of the Sun fihim the Earth.-

German Journals have given Homo tables '

prove that iho distance between lb« cart!

sun in increasing iiunuallv, mul urgim (r

that Iho Increasing humidity ol our sum

and tin) loss of tenthly by fho earth, are lo bo

attributed solely lo Ibis clrcumsbvnvu. No evo­

dit tins heretofore been given lo tradition of the

ancient Egyptians and Chinese, nccpnling lo

wliloli, ttieso people formerly said tbußUn’sdlsk

was almost tour times as largo as wo uoiv «oy it;

for they estimated iho apparent dtuuiojlbr.of tho

emi.ns double of what It i» aeon in ouhdoy. /If*

however, wo pay attention to the cojillnuort di­

minution.of the apparent diameter of.,(lie aim

according to the heal observation* for several

centuries, wo must suppose that tho ancients

were not mistaken In the estimated they have

transmitted tons. In tho course ol six thousand

years from the present lime, they assume Hint

tiio distance-will be so great Unit only an eighth

part of the warmth wo now enjoy from the sun

will bo communicated to tho earth; and It will

thou bo covered with eternal ico, in tho same

manner ns wo now see the plains of (ho north,

whoro the olophat formerly lived, and have nei­

ther spring nor autumn.