"If we suppose the sun and fixed stars to be gigantic fountains 

 of magnetic influence, acting upon our globe and its atmosphere, 

 and likewise upon all the other planets, the phenomena of the uni- 

 verse would then become susceptible of the grandest and simplest 

 interpretations." CROSSLAND. 



" Are not the sun and fixed stars great earths vehemently hot ? " 

 NEWTON. 



" Herschel's fixed idea was that the darkness of a spot upon the 

 sun was an indication of a cool and habitable globe." HUMBOLDT. 



"The sun as the main source of light and heat must be able to 

 call forth and animat^e magnetic forces on our planet." Ibid. 





