Day in the Life

Mar 5, 1860

Journal Entry

March 05, 1860 ~ Monday

5th March ^1860^
I spent the day in the office I attended O Pratts lecture upon Philosiphy
at the Tabernacle it was a dark rainy night there was quite a congregation
He treated upon light the two theories by which it is conveyed also its
velosity, also vibration music, sound, its velosoty in air & water and
showed whow the velosity of light was discovered by a swis Asstro-
nomer
while taking an observation of the four moons of Jupiter
for one year he found a variation in the time of the eclipsis
of Jupaeters Moons according to the distance he was from Jupater
while standing upon the Earth in its different positions [FIGURE]
in its ordit in its revolutions around the sun. his lecture [FIGURE]
was vary interesting He was followed by John Taylor
concerning what the Lord says about his being the light of
the son and of all worlds & the power by which all things were formed
The Eastern Mail came in to day and brought a few papers

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Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
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1 mention
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Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1084 mentions
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Mar 5, 1860