PROFESSOR BICKERTON'S MISSION.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13880, 3 November 1910, Page 5

PROFESSOR BICKERTON'S MISSION.

0 _ norss OF SUCCESS.

J (riUW OT7R OTVN CO"**T*ESPONI*EN'T.) LONDON, September 23. Professor Bickerton is noiv residing in London, having been sent by thc Governor, and tho Sew Zealand Government, to try to advance his cosmic theory of impact. fipeaking to n representative of tho Christchurch ''Press*' this week, the Professor s^id:—"My theory gives an account of the orif_in of al! thc bodies and system*-, of tho universe, including tlio universe it?e!f, nnd alf.o an account of tho rejuvenescence of the bodies and system-*. So far there seem."; every rrobabilitv that I shall bo successful. Without Itnowinu the sources of their seven or eight interviewers have already called upon mo; and tho volume of Press cuttiuss over'a couple of days is very considerable. Tho Tall Mall Gazette' on Monday, the 12th, cave n column to my'purposes,, and on tho 14th tho same paper gave threequarters of a column, with a porta it. "1 have rec -ived a roouest to writ© a book on tho subject from an important firm, the book to be one of a series vritten by most distinguished men. I am in communication with organisations with regard to future lectures, but none of the learned societies opon their doors until November. When I was hero ten years ago thero wns a great scientific distaste to broad generalisations, but now there seems to be the commencement of a distinct desiro to get broader views. Many of the great scientific men are propounding theories of cosmogony, hence this generalisation of the partial impact mode of the cycle of the universe will stand a chance with tho others. And it is now absolutely demonstrated in tho opinion of some experts, not.merely generally, but in tho minutest detail, with a wealth of evidence to spare. There is great promise that mv journey will be much more quickly successful than I had dared to hope. "I have not seen very many scientific men, but those I have seen are moro open nnd interested than they were when I was hero in 1000."