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*1. The suns—the [[stars]] of [[space]].

*1. The suns—the [[stars]] of [[space]].

*2. The [http://urantiabook.org/archive/science/bl_holes.htm dark islands] of space.

*2. The [http://urantiabook.org/archive/science/bl_holes.htm dark islands] of space.

*3. Minor space bodies—[[comets]], [[meteors]], and [[planetesimals]].

*3. Minor space bodies—[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comets comets], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteors meteors], and [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetesimals planetesimals].

*4. The planets, including the inhabited worlds.

*4. The planets, including the inhabited worlds.

*5. [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_15#15:7._THE_ARCHITECTURAL_SPHERES Architectural spheres]—worlds made to order.

*5. [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_15#15:7._THE_ARCHITECTURAL_SPHERES Architectural spheres]—worlds made to order.

15:6.6 ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_holes] The Dark Islands of Space]''. These are the dead suns and other large aggregations of [[matter]] devoid of [[light]] and [[heat]]. The dark islands are sometimes enormous in [[mass]] and exert a powerful [[influence]] in [[universe]] [[equilibrium]] and [[energy]] [[manipulation]]. The [[density]] of some of these large masses is well-nigh unbelievable. And this great concentration of mass enables these dark islands to [[function]] as powerful [[balance]] wheels, holding large [[Neighbor|neighboring]] [[systems]] in effective leash. They hold the [[gravity]] balance of power in many [[constellations]]; many physical systems which would otherwise speedily dive to destruction in near-by suns are held securely in the gravity grasp of these guardian dark islands. It is because of this [[function]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_lensing] that we can locate them accurately. We have [[measured]] the gravity pull of the [[luminous]] bodies, and we can therefore [[calculate]] the exact size and location of the ''dark islands of space'' which so [[effectively]] function to hold a given system steady in its [[course]].

15:6.6 ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_holes] The Dark Islands of Space]''. These are the dead suns and other large aggregations of [[matter]] devoid of [[light]] and [[heat]]. The dark islands are sometimes enormous in [[mass]] and exert a powerful [[influence]] in [[universe]] [[equilibrium]] and [[energy]] [[manipulation]]. The [[density]] of some of these large masses is well-nigh unbelievable. And this great concentration of mass enables these dark islands to [[function]] as powerful [[balance]] wheels, holding large [[Neighbor|neighboring]] [[systems]] in effective leash. They hold the [[gravity]] balance of power in many [[constellations]]; many physical systems which would otherwise speedily dive to destruction in near-by suns are held securely in the gravity grasp of these guardian dark islands. It is because of this [[function]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_lensing] that we can locate them accurately. We have [[measured]] the gravity pull of the [[luminous]] bodies, and we can therefore [[calculate]] the exact size and location of the ''dark islands of space'' which so [[effectively]] function to hold a given system steady in its [[course]].

15:6.7 ''Minor Space Bodies''. The [[meteors]] and other small [[particles]] of [[matter]] circulating and [[evolving]] in [[space]] constitute an enormous aggregate of [[energy]] and [[material]] substance.

15:6.7 ''Minor Space Bodies''. The [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteors meteors] and other small [[particles]] of [[matter]] circulating and [[evolving]] in [[space]] constitute an enormous aggregate of [[energy]] and [[material]] substance.

15:6.8 Many comets are unestablished wild offspring of the solar mother wheels, which are being [[gradually]] brought under [[control]] of the central governing sun. Comets also have numerous other [[origins]]. A comet's tail points away from the [[attracting]] [[body]] or sun because of the [[electrical]] [[reaction]] of its highly expanded [[gas]]es and because of the actual [[pressure]] of [[light]] and other energies emanating from the sun. This [[phenomenon]] constitutes one of the positive [[proofs]] of the [[reality]] of [[light]] and its associated energies; it [[demonstrates]] that light has [[weight]]. Light is a real substance, not simply [[waves]] of [[hypothetical]] [[ether]].

15:6.8 Many comets are unestablished wild offspring of the solar mother wheels, which are being [[gradually]] brought under [[control]] of the central governing sun. Comets also have numerous other [[origins]]. A comet's tail points away from the [[attracting]] [[body]] or sun because of the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity electrical] [[reaction]] of its highly expanded [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas gas]es and because of the actual [[pressure]] of [[light]] and other energies emanating from the sun. This [[phenomenon]] constitutes one of the positive [[proofs]] of the [[reality]] of [[light]] and its associated energies; it [[demonstrates]] that light has [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight weight]. Light is a real substance, not simply [[waves]] of hypothetical [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ether ether].

15:6.9 ''The Planets''. These are the larger aggregations of [[matter]] which follow an [[orbit]] around a sun or some other space body; they range in size from [[planetesimals]] to enormous gaseous, liquid, or solid [[spheres]]. The cold worlds which have been built up by the assemblage of floating space material, when they happen to be in proper [[relation]] to a near-by sun, are the more [[ideal]] planets to harbor [[intelligent]] [[Beings|inhabitants]]. The dead suns are not, as a rule, suited to life; they are usually too far away from a living, blazing sun, and further, they are altogether too massive; [[gravity]] is tremendous at the [[surface]].

15:6.9 ''The Planets''. These are the larger aggregations of [[matter]] which follow an [[orbit]] around a sun or some other space body; they range in size from [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetesimals planetesimals] to enormous gaseous, liquid, or solid [[spheres]]. The cold worlds which have been built up by the assemblage of floating space material, when they happen to be in proper [[relation]] to a near-by sun, are the more [[ideal]] planets to harbor [[intelligent]] [[Beings|inhabitants]]. The dead suns are not, as a rule, suited to life; they are usually too far away from a living, blazing sun, and further, they are altogether too massive; [[gravity]] is tremendous at the [[surface]].

15:6.10 In your [[superuniverse]] not one cool planet in forty is habitable by [[beings]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49#49:5._THE_PLANETARY_SERIES_OF_MORTALS of your order]. And, of course, the superheated suns and the frigid outlying worlds are unfit to harbor higher life. In your [[solar system]] only three planets are at present suited to harbor life. [[Urantia]], in size, [[density]], and location, is in many respects [[ideal]] for [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 human habitation].

15:6.10 In your [[superuniverse]] not one cool planet in forty is habitable by [[beings]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49#49:5._THE_PLANETARY_SERIES_OF_MORTALS of your order]. And, of course, the superheated suns and the frigid outlying worlds are unfit to harbor higher life. In your [[solar system]] only three planets are at present suited to harbor life. [[Urantia]], in size, [[density]], and location, is in many respects [[ideal]] for [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_49 human habitation].