The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-30
Notes on the Progress Of Science.
AsTRONOMCAL OBSERVATIONS.

ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS.
In his annual report the English astronomer royal
grsts that while the Greenwich a,tronom cal obssrva
ue have assumed such shape that the as,ron
viii find all tbs moving bodies OF the solar system pre-
scented IN the utmost extent and uraoy the
fertion cannot BE- applied to the magnetcsl and meeo
roogical observations not however, from amp detect In
the nsumsnts observations Tor these Raw acquired
extraordinary excellence and prscisior particularly
in the Photographic branch of regstratioa nut says
the astronomer after havirg obts ned tho immediate
results Of observation with the utmost compile
exsc'itude, We are absolutely stopped from making
further progress by the total absence of prca
theory Atthe tine the system ard exent of the
observations continue unatsyed.
STRUCTURE OF THE GLOBE.
Alta late meeDg of toe British Association, Mr.. f.
Hopkins read paper the meridional and numerical
structure Of the globe, its superficial changes and the
polarity Of all terrestrial operations This paper
illustrated by ps and diagrams including section
large SCALE of the Corcieras from the plains OF tho
river Me to the chores of thu Pacific ocean. Among
other peculssona he saiH that 0cO yssIs ago the
to Ierps ua charges In prog the whole OF
England would in time arrive wi hin the cic circ.e.
PROGRESS OF TELEscOPIC sCIENCE.
SIR Davo Brewster adver leg TO tue act Of future
Astronomical cgess and discovery says II at however
great hare Teen the achievements OF the past
ever mss nifcent The instruments which them,
space has jet marvellous secrets to surreEdsr.
feet reflector will he cue to before The the
dams,,r, await the oammsno OF seme LIBERAL govern
ment, or sone mnnitcent individual to be converted
INT, 81 % oaS se x
in ess tran half a century.
FICTILB IVORY CASTS.
valuable and in i. qlisition has been made
by the Aut Gel Soce Ct England. THEE gentlemen,
who have devoted much tina the study of rnsdovai
art hsve with the perGis Of the owners
Ere,snd $40 ca the Continent u,sde Impressions ia
gula Iercba from Ct the finest CT the snci mt
,hefe npessi,rs NJ mai,ises from which models or
types for nculd pro lced, Casts what 10 tered
dcii'e IVORY have hesn gu 'seqnently manufactured
which preserve 10 goat extent the beauty Of the
original.
EARTHQUAKE INDICATOR.
Dr.. KEEL, tcruerly director Of the Observatory at
PIsgre Lac vented Ingenious instrument TO mea
the trte, dura,icr aid ciection of earthquakes
c,nehts o. pendulu 60 centIi. cd that Wills it can
IN any d ecticn, 1t return. A perpendicu
aI cylinder attached which, by OF clock work.
turns sp ITS vertical axis in rEentyf bours. POLE
with thin elastic Ia fixed the per dulum this
poi1 toward tie eyncer and presses Il geuty
apeIc, By which means unaosen lice is formed on
q, rst bu, II put in motion by earthquake the PEN
ell makes broken marks which shows the s.Tergth d.
section snd period Of the earthquake.
SCIENTIFIC USE or SMOKE.
At recent scientific etiIg in England, Mr. Spence
CUT stior the great benefit k ely be derived FROM the
abolition Of the smeke nuisan Tbs imperfect combus
epneyirg deposit bcn hs Mr. Spsrce regarded
as teshhul bocy. BY the complete burning Of
The iuel tIi, would be txydized into caybonic
aci6 Poisonous gas and the sulphur ut present es,sp
ing conbr stion would pses into Clrur0us acid. &c in
stsnced The en- he rnpg movement in MAncheser
srd obtIyec that vegetation in the neigaborhocd OF that
city Geetr owing to the very much larger
quenty Ct caIboric and phurous acids, which
row tbIcwn into ihs atmosphere.
DO FOSSILS AND ROCKS GROW!
Wfliis m Fnncr, FDR'i pa i:a Liner, OF great
experience, in q Communication TO the London Mni.g
Journal call. atep ten to he fss ant often found
Stones aid remarks that they ali times fund
TO take lie cealsge of rocs AID to incline south
CT vest with he top q The plant upward. We're thsse
pants, says Mr.. f.. in 5sodd in iment which
had eIeons upt eaves they would be found ly
frg 10 al tiect and net pass between TIE clear
as the ces!age is uen contrary to the bed Every
teIeE rock appears to produce ts species Of plsnt
qsaItz IN -hoIt Of time, and he inclined
70 irk HAT all iodes vhs:e quartz other crystals
are in he ast Of growing, progressive lcdes Az to
heir tn he THU ks that they draw their nutrition
iron the rocks below which Is carried up the sap
passes rp IN r,e; and rings may be often in .
quartz crystal when broken across similar to those in
tree when fswD
NEW MATERIAL FOR PAPER.
TeclleIiA &c Eardin, Ag n, France has obtained
patent of Fixing paper from he stalks # tie arti
cbote re those OF the sunfower by process Iecu lar
70 Il inventor. they said to make beautiful qua
lily OF PIPER.
NEW Contribution no Gee LOGY.
Dev elatcrn.e work tina geology Of Ohio is
Do~ in the course OF tpsration by Professor David
Cilisfy.