New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-24
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ASTON MIC A. EAIsnirioN 70 NHlii-AhERf-
cas- A1rlsrs--Ilosc who fsxc fab .atc-rsi ia The al
van-encnt Of astronomical science VIII he Srs,scd 20
Learn thst -he c-' tor tne psd-.cn fo Ci a nearly
completed and that the prUcf1r. With h.. assistants
Will embark their tour ot scientific exploration in
fle course rf ffw Wrfxs he or 'erf 90 t1-- cNpri
ton flr which Congress A. - session before The last
made appropriation &C 500 = 90 determine The
parsoN oi tlc tlets and cals rnty their distances
from thc SIN. hy simultaneous observations on the
anct- Venus and Mar mate a, places situated north
and south % he equator
Iu order carry cut successfully the ob ect. Of the
pedt0n. % was necessary that % should oc provided,
besides other instruments, with an schromauc tcc-
cope which Dr. was supposed could only ue Obtained IN
Euro De- 10 al expense beyond the amount ot tie G0v
eminent appropriation. In this emergency Lieut.
ellis applied tO the Secretary of the Smithsonian ins
tlte for at 10 vas proposed that the Institute should
purchase the Instruments and loan them -Q the cNpc
icn on tbe condition That tlcy were to be- returned
o. the institute n case Congress refused % appropriate
the necesssrv funds % pay Tor tncm- Nr secretary
Henry and the Executive Committee. considering ial'
proper occasion Tor The application 40 the funds 20 tlc
Institute CD thc promotion 0i science. took immediate
steps fO procure the Instrument But tcrf another
obstacle prc-ented itself Importers could NOT De-
found t0 take the order except ~ an enormous al
vance on the cost ami Mr. Merz The successor 10
Fraucnh0fcr wrote that ct eqat0ral could not
De made by The 10Th April the time stipulated D nus
matters stood when NJ Henry t.tz % y } Vo.an
tered % make object g.as, from Gunaud dscs 81
the same dimensions the some what celebrated lens
from Fraueuhoicrs establishment ~ The hi5A ~chooi
Observatory ia Philadelphia. viz ni inches clear spei
wrc and feet focal length which should hc compared
side hy side with the ohiectclsss and ~ . proved
equal 90 o. IN performance. be- should charge for only
the oi a similar lens At Munich about 500 other
wise iho Smithsonian Institution should have The use
uf T. frof 0f -hdrgt until another could ne uptaihtu
from Germany And M Nm Young OF philade
pha having already made Two equgonal stands % me
same size guaranteed 20 furnish the mounting within
the period stated
TIE members Of tho expedition and their scientific
friend. waited the result with DID ordinary drgrcs OF
interest The telescope has been completed. and the
result b. m thc highest degree satisfactory To has been
submitted tO PROT Kendall oi the Philadelphia fhsh
school ami other scientific gentlemen o that city. ny
whom has resn 81 cctrd f0 comparison with fran
cnhoicr telescope and their report pronounccs the
American instrument fully equal 90 that 90 the cclc0ra
tel German manufactured Prof hcnial says
.ltismv opinion Mr Fiff 1asfIy accomplished al he
undertook o perform From This fa; am unable io pro
nounce which the better a-s-tlr Fuuennoirr doug
nothing which was not t4Na4y WEI zone ny "l' r"@
glass lRa.r American.