1 8 New Theories of the Great Forces, 



the conviction of a most perfect inter-depend- 

 ence is rapidly gaining ground. 



All this has been known and appreciated 

 to a degree, yet this great source of universal 

 operations is shrouded in mystery. Still, our 

 curiosity has been kindled, and men are 

 eagerly looking for further developments. 



Natural Science, in all her branches, is fully 

 awake, and is on her watch-tower of observa- 

 tion. Ignorance of the sun, of its character, 

 and of the methods by which its functions are 

 performed, must be confessed ; notwithstand- 

 ing all the more recent unfoldings and imag- 

 inings of scientists, regarding the great orb. 

 But yet we are very hopeful of vast increase 

 in our solar knowledge ; not alone, or chiefly. 

 by new observations, or discoveries, but quite 

 as much by new interpretations of old, long 

 observed phenomena. The ground of hope- 

 fulness lies in the belief that a grand unity 

 underlies, and binds together in one, all Phys- 

 ical Forces, as well in earth and sun. 



While regarding the sun as all, and more 

 than all that has ever been claimed for it, still 

 we are impressed most strongly that the sun 

 has social relations with his planets, which 

 have never been duly considered by the 

 masters in science. The sun acts, but it must 



