Aan astronomiencscoery of the Ayvarvard University. authorities importance was announce twas stated that the observatory at Flageatt, Arnona, has discover a new planet beyond. the exit St Neptune? Tes position was given ts "lose to Dela Geminoram, it seven minutes time from Gem Wore technically described, the Nor, 22.5 degrees.
Janet is seven hours 15. minates
"Phe name of the discoverer was rot announced but itis believed bat. Dr. Peselval Lowell is entitled 4th most of the credit, since several years ago he attributed. the eccen-Ghieities of Neptune's orbit to. the ezavitational influence of a remote Blanet heretofore unknown, Such a planet, invisible from the earth, might still be close enough S40" Neptune: to. cause considerable Gotortion of the orbit by exerting aepull upon Neptune at such times ne the two planets were closest. Mar. 14.
-'Selontists of Harvard University, amplifying yesterday's announce: sent of the Pingstaft observatory's Giscovery of a new planet beyond he orbit of Neptune, to-day pictured the newly introduced celestial in~ Ihqhitant as possessed of a cold and forbidding character, Animal life of the'sort known on earth would find it hard upon this planet, according to the scientists. "The temperature is far below freez~ ug, liquid air and ice prevail, and '#he'surface of the sphere is barren.
Tf life did exist there, longevity would mean something, for the Sor planet is equivalent to. 300 lentists stated that one year on the
years on earth, due to the slowness Of, its travel around its orbit, "To travel from earth to the new Planet by oven the most up-to-date apparatus would be a con sigue Joneney, dor the chet rules have worked out the ance separating the two at a oral of 9,720,000,000 miles, more oF Jess, They admit there may be an $3ere ile one way or another on fe account.
As a result of yesterday's anguneement of the finding of this planet, whose existence had been suspected for years because of Aistortions in the orbit of Neptune which could be accounted for only an a theory of gravitational pull by ome such shy neighbour, scientists all over the world have cabled to Cambridge asking for details to aesist their study.
"Mant years will be required, authorities here said to-day, to determine the approximate size and proof the new planet which thus 8 even a name——United
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