Author Topic: How the sun really works (Read 82258 times)

cassini · « **Reply #5 on:** October 07, 2025, 10:12:23 AM »

Quote from: MiracleOfTheSun on October 07, 2025, 09:56:45 AM

Interesting article. As China is officially Communist, is there any background on whether the visits from the JWs were when he and his wife lived in China or were they outside the country?

No idea MOTS. Here below is a little bit of chinese history.

Cassini adds: ‘To what we have said on the usefulness of astronomy, one can add the advantages that have been drawn and continue to be drawn every day for the propagation of the Faith, because it is by the use and protection afforded by this science that those dedicated to preaching the Gospel to the Infidel, penetrate the furthest countries and live there not only in safety but even with full freedom to preach the truths of the faith, that they draw the admiration of peoples, and they work their way into familiarity with the powers that be, and they even win the favour of Sovereigns. Thus this science has opened up to missionaries the vast Empire of China, whose entry was forbidden by the laws of the land and for reasons of State to all foreigners, and it was used to obtain permission to build churches there and publicly to practice the true faith. This is why King Louis XIV wanted the missionaries who go to preach the Gospel to China, in the Kingdom of Siam, and in the other states of the East Indies, to be instructed in the ways the Academy makes observations, and that they take from it very ample memories of what they have to do and remember in their travels. The observations that these missionaries have already made in conjunction with the Académie des Sciences and which they have sent back to it, compared with those made at the same time at the observatory, have already communicated great lights; and it is not to be doubted that progress will continue to be made in these far-off countries, greatly to contribute to the progress of astronomy; and if the persons who work at this science in foreign lands set up contact with the Academy and send it their observations, there is reason to hope that shortly, not only astronomy, but also geography and the art of navigation will be raised to their highest perfection.’---J. D. Cassini: The Progress of Astronomy and its Use for Geography and in Navigation, 1693.

MiracleOfTheSun · « **Reply #6 on:** October 07, 2025, 11:15:45 AM »

Thanks, Cassini. I thought you might've been following him and his more closely and perhaps knew more of his background. It was interesting what he mentioned about a closed system requiring an outside agent. Bill Nye says the earth is a closed system but I guess he hasn't hit on the idea of an outside agent yet. lol

Now, back to interesting footage of the sun...

St Giles · « **Reply #7 on:** October 07, 2025, 05:41:52 PM »

Good footage of a globe earth sunrise.

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