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Show Foreseeing End of Mood The Naval observatory says It Is stated by Jeffreys, .ho has made an elaborate mathematical Investigation of the subject, that the moon will Begin Be-gin to return to the earth before It reaches twice Its present distance and will continue to approach until It comes so near that It will be torn to pieces by the attraction of the earth. The fragments will then form a ring around the earth like thnt of Saturn Russell, without disputing this conclusion, conclu-sion, adds that the sun may htrve ceased to shine before this exceedingly slow recession and return of the moon are completed. |