Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-20
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT,

by ga long distance" ..
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, AUGUST 20, 1851.
extract from memoir drawn up by M. ARAGo
the following items, showing the comparative fire.
quency OF storms In various attitudes and in various
quarters of the world:
AT Paris latitude 4so 5O north fhytwo wears Of obser
walton give annual average number storms The
mean for each month IT, January OIL Febru,ry l. March
03, April Oe, May IT June 30. July 49, August 81,
September La, October S, November OIL December OIL
AT IbOsc 43o 80 north latitude seven years Of obser-
walton, annual average Is 4, extremes and "a. @
Smyrna 80 3V north latitude, year Of observation
number Of storms 49, distributed by mon,hsJsnusry 2,
February 4, March 4, April May l. June o. July o. Au-
gust O. September g. October O. November l. December g.
Buenos Ayrcs 3lo 80 south latitude seven years of
servation. annual % mean for each month
January 81 February 26, March 81, April l.s May II.
June y July Up August 10 September 2.s, October Q,
Guadalupe, l6e 3V north latitude, annual average 81.
never thunders here il the months Of December January
February and March Storms most frequent here in
September. 3 U ,a
Rio Jaero 80 soa.h latitude SIX years Of observation
average 607 remes SO and II mean number for
each month, January 1912, February 90, March I0 April
1T, May O.s June ~, July l.3 August IL September
2S, October 81, November SO, December 90. aHtAt
Patna (India $50 81 north latitude years obser-
| walton, SO storms. e - .t
Calcutta, 22o 81 north latitude years observation,
so storms mean number for each mon,hJsnuay o. Feb
ruay March o. April 5. May Z, June A. July 6, August
] 10. October S, November o, December 0. en-
Berlin, $50 80 north altitude fifteen years Of observation,
annual average Is 4, extemes II and 80.
Srasbog 4So So north latitude, twenty years of obser-
walton, annual average II, extremes and 81.
Utrecht, $50 north latitude, annual average l5 extremes
| S and %. m
Athens $50 north latude three years of observation, an
4 nual average Il extremes and l6.
ofo
vaon annual average 81, number for each month,
January o. February o. March o. April OF, May ~. June
81, July 2.5, August 90, September OIL October o. No
j vomber Q. i, December O.
London $50 sO north latitude thirteen years Of observa-
ton annual average s, extremes and l3 number
for each month"; January 0, February ~ March O, April
O4, May 49,, June a, July o. August l.3, September
0 4. October "a, November 0 2, December OIL.
Pein 400 north laude five years Of observation, annual
average 5S, extremes and IA, number for each
month, January 0, February o. March 0, April D. May
O5, June 40 July IN August TO- September g, Oco-
! Der OIL, November 0, December o.
Cairo 800 norh latitude two years Of observation, an
nua average 81 extremes and 4, number for each
month, January To-, February 0, March 0.5 April 10,
May o. June July 0, August 0, September o. October o,
November 0.5, December 0.5
i AT the sitting of the Academy of Sciences held
i on the 18th instant, NM. MAUvAIs and GouJoU. the
astronomers designated by the Bureau of Longi-
tudes to repair 10 Dantzic for the purpose Of OBJ
serving the eclipse Of the sun Of the 18th July, re-
ported the result of their observations. The report
of NJ GouJou is of reasonable length, and is not SO
abstrusely scientific to become uninteresting to
the majority of readers. extract the greater por-
ton Of it fiom the Comte Rendu Of the Academy,
published day before yesterday:
The instrument which used to make the following obser
vatons is an astronomical telescope unee Of Doland
which the opening SO milmetres and the focal dsanc
metre 70 centmetres Il magnifed foriy-fouf times.
II Othe GSocR From four Eve seconds before the dis
appearances Of the last solar perceived the CROWN which
was alredy completely formed 1t surrounded the with
bright zone, of orange yellow color. The light of th
zore diminished impercepby the distance from the moons
edge increased and its outer circumference seemed to minse
with the blue Of the heavens gradually that unable
to estimste the breadth Of the zone.
u Immediately after the commencement Of the total eclipse,
dvergins pencils Of light appeared about the crown. They
seemed u their the Of which have been
speaking at distance the edge of the moon equal
its radius, 81 They largest their base,
and prolonged themselves in triangular fusee, of which the
summs distant from circumference Of the about
3 Thsirght perceptby whittier than thatof the
During the whole duration Of the total eclipse the
underwent change whatever either its color in the
intensity Of its light No movement remarked in the
luminous rays which traversed it, The whole remained per-
1ecy Al rest Nor did perceive mat the dreO was mark
ed by several black lines reaks has been observed in
other eclses The whole vanished from my sight the
moment Of the appearance of the first solar ray.
Ofhe Protu5erance after the commence
men of the total eclipse cast rapid glance at the ccum
ference Of the moon and remarked nothing extraordinary
but the end of about seconds first very remarkable
protubeance made its appearance very that portion Of
the moons circumference which the first contact had taken
place that say, $50 Degrees counting from the right
extremity Of the moons horizontal diameter passing by the
upper extremity Of the vertical diameter This PERSEVERANCE
increased gradually in size and seemed have attain
ed it's maximum Of dimension little while before the end OF
the total eclipse 1t presented the appearance Of plane
much bent smallest at the end which in with the
surface Of the moon. and growing larger toward the other
extremity This last extremity, having width Of about
hree-quarers Of minute sloped the limb Of the moon
and seemed every moment about deach itself in little
drops like metal in Of fusion But nothing Of the sort
occurred the whole remained quite 6Ied few ipsans
before the reappearance Of the remarked, the lower
part Of this first protubcrance, and in the of H. small
plume, slightly bent, presenting its convexity the limb
the moon and distant from the moon about Of
minute The distance from the superior extremity to the
moons edge was two and half minutes, perhaps little
more, but less than three minutes
By the side Of the prouberance Of which have Just spo
ken lat abou.hs l45h degree, counting az before) saw
small round spot, Of about onsqsaer minute in diameter,
completely isolated, and beyond the body of the Al
the moment of its appearance distant from the
about hall minute; but this distance rapidly increased till