Litchfield enquirer., 1835-09-03

Sslebraied qaadganfer ulsg Deg, beiuE, a6O Ias..-
 These ars6nIted atthe top 1ad Soitoh by trosa pie cen ngd ahengthsbed lg mau,erp pf Aisgspal i,gaSs: sso ;es. S E them z deaels e.Prse os ising e tue height feqhiFed y iis local distance we .afieB
 e e tneridiany and isr sseentiE C to ay iateinedi s.e o altitude tsat Hag le peeded This last oper9pa Pbeaulilnlly reRnlsied l,y an immense ou- bSe sextanI, which s connecIed and novcs will MA axis of the lens, and isreguary disded into eRrees
 minutes and seeaEds and the loFizOnsal oircer f r,e obserHaiory being also divided into 36O desrees s"S miHHeIy sabdvided, the whole insirunseni i,ns ihe power the dos improved st eodoliIe.
 1aving "o tube, U Is cohneeied with the observatory by two hOrisonlaI levers which bass ,hs moor oi '"a O'tktng from ihe circular basis o the D-
 ars: mus keepagAhe lens always ssuare with the o
 serva.ory and secdFi"g i6iIl u9Orln and simple
 ny means of these levers, too; anta rack ana Y.ndiHss, he oseryaiory is brought to any degrEe approx'matiOa to the pillars that the altitude of
 may require; and although, vIcn at its nearest station il caunol command an o,seryation win
 i've great lens wilhM about Is degrees of
 s supplied with au excellent telescope of vast DOW. ny the elder Herschet by which every
 Fsher degreecaDatt atte SAfveyed.S The fela aaC Sieu { therefore, whether exhibited On the floor or on ,he wall of 'lse apartleNss las diaeter of nearly ffiy leel, and heag circular, has therefore ah area of nearly 1875 fee The paceof all the hor;z1n meDts'havng been accurately leseiied i,y tLt. Dru,
 bears his hslBss Sdd abe &leeis hdA ohservao
 ana md the sns,Eorks hesg sea.es sy frctio" rol one man applied to the extremity 6i the levers is sui fcieut tOs Irot the whole structure uno,, e,n of ne rai'-r0ad circles; and ihal ofiwO men applied to 10 the basis "f me pillars. Both oi liese oyemenis. however, are effecsed v alaeom0,jye commanded w,'hi"'lte arar'meat bea sisRle person, and showing, hy means of an nge nous inde x every '"rh oI prosfessiop or retrogression. 1 "
 The workywas not fully completed until December. nor si into operation until the following y monh. The acco6f states that the most masonic was e"jo"et dpo" Sit John by the British government, whether from scep,ci.m of success or otherwise. an ut "e s"qrd have nade As exBeriments, aud com "epG"'ed ,he great results" thereof. Accordingiy, says the Jonrqal 'he world heard nothiag of him or sexpfn''lon unth twas announced in the scicnic journals of Germany that be al the Cape and had written to Vienna that the famous comet which was predicted would appear very near ,le earth in 1895. bad changed i,s course, and would not make i,s an pearance Having cleared the way for his description of what he otsersed pS1he snrface of the moon, Dr Graat gises 'e resdt Jf,he Obsersa,ioas as oliows The pspsnis hssslsd itSs: .aEi&3 ssFaFs.T
 GREAr'AsTRoNoMIGAL DISCOVERIES, Br SIR oiiN iiEkscHEt, iiissstaH .iess I, F. s. From Slfpitashtt to the Eaiatarg Jou,..ai S Seiesce
 NesV Lrnar Discoveries;-Usaiil .he lO.h ol Jenoa, " the obaers saOas were chiefy irec,ed to ,ite stars M the SOOthesaBigas. id which, withoa. the Ai, Gf
 ydroroxygem veAecitSs. caantless number of nes s!fgs snd ncbplae ssrs discoyefeds Bu shall es gee. for the pnr0se of longer with,oidug from D, readersthe more eeaefay aud igkiy ateressinp dss. Se.erles which were snade in sl. Iu0ar wotid. arate Mahemacal details of the correciions which Sir Julm Hessehei has made ia the beet tabes o ie 'onsfs ifoPieal siderial and syaodic revoiuiioGs aast st th9se pilenoslena qf the eyetgies which a great part ci ile ssiallisted hssry
 It was abont iiaf past hi1e o'clock tie aight of ,he io'i .Ie moon has,g ttsa advanced wi,bia four days ot beF mean lira,ipbs that ie asifoponirSad- jns,ed Us nstrnGesls for inc inspection her eastern li,nb Tke whole imHieHse power of his NeiesrJnss1 was applied. and to it's foeal nisge about ope l,ets is G n9wg s",, 'ar a ol Was it's entire area, with beautifully distinct ana even S- vd fepresaGlaii0M Of iiasaiiieS5ek Its color was greerisiI ,ies sisah ~ the coames aEaeS fined " their in'ers'ifrs os ,he was ayH5'r ,,Ssre, ia te a,Ass ffsi presen,s. iui in few ssc onss shelving pile ap,,eaFed efs eoInmas width, which showed sheis figure hexagopa aad their articuaiions similar those sbasaltc for nation a, Siaifa. This precipou V IS profdae lycovered wiil, dark red 6oWety sgreeisey si.hs' says Df. Grhal, .spthe FapasRs Rloessi py of our suhlunary cpsp6sdsi aad ihp vas ,se6'st resaaisii ,o the eyes of hea ss@3iHis 9lhe ras,idny oithe aoofs aseeUsiun, or rii,es of the earhs durnai rptFlin, being Seary sauHi iostse i,undeed yards in a second would have pre- vested the inspection even ie discovery Ofobjects so minute az itese, hnL f9r the admirable which COnetAnli feHnA les AlNder ahe NuuAn0e Ot ihc sex,an,, the required aaude ef the lens. 3u s ope- raiIoa was to0nd Io be toaeummaeiy Iisrlec tha, the observers c0Uddeiaia the object upon ahe held of vie~ fpr any psriod ihsy might iiesre specimen of lunar yegeiaiien, however, wici tey had aIrehy eeen had decided question ol ioo Axeang an tuter' esa St6 induce hem etArd js exit, bad demon: sraea. lli qe papDn hsA nn aiHosphefs cosst,dtsi similarly i6 our oWn, ap.f cSpae of sussaiae svg6n ixed and ylere in6st probably animal life. The bSsaltic u AEs6ser the aeliSed can. vsse piaAey tfpagh .see sncceesise dameietes Mten yeriass 5lsclisi,y ol ggsr, lssp,y algsr,sa which occnpied two more his was precedsa ny nnp.ner ihey wese aIlenah slsi'leo pereniy4 thst nnveiiy n lpgar igresl. ,i. Tue reess says pf. Gfa ior period of iep mi:es were 9lpne nngarled kiod. ang uaiike any ' have seea, except the 1afgeft class c yeSs nihe English cssufc yards which they In some respec,s resemble. These fuiipwed by a .iavci gree lain, y.i, ns aesgresl by the painted circle on our ol forty feet gsi have been 'nnre than kal mile in breadth and then ppbeared as hre (ofest0f frs, uneqniv0cal hrs as hHSe ever seen cherished i0 the bosam of my paiive muuaiains.
 WeaniSdE 6hh. 1l,S El61g caninaahces 0is tbese we grsaIy sedscsd tes nasa'iyng powsf Ss ths 'r,ssg ;mr.,a,ely perEeit dss thal wetad insensibIy de- scending as t Rere inouniain6os district of highly diversified aud ramaUlic characiee, nod shate were the GeFge oE lake inland sen bus e wliai re'- ative locality extent were set too Ersaily nag nitied io aieieTmine. O0 introducing tic tyehlest achromate.len We 1oseesseA, obAd thar tue Ga- ter wh6sA hoaadarf lsl ioet disgON slisMer- ed in generat outline the Mare Nubium of ixictot', bygsllich we deiecsed lal insiead ptcsNWFFciPR ae we supposed. 9n ihe eastegn longitude ot the pia2ey some delay ia lhe elevation of the great Ieefs had ,krdNa ts aeAfly ap6n e axisol her eIeasbtV How