Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-05-21
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AMERICAN GENIUS

AMERICAN GENIUS.
ON Tuesday last exhibited before the Society al
Arts IN this CITY, specimen of the genius OF sen
fHHcW astronomer. II is machine whose pnweJ oil
revolution Is timebeepeT. 1t consists of IS iHch
ierreSiTiSI globe, moon, snB DC. The time kegper
puis IN D"lion an appendaee Of liecH wheels twelve
of which reToive round stationary wheel deuema,ed
the aTcc pole, which describes uneuua OF hlt OF he
eiVpe 10 It's s.mannuai revolution viz. from the
nJl to the adtuIDnai equinox.
These revolving auxiliary wheels belonging 10 the an
pendage are attached to revolutionary pats which
fevoves round ah embematic pole calico the arctic In
one year. which mechanically depicts solar and side
real year atone view, by Transporting the eye the
solar to the sidsfeal index. rhc machine is so CON.
structed un ncontestable systematic principle Of
revolution, to coincide With astronomical rscul,
uous made and fitted to any designated meridian II
viii Coincide With the heavenly bodies with q, great
precision aud accuracy as can be auplied nv ,,.r,,
cal powers For instance. the machine NAV be SET To
the meridian Of Greenwich the representative OF com
menciHg revolution IN the first degree or point of ys
one year aicT 5iSseXtI.etbe ATmafy EliuticaI axis
decltuation days and nights uniiOrin-vz meridian
OF Grceuwicb, Aries Armiary, Elipt,ca pole and The
atiooal horizon coincide ON the 2Ist June the arctic
pole oi the globe elevated 10 70 deg mn-yice versa
~ the winter sOlstiCe declima0n north ~ dee %
min. sun IN cancer. 23d Sept. libra Oh the 2tst
Dec. sun IN capricorn on the 10th March, sun in
lITO hundTedths Of a deg in Aries therefore the
yefnsl equinox will commence about 9 O'Clock y. M
The moons mean diuTnal motion 3 deg. 10 miu-bpr
inclination on the axis 10 the plane OF her eclipuc
deg. - min.-heT period "a days, boufs, AZ min
synodcdi revolution 20 days, ~ hours Al min.-ihe
extreme points of her northng anS soubug % deg AZ
'iR.-hef dntnal nDthinc and scuthing 3 deg IA min
her periodical Horthur aud sontbirr sbo1i O do
pole, and approSinates towards the antarctic on tie
2lst Dec Oh al alternate declining wheel aud In
period 81 about 81 days, she vii her incin
20 aEs above specified aud regularly fall bach into her
rodes every period. She viii likewise establish her
continuance or duration IN the auatomic sigma
The inventor intends, by nyeftng the position ofhs
revolutionary machine go determine the latitude and
~ he same time odetrmiue the castings aud westings
rom known departure BY throwing a concentrated
Shade Oh Co,ncdiRg meridian.
itls further Coniein plated 10 attach the antarctic 20
lar arb0r southern extremity 0ftbe axis to reyo
luonary annual wheel, that the remains pafa
ie'as 70 moves round stationary wheel called the arc
&c psie IN solar year. When compared with the IN.
dex attached to the armary, II viii actually denote
sidete Jear and through the signs OF The 20
aac At The same time, point oct the month the day
The suI fa5t aud Slow O'Clock.
Tie inventor Of this machine is Mr. Newell, an sged
and decfcpu citizen. whose INDECENT circumstances fen.
nsi 10 impossible for him % way mechanic flush his
machine with The contemplated improvement. n the
opportunity o. offered 10 The public Tor contributing
means 70 enable hm T. progress In his improvements
here is NJ doubt bat he VIII meet with the beraly his
genius aud industry deserve.