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CHAPTER XVI. 



GENERAL CONCLUSIONS. 



The Changes produced on Physical Phenomena hy the Move- 

 ment of the Solar System considered Exertion of the 

 Physical Forces through the Celestial Spaces The Balance 

 of Powers Varieties of Matter Extension of Matter 

 Theory of Nonentity A Material Creation an indisputable 

 fact Advantages of the Study of Science Conclusion. 



WE have examined terrestrial phenomena under many 

 of the harmonious conditions which, with our limited 

 intelligence, we can reach by the aid of science. From 

 the first exhibition of force, in the cohesion of two 

 atoms, onward to the full development of organic form 

 in the highest order of animals, we have observed 

 strange influences. We have seen the solitary molecule 

 invested with peculiar properties, and regulated by 

 mighty forces; we have learned that the modes of 

 motion given to this beautiful sphere produce curious 

 -changes in the operation of these powers ; and we may 

 with safety infer that every atom constituting this globe 

 is held in wonderful suspension against every atom of 

 every star, in the celestial spaces, even to that bright 

 orb in the centre of the Pleiades, around which the 

 entire system of created worlds is supposed to roll. 



As we move around our own sun in the limited 

 period of 365 days, and round our own axis in 24 hours 

 we experience transitions from heat to cold, depend- 

 ent upon our position in regard to that luminary and 

 the laws which regulate the reception and retention of 

 certain physical forces. May we not therefore conclude, 



