476 Transactions. — Miscellaneous. 



76. But long before this equality of distribution could 

 ensue another action is set up. The mass of hydrogen will 

 become a retarding trap to indiscriminately-moving bodies. 



77. Free bodies moving indiscriminately will tend to pass 

 through such a group of masses as our universe, as 1830 

 Groombridge is passing through it now. But they will tend 

 to be trapped in any mass of hydrogen. Thus the place that 

 was most void of matter now commences to have more than 

 the regular distribution of matter. A new universe has begun 

 to form. 



78. Mutual gravitation between the entrapped bodies tends 

 to concentrate the diffused mass. The new universe is taking 

 form. 



79. Where three bodies pass near each other one at least 

 has its velocity increased. In this way it is possible to account 

 for the enormous velocity of 1830 Groombridge. Whenever 

 the velocity is great enough to escape the attraction of the 

 universe the body is lost to it, and some of the other bodies are 

 moving more slowly. If this should occur once only in a thou- 

 sand cases, seeing that when it does occur the body escapes, 

 if we give time enough, most of the energy of any individual 

 system must be used up in allowing the escape of bodies. 



80. We have in these phenomena a complete series of 

 agencies tending to overcome the dissipation of energy and 

 the aggregation of matter. Impact developes heat, separates 

 bodies, and diffuses gas. Eadiation falls on, and is absorbed 

 by, the matter of space. As hydrogen loses its velocity it is 

 carried to positions of higher potential by the heat of the dust 

 of space. This gas tends to linger in the empty parts of space, 

 and then becomes a trap for wandering bodies. These w'ander- 

 ing bodies are separated from systems by the mutual action of 

 three bodies. 



81. Thus, in opposition to the theory of dissipation of 

 energy, there is seen to be the possibility of an immortal 

 cosmos, in which we have no evidence of a beginning or 

 promise of an end. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE LII. 

 Diagrams to illustrate Summary of hnpact. 

 Fig. 1. Pail- of stars distorted and coming into impact. 

 Fig. 2. Pair of stars in impact. 



Fig. 3. Stars passing out of impact, and formation of third body. 

 Fig. 4. Showing entanglement of matter in each body. 

 Fig. 5. Two variables and a temporary star. 

 Fig. G. Central body in process of expansion into nebulae. 

 Fig. 7. Planetary nebula expanded beyond variable stars. 

 Fig. 8. Stars associated into a double star by attraction of central body. 

 Fig. 9. Lessened attraction on return of stars prevents recurrent impact, 

 and makes orbit more circular. 



