The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-10


FIFTH gAY-GENERAL sEssy0N.
CLEVELAND, August 3, 1853.
The Associa, i met this morning 1t a late hour.
and elected following nlembers;-Ds, Robert
Thompson, & mbus, Ohio; H. Bradford, New
York; L. v. B,.rc, Akron, Ohio; VIM. P. Clark,
EIlls6ale. rIcl al; DIR. r. p. Stevens, W Van
Felt, New YC; J. Friedlander, Berlin; A. W.
Skinner Syrae AZ, New York.
4 resolution 5 reported, calling on Or. 3. A.
Gould TO prepare obituary notice Of our late dis
tnguished fellow member, Prof Sears Q. Walker.
The resolution over for The action q Gao Stand
Ing Committee through whom ell resolutions are
presented. A. rncd.
flo1Ioa Al ASTRONOMY ASD MATHEMATICS.
The Conicd Condenser, Telescope Appen-
6sge."-By L est =. =. HUNT.
FOn tie Pr,r.-ye Form and Dimensions OF the
AsteToid Plnet le Cause Of the Instability Of the
Same. sud Of tie Varieties in the Orbits Of the As
toToids BY Prot Stephen Alexander Of Prince
or two supposols forms ot equilibrium Of 70 sting
Lc4y thai o. ID sToid paast ysry pcssitiy
u very great sipucity Tho rotation bs0g supposed
i, tsEe place fs0n ". 10 Ev,sn sls rupture OF the
p1Get took u &C. sd the ssterads were thus sEsed,
Gs frne-ts ~ tvsd from the. p,rts0n fsrtlass r.
tire would hsvr velocity OF TRANSLATION ESsry eQuI-
yalont to the osaitat velocity derived from the
equivalent TO tn cisr OF those iva vsscss
traelng1ts eLsNh-re originating would ns still difer
ok a
INSTANCE would u-e the sateroi TO describe
k.s fn which shs rsdusVecto- OF the crigBA planet
would vciy rsAriY the 9exihelioa distance
whe ts oere Of veioetsies you'll cause t5 opposite
fragment as~rsd conueace its motion aesrly
b. sphton The sans vfew OF the sussct taus fsI has
been taken b. % Lamoat iut us has not 0clCded tns
g9eat eli pci,y oagtaai plane. part o. his
hypoheiis, ~Ieh eeems n9yosthaiess 20 ia rslus h
ia order TO adequate ofset. Dr. Lamont Las
moreover 6csisra sJms "a the Aa@r0sas which
70 hsve originated ia dc wny nsre specified.
Nov IT, differing wat from these seieo. those
ASTEROIDS whoe otis dir much Ia ssz1 An5 vet have
ito hbiOn Oh the OF Dit OF yearly equal
T. o lpkehuh Ia that Of the osher shea know
rig ne existing osbiEunl veastiss st .hese pont
Approximate Tie difference II gelacitss tins
tlalnerts in qQssuon With this ani sbs time Of 70
fGnor of the ssst derived from hie voc Is Analogy
i1ay hsn Cd ain sppro ximAtion 70 tho planets
equator diameter which hos Hos3 most probably
somewhat uas tio rupture Of tbs planet sould
net probably precisely ct The TINS Of s unox.
Or also with ms time Of rotation and probable
and de~slt. derived from sir,ar may
again obtain the equatorial d sneter snd so the clip
tsts, and theme zee poisr diameter. Tho equatorial
diameter thus obss,esd If ths dsaty bs uni
fcr,n, viii p a.by be too srcas From the
Of two results thus respectively obtansi It would at
lrcsi appear thas tie 0rsi Diameter Of the planet
about City thousand uilss ghs ss polar Diameter
rigs o. sssuIo
Criterion for tine Rejection Of oubtfuI Observations
Iy Prof. Il. Peirce, OF Cambridge, Mess.
Some Errors peculiar TO the Observer wnich may
affect determinations Of the declnstions Of the Fixed
Stors BY Prot. John II. G. Ooin, Of The Washing
ton observatory
Eow Formulas of Spherical Tpsononatry. BY
Theory Of tie action Of Neptune upon Saturn. By
Prof 3. PIERCE, of Cambridge. Mass
On the limit toward which the scrias
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