Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-06-16

Register.
THE COMET.
twill be that young American astronomers
only the first discover the late eccentric
solar system bat that they have adventured the assertion
novel it's that the actually struck the and
bounded:
ave present day another communication the sub.
Ject Of the from the interchangeable
our high school observatory Messs Walker, Kendall and
Downes The general reader have little conception
OF the immense labor bestowed upon this subject which,
we are credbly informed has amounted eight
hours day since the llth Of Marchciose epheriHg
nothing Of the ability required direct such computa-
tons correctly. The time necessary their
illusions must account, for apparent variation in their
views, they have appeared paper step STEP
arrived at for although like honest uymen these gentle
men determine find the truth from the evidence pre-
sented, without bias peudged of the case they
have not felt bound like Jurymen, keep the whole
10 themselves until their minds fully made up Ii their
conclusions correct viz: that the did the 9th
OF February last strike the and rebound the
remarkable in the annals OF astronomy. In making
such suggestion friends have exhibited much indepen
dence and reliance the correctness OF their researches
They have had foreign norcoatera aidrom
they have had 10 rely upon their observations
others in the L. s. yet received nice enough be
used IN tins delicate discussion The only thing all likely
10 give probability 10 their conclusions from foreign
letter OF Encke in the London Times the 18th
OF April last.-U. S. Gazette.
High School Observatory
Philadelphia, Nay ;, ls43.
DEAR SIR: On the Sth instant Professor Kendall and
myself through the medium OF your columns, pointed
the resemblance between the Of 1865 1859 and
lo43 We also mentioned that the orbit OF the OF
ls43 computed the supposon OF It's being parabola
10 through its observed places the Goth OF
March 9Th OF April gave its place 22S too much ad
vanced the Both OF March We mentioned that tins
excess could be made disappear by using paraboa
or hyperbola, without giving orbit in which the
must have passed through the body the From
trials which we made II appeared that the tendency OF the
true towards elipse. Messrs. Kendall
Downes and myself have since given the subject
thorough examination and ID the conclusion that
1 o ne
comet with absolute precision without locating perhc.
lion point many thousand miles within the body of the sun
We ind that waving for the present this seeming para
doX hgpTboG can be found which wall perfectly
the middle, well the rst and last places. The tins
particular CONC section necessary; could
y the observed places with either epse paabola
We therefore forced conclude present Of
our information that the comet since fret appearance
mas been departing from the sun in orbit called hyp
erboa which continued the Imagination backwards 10
its perhelion point passes into the body of the half
way centre. If this view OF the subject Is correct
this comet whether identical with the comets of 10
bs and 1852 cannot again return, but leave
IL other solar system We mention these facts and
anaogies they present themselves, leaving others
form their own conclusions We have given TO the pub
lac the places OF the derived from observations;
we give the statement OF the only orbit with which
perfectly represeuts path among the Other
nomers will doubtless these results and perhaps be
more successful. The method which adopted to de-
eide which OF the three comic sections the curve
that Of the celebrated Gauss, invented and used
purpose OF computing the orbits Of the planets. This
method, though very complex and aborous has advan
age all Others, nasmuch without any
| hypothesis respecting the Kind OF comic section in
which the body leaving this decision be derived
free from bias prejudice, from the Newtonian law OF
gravity and the known dimensions of the syste combined
with the observed places of the comet This paradox Of
the orbit passing through the incumbent on astron
explain unless they show not take
place. lifts existence is established and the experience Of
Encke at Berlin, confirming indicate that
such IS really the fact this will be the second remarkable
paradox IN the solar system brought light by
ring tins century Every has read the acceoration
the nrnd faIg u.r
cning Of the distance from the sun, that the COM
CT never returns to the perheOn point which left at
former revolution, but the sun and pas
| sing the Perheon, departs in which, prolonged
backwards IN the Imagination passes the than
the point actually trayesed by the Now all tins Is
matter Of act established by repeated OF this comet
and admitted 10y all astronomers Encke explains the para
dox by suppOsng that the planetary space from the SUMS
surface to about the distance Of Venus, occupied
by very thin resisting medium, which sousbly affects this
very light body. This explanation generally admit
ted by astronOme from the that without no astrono
iner living has been able 10 compute ephemens.
Encke's comet is gradually winding itself up and must
some time orotor experience the fate Of this Of lSi3
that Is actually contact with the nt
mOsphers permanent portions Of body Of the sun II
has already been Of speculation Astronomers
when this shall occur, however remote what will be-
the fate OF the Will IOin the Of the SUM
drop the will rebound and glance of in ano
Their orbit hypcrboa for instance; and p
Now, that which j. destined day be- the fate Of
Euckes comet seems actually 10 have occurred with the re-
cent comet appears have contact with the
permanent portion Of the atmosphere Of the sun and have
been much resisted n ~ pas. off ~ path
which, prolonged Backward enters the sun may have
been before parabJ or csc and may have been the
comet Of 1865, 1859 bot IN this case something
like shock rebound have Occurred NJ this perihei,n
passage which has changed the orbit into au hyperboa
passing through The Whenever shock of two bo.
desakcn place Of whchOnc considered fixed the subse
qcnt path O the other prolonged passes through
The first We repeat D., that oe these views Of the
subject ne suggestions merely and hope others will be-
more fortunate IN arriving al positive certainty The per.
lrba,ons have not been computed II D. hardly possible
that they have produced this alteration Of the orbit II
such an alteration has actually taken place. the powerful
resistance Of medium the ~ or actual contact with
Tue SUMS atmospherc, can u.oue account for b.
Yours respectfully SEARS c. WALKER.
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