Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-07-07

The interesting Astronomical Journal en,iied z.sis
.hrSf J.r -dstf1':",e end r,'"aRdie iI'SseactgJ
te", p"ohshed at iubing.n ia G-unany, by ,hs c.le-
D1ateo astronomers Lindtnan aat hohnrnb.rser run.
L,us, an,ony many Other inrc'an, s,Sces the ob a..
Vatons and calculations mae. tie rtuarGshlc r-r.
i""s comet of 1915 from wAi,h Is drduc.d the c.i"u
ins abstract:
al. celebrated Decor oib.,s III Hi.mcn 81 wei
h"orh 70 Tue scientific world y IA. discover, - the
sinaii planets talias .sia ia, tie good o,un. to
u.s.o'e' ~" TIE ON sSith 1913, very feWat hattie
.oe,' "hosr periodic IeNolnoh ioar1 uesrnis found
TO be less ina" IS y,as hrin. s,ary he same s that
OF hai'.>s vel known c"n,,t OF iiJr. TITS comet a,-
led.u "At hebu'", &C snail collection ui shining
hater, ana was ;" extremely laai hal conld ne
seen except ~"h 'ei-scVpe. |, passed, On the 26;h
aptil, 1915, nneciiy stat .i ,hr ninth
l"h,ch IS invisible Ia the naked ,,r) without
~ tae s'di hebs seen distinctly ~ the telescope dire.
y ionGh Tie densest part Of Tie bod, III III, r,,u,.
u "os !siir ir"m the 9th OF Ndcb. a. Tie x3h Aug
1919, c"'is whi, tiue G,s,iird am apy.lent aic OF
i1o aes hs e.emrn's have bee" coup",,d b. several
rt'9"hs Fai Nt"lsly ~ O.6erS. G"HSS Besssl ;,r,;
NE"'"s lie SdIcHativh oi ~ ssrl h neatly 10 follow.
Tame % passing ire reriheiis1, 4jI',H 20. 1915.
, ftLis TIVE.
u s'trd, oiihe ascending node ............ss2asl
'ia;''. az Tie "'h. 10 the ec,Ht.......-.lI2y o.
pis''"@e i'"m The pei'nei'cn TO tie ascending
""i;r. Ga 3Ja2
Long Ci i'nsi distance. nss tuc
Eeteh'iic.v ftl-an i.si.-
Mean DIST foin sun (eaitii's disl nom
sGh a-i)....... -,.....-.................lT Gs3s3
Periodic ieNo!u,'on, ~ >esis. 10 Gays.
M"si01 direct.
The r,maitah,e ofDr Others, in ;he dscoy.
CT! ." these tna heavenly hGdies has injc.
naa 1" give han ,iic apCilarn Uf Tie Cruiuhrs of t,
planetary world :" ad ihe CONAN ASTRONOMERS have
,aiiH attached hts o ihis ,utn-,
Tue interchangeable Leastl has alIvady cus.,lu,rJ lie
effect OF The 2;I2c,iOn of all The planets tns p
revolution 81 the GENET, aAdG:ls 1t w b.. AiuY!su. d
s2i ia and he pctcis the IT'S return IN The
peiiht"n I" ne Mt 0t Feb. 1877. This ii;y be c.rs.l
cred ne Tie "n'y couiet. except HALEY s. wboe t.oci
cal revolutions 10 igtH kHcua.
Inc great attention oi the Germans 10 ;rscIirel as.
uoh"EH Us placed III StipLg put III vi,w ny HE
c'iifc. on tEat this rcnis kae comet to, ont of
rye ~ tie new planets we're discovered by 1;c,N.sS
.T'iSche| a. German 10y birth. Thong " .sc.ut IN Enc
''hCl discovered ts planet lila: tedIs his name bnt
"itb Is more generally known by The Of ir9Mns
-f'"fe;S and T.Ha were discovered by Or OfoprS Of
bTsne" a"a Ji'nO 10y M Harding, OF IiiirsfE1k /:
an" ~ oiler Pi3h"t ceres. severed IN Italy by
Mr. fdssi. In addition 10 THE may also observe
t"t Li""s"0a makes an estimate OF the nnmlrT OF as
uono'Icis now nvirg in Err0De, rbo have snficer,
sfsG to manage the most ihiculi parts The caicua
t"u OF the disturbing attractive nlces Of the heavenly
bosies upon each oiIei, and sufficient l0fieHsc and
perseverance, 10 complete TASK ih,s kinG ,n out o
peei' IRIS number he makes Ssy snail being ont,
THIhTrTwo, or upon IN s,tra.e about " on >v iii,
at!H0HS oi !nlahi;aHts" Ui TINS -, all nE,,l,,r ~
ssleus TO teTnEiiN fLtricCH. ia fi,ht To Franc.
IOaT, L" Srsai biat f1O.io Spain and Portrayal ,rro
ahu 70 ailtne nitneTn rnnreaI BaOns three and Tins
Is pfonab!y pretty accHTate estimate iTon Which il
VIII apptaf that Germany alone possesses more r.n
ent astronomers of ir"t dtESrtoH than can lee inuu
III ail me n"ti1S i FaGCe. Great Erisln Spain po,
insa Dtnma.s, SNe"en, and Russia, lastn togelh.r
yaktgt GuS,l