New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-17

complete in iise and could no. therefore apply to any
other planet.
II Tie Association adjourned.
\ AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association met at Z. NJ. The s,tendanee.
especially Of lscies was considerably larger than in
tie morning.
Tie fist paper read was on the Solution Of Geome-
trical Construction by THoN,s HUI Of Walthsm.
Mass. His design was TO show that there were many
cases in which The scientific compuer could save tims
without The sacrifice Of any desirable degree Of aoca-
rsCy By substituting construction for lOgaTthmc CON-
| pu'aiiOn. He had az the suggestion of Prof. Pcre
! produced machine By whi he had calculated 200
phases Of eclipse IL ten hours, scarcely varying 9
tmiuu;e from the calculations snbss queny published
in the Nauti,s Almanac. The method of coastTu,-
ton also bad this advantage, that any considerable
ror became sppsrct 10 the eye. since series of re-
suits always in construction runs in regular curve.
Researches in Analytic Morphology, by Professor
PIERCE, very learned and very subtle disSerts-
fion on The me'sphysi Of Mathematics. lie passed
in Teytw OF the possibilities of the comic sections.
ProL HENRY then detailed an experiment which WAS
made at the Smithsonian in consequence Of the grant
ing of patent for the separation Of alcohol from
whisky by placing considerable quantity in vetti
cal tube. The pat, ntee stated tbat by the Of
tube 100 feet in hight ne had separated 100 gallons Of
aieoho in 70 hours. The experiment was made in
one OF the towers of the Smithsonian with gas-pips
100 feet long, into which sopcocks were inserted al
ysrioSs lengths. most careful examination Of the
whisky AZ ihe various nights made a. the end OF
few hosrs aud also at the expiration OF months.
but variation could be discovered than In
difGG s8mpes Of the same whisky not subjected to
10 the process The patentee bad however, obtained
bis pdtn' an sold several rights ~ high price.
paper ns read M the last meeting of the Association
announcing ttis discovery The get OF his remarks
that Patent Office, the Smithsonian the Asso-
citation and the country had been sublimely hum
plugged.
Dr. PETERS 81 Denmark read paper entitled
Contributions 70 the Atmospherology % the Sun"
His conclusions, be said were drawn from observa-
tons made in NsySs in the yeas 1856. lie and his
coaborateuis had computed sl3 photographic places
of 2s6 spots They had ascertaned that the spots
were not invariably attached to the Suns surface, bat
that they bad motors Of their own. These motions
were general tendency TO move toward the equator,
and where new spot broke out in the neignborhood
of another the old ons moved away from It as It
were pushed away. New spots generally broke out
TO the east of old ones and have motion toward the
west and The motions in longitude were far more con-
siderable than those in latitude These motions were
in some instances at the rate Of 800 or 400 miles IN
hour Two zones Of the SIMS surface were particu-
larry fruitful in spots the msximums occurring at
the parallels of 90 of north ls;ude aud 10 Of south
Instances had been noticed in which spots reappeared
after an interval of two three hundred days,
although there was one difficulty in determining this
accurately arising from the uncertainty of the time OF
rotation Since spots arose from invisible points al
the exact moment of their origin they could not be-
studied The fret indication which the telescope re-
vealed was sort of bubbiDg agitation 10 the luni
news LAYER. To this succeeded small spot, which
rapidly attained its full size-slmost always In the
course of dsy They remained in this, the vigorous
epoeh of their life with we-defucd penumbra OF reg
u6r end rather simple shape for ten, twenty ana
sometimes even for htty days; SUI az last sncn
slie htly notched, and soon the notches grew omi-
pousy large and deep, penetrating far into thus mys-
tic aim of darkness, while hostile columns OF light
arose as if by magic, occupying the center Deeper
and deeper grew the invading notshes until at last
electric flashes passed between two of the more
promint MT the dirk The victory was gained
The center pierced and the spot divided into two after
which it very easy to cut il up in detail DIR.
Peters explained these facts by the assumption Of vol
sanoes tendlng up gaseous mare Which pare arc s inc
il supposed to have at east two atmoepheres the
next its surface dark but supporting another which u
luminous, and which sends forth the light and heat
which find very convenient. This luminous
wrapper for the Sun of the powers of darkness
array ed only ne angel of light, the coven foot
sticking out at every spot possesses the property Of
vsco sity in the highest degree that IS II hangs
together very afftctonatey and does not Like 20 be
separated. II is like the oil Of gladness or sperm
whale. When thin layer of oil 10 introduced TO tub
~
pearance Of tub ofoil Now If fOur-penny volcano
IA get az work in the bottom Of the tub i will produce
yerable spots, and in their formation the OIL WILL
from It's possessing the property OF viscocy IN he
"hptest degree, present very pretty parallel
TO The photosphere of the sun during the
formation of spots. Ii volcano Is not handy, stuck
in a tube slanlwise and blow. But 10 the sun. iae
rotary motion of the luminous wrapper, the g0nen
fleece aore said is of greater Than that oil mo
serfaoe of the SUM- IL beiag further from The CENTER
The gaseous after blown of by the volcano has only
the veocty of the surface Of the Sun, AND consequently
will lag bel ind 10 the west rsng into attitudes wnero
prOsrese Is more rapid An eruption forms spot
the volcano becomes quist for tnoe, and the spot
falls behind 10 the west; the volcano rouses ana
s,ou,s eyain forming O. new spot &c. the eastward OF
lie old one This new spot pushes the old one siI1
further west owing - the cOherens e OF the LUMINOUS
cove,;,,o. end when the VOLCANOES sgperuous breath
i e~nonded morafes westward IN the track Of tho
Star If Empire leayin room foy q newer one wDen
the volcapo has taken sufficient refreshmsnts' Ut:
Pc tiers sad that tho gaseous matter bas Deeh oDScn
OF side of the phO.oel here, and tarhsheu 700 rosy
Vgbt = bcb was esery ed in total echpses OF the sun
lbe theory of gas exhalatOns, he SAID inrnlsned
comp,t re explanation Of the appearance OF te iscun
which always preeeded the outbreak OF spot. Ihey
were Inflated babbles Of the gaseous matter co.ofo
nv the viscous luminous matter. lie concluded Dy
corppsrson between the Moon as country Oh exInc.
yolcaI Oes and the Sum- where bells Oh Fo'c1oo' "e"
in state Of prodigious ACTIVITY
The Association then adjourned.
In the evening DR.. WAYLASD gave reception 70
the members Of the Association, many Of whom, with
their ladies, were present. II was pleasant social
gathering.
About 100 members have arrived thus far.
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