h'e"fi' nji'-tts wnrnitb; aud j.t Daylho',ai wis provWnn; for jjiptqngiug, by some jniUlous;of; years, the couthiuuiten of 'upiiiml lilp bpqa. our gfbhei Iintlnh? Verlouniiil ci'inptop cloic, for if therii is' o; resfstlti;'"mitilntp pervading Hid jpaqo betwecnJiu iind" the suij, ihej,lmal;ilcitfiy pf, ihu. carthtiticto cutvp grajlqaUy inward, till, thq WocttJ hniidrtdS'bf t'tnres creiid-r tbah thiitof 'n fnniibh. ball, tt flashes itsell tvifli iin fidfv inWimoeruidi into the. "masi.br the stfti, iV(t"ttrby JZvcnvg-I?btli i-,- |