New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-17
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crerce . the br %. parts when Se deem heaplngs
up Of the shining atmosphere as vel as - toe
shadows which with the brighter parts ara s2reai
over u cur attention Il inevitably drawn l. the
great Baromstic changes that take place on the
surface of ar globe You are aware wat change
in the Barometer reaiIy meaus IL u this The Bar
Omeleg tells sou whether The column u air ab1ve
you IS growing ishtsr or Tot II lighter, the Is Ar
ometer rises--ii heavier It falls Now, u9ul com
parsiiyely lately the theory with respect q the
change Of weight In the column U, air above Us
Tas this II va. attributed 70 changes 10 the inte.
ri0r Of that column. IL vas supposed that the ar
composing underwent alterstlons M temperature.
Bot another theory has been Propoundec VIZ that
the changes IN the weight Of the c01mn afe caused
by alteration. 10 its hight the column not remain
Ing ~ the same elevation. bot that Il is continually
MISUNDERSTANDING vast u0dulations rolling ike
mighty billows Now vou VII. observe that II We
were outside Of the earth and tue upper portion of
stmos phere were. ike the suns seli.gmlnous,
then these waves would cause by their various
connections. Appearances similar 10 the spots seen
on the surface VI the sun. Ii We are right. then,
the significance Of these remarkable phenomens Is
clear They Indicate the surgng Of the Solar serial
masses They are IN fact the visible markings OF
the Solar Barometers and through these, one day.
may come 10 Science knowledge Of hO. the winds
roll there and what are their grand periods.
This inquiry IS the most difficult that the sstrOn-
omer has o. pursue. We cannot look az the sun
with the naked eye and the telescope augments
bis light On this account We are compelled when
viewing the sun, to dark glasses, which de-
tracts very much from the accuracy OF our ohserga
tons | confess that il has sou Chimes occurred 10
me, that We ought before this. to have got at
means which would enable US 70 observe the Sun
with much greater accuracy than We have hereto
fore been able 20 do. refer % the DaguerTeotype
You all understand what has been accomplished
By this. Now, If by the aid Of the Sun, We can
produce the most exact hkencsses Of whatever Oh
ect We choose do not see why We should not re
quest the san % write down his own image TAP
plsusel For myself | cannot see the possibility
Of failure. Il is quite common ~ mount the teles
cope upon machinery. so as % enable u % follow
the movements OF the heavens throughout the day.
Now, if we could IL up the telescope With these
Daguerrean plates and point It at the sun, We could
in one day get a sufficient number OF images. that
we might take 10 our closets aud examine with
our microscopes 20 enable US 10 completely untold
the constitution Of the Sun. Applause
Let me ascend. however 20 wha, Is tar more
striking. / will here remark that an sure need
not explain to my audience what 6 boon it was
when the hurricanes Of the Tropical Regions yield
ed up the secret Of their cause believe the gen
tlemAn 20 whom the world IS indebted Tor this dis
coyery is a resident OF this City. HIS name is -
we did not catch the name. see Tim in the su-
dience. lApplausel These hurricanes are 1hir-
winds They do not owe their power 10 the velO-
city with which they are moving over the earth
but 10 the velocity Of their rotation These hurri
canes then are revolving cylinders 81 air, hollow
in the center. Suppose, now, one were outside the
atmosphere Of the earth and looking st one Of these
phenomena. How would II appearl mere spot
exactly resembling those observe upon the
Sun Generally these cylinders are round. In
passing over a regular country they would be
round and regular but Il passing over rough
country, bills and mountains they would be round
but somewhat irregular. Now the spots on the
Sun are not exactly round Therefore, II they are
analogous to those of the earth they show the as
pect OF the ground over which they pass. Now,
observe the regions in which these hurricanes aP
pear: always ia the Tropical Seas Those occur
ring north Of the Equator. move toward the north
while that occurring south of the Equator always
move toward the South. Just SO with those IN the
Sun
The thought is. indeed overwhelming when
from these hurricanes, ay, or from the devastating
TyphOon, We pass to tornadoes apparently similar
In the atmos phere of the Sun by whose inconcelv-
able motion an opening VI $4,000 miles Ia dame
ter nav be made, extending through the entire
depth OF that atmos phere probably many thousand
miles And vet. is not the electric spark with
which the child dispOrts itself key to the rendlng
OF tropic thunder Is not the power OF lie when
sustsns the smallest wild flower exactly that which
muses. strength into the giant pine aud causes u
10 evolve its mighty branches Yes To these
stupendous avs which, as ministers OF God, work
at the deep root OF things and cast up all these
wondrous phantasms 40 event IS small no acct
dent unthought for We dwell IA Il Universe where
not howeret fades unseen, where the very mars
Of our heads are numbered threat applause
My audience will observe, however. that In so
far As We have gone, We have not established any
thing 10 enttle % say that these phenomena
upon the sun are the same as those have repre-
sented upon the earth. We have observed strong
analoeies indeed but We must show that the causes
which produced these phenomena upon the earth
may operate upon the Sun Now you VIII Cd
serve In the first place that have drawn anthese
phenomena from the winds. Now eau winds eX
isl upon the Sun. WHAT'S the cause oil winds IL
is simply this The atmosphere IN different Por-
tons OF our globe is unequaly heated II all parts
were heated 10 the same degree, there would De no
winds One cause Of the difference Ia neat OF inS
Earth IS the shining OF the Sur. AT the Iornd
Zone bis rays are vertical, or nearly SO when
renders his heat intense. while at the North ana
south his rays are very obhque consequently toe
degree of heat IN those regions Is much less thah u
is Ia the Torrid Zone. Now, It IS Impossible thaI
this cause should operate 20 produce winds III the
Sun. There is another important cause however
of winds in the Earth which may exist Ia the sun
viz a difference Ia materials THIS difference Is
such that if the rays OF the Sun should come DOWN
exactly the same on all parts Of the Earth the OH
ference in the degrees Of heat would be very great
Take for instance, a case Of the sun SHINING Ou
the sand and on the water. The SAND on tne naf
gin OF river may De screening hosf "u'S VIZ ~
ter is very cool Now, where are the hot regions
on the Sun, and where are the cold w mere Is
the Continent Where is the Ocean NOW tnls
inference is within the range Of Science There 49,
however difficulty in carrying the explanation
out 1t is very probable that the phenomena oi
these hurricanes Of ours are owing 70 the caue
winds Now We cannot determine trade Winds IN
the body Of the Sun. The question with respect 10
these lies open for farther observation
Here thes is another field OF most engrossing
speculation This even that these surginss IN the
Solar atmosp here are the key by which iutsre gen
eratons may unlock his character, shr01ded tno1sn
now he is in bis noble ana impenetrabe sPlenhof J
This IS the wing which Intellect may pass
where vision never can, snd explore the hidden
Orb examine his continents and oceans bis palns
and majestic mountains And why incredlole ]
WHY should not Intellect pass as Of yore "nere
the feeble eve can never reach For note the ms
tory of this very discovery Once an acorn a.
ready Il has become young oak Win many
branches and nought shall hinder It u streicn YET
/ fsrtber toward the skies When Calico through
his rude Telescope first noted few dark specAs on
the disc of the burning Sun, that globe Of h'e as
people thought. men were ali struck IN amaze ana
| because of their amaze almost would have stoned
| him Time rolled by, during which some thought
| ,b., thu snots were the ashes Of the burned sun
/ 49, -, ,bav were the DARK souls Of the pun