The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-31

The next business beire the SUB secaon was the con
unrston Of the discussion Of the nebrar hypothesis "
which Prof Alexander, Prof, Mccoy and Prof Pierce
Mr., . T. HnsARp then discussed the terrestrial mag
nets elements for the United States, from observations
n the Coast Survey and others
THE COAST SURVEY.
Al the close OF his remarks Prof PIKRcE said that he
would rot et tho present occasion pass without
nd how much they owed TO the Coast Survey II was
Ne said the greatest work tina, had ever been undertaken
~ that In progress nj the present time.
Prof AIkysSDEs wouli add that Il cost less pr mile
shAn the surrey the lands Of the United states He
could only compare the survey IN respect Of is nicely
20 the operation Of The chemist who tear fall from
she eye OF beautiful girl, aud though half OF u
peratsd snay zed the remainder and told what we're the
Prof Henry and Or wyckoff joined In the same strain
Prof D. Bschc the head Of The Coast Survey who vas
present visiby Affected BY this Just appreciation Of
hrs noble lsbors
The sub esuon then adjourned
ABSTRACT or rRoF. ALExAsprR's coMxuSrcArroS
or TnD LOST PLANET BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER
--FREsEsrgD AuG. Is 1856.
In MS payer Professor ArsxASpsR succncty stated
The principal features Of his hypothesis advanced
between Mars and Jupiter and that hs instead OF the
ordinary of m spproxmang closely 70 asphere, had the
shape much Ike that ~ very thin wafer the uaioral
diameter being enormous IN comparison with The polar.
In deis rminaton Of the equatorial diameter he made
nop Of masses and dlslanees which lse seemed 70 be
consequence Of the nebuar hypothesis. -Four other Dc
serminsuons were, however, gwen 70 ths, COMMISSION
also The mosi consistent with other aud independent
suits.
The other method Of obtaining the equatorial diameter
consisted as before In and applying the die
renee Of the yeloces Of those asteroids which approach
most nearly 10 one and live their aphes and perihela
ne two Independent results we're as follows
Equatorial diameter. ............" $50 sssts miles
The polar diameter must have been very small, az Il
independent OF the density With density equal 10
that Of the earth would be only from about TO IA
miles No Tess than eleven facts stated, which thi
Hypothesis would reconcile. Tue recently discovered
asteroids had the position OF their orbits represented
and the inclination OF the orbit OF tie gina planet was
deduced anew, and iound 10 be about deg. ~ min.
srcrIoN ZOOLOGY AND ETHsoLoGY.
Prof Anderson In the chair
Mr.. HrNRY r. stHootCRAFr began 10 read paper on
the sta ucture OF the Algonquin language.
PETfFACrfoxs.
The following paper wss then read by J. n. CoruS on
90 cset pttrifactons
Descriptions OF petrined human bodies occasionally
published In American newspaper, which 70 those who
have observes bodies which have been changed into
sdpocire applicable In every particular this
stance.
correspo dent Of the RushviIe Ia Republican men.
tons the following Of pstri'acou Of human body
case Of 1ds Kind witnessed by the writer n thls
county few years ago The subject boy about sixteen
~ sve had been buried about seven years The akin
and muscles On the neck body and eftfemies except the
hands and feet perfect state Of preservation, The
akn In come places showing smooth, and IN others
rkied aprcafance The whole had BY process been
converted into Stone One Of the with dim
euy detached from The body, aud carefully washed and mi