The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-11


We learn from dispatches by the Arsgo that The
great comet or Charles ". q ii 10 sometimes called,
but better TO astronomers that of Fabrcus has
1t last made Its appearance and will very shortly be vs
he 10 the NAKED eye 1t has been seen from the Paris
Observatory through ts Telescopes and pronounced BY
Arsso the genuine article. sharp lookout for It has
been kept up fer year or two past by tho European
comet seekers Ia not yet known whether will appear
az it cncs DID, like very large and bright star with
tail AGO degrees in length. The curious hope that will
It's wondrous tale unfold" It's first appearance In
1894 and M dsappesrsnce took place the "a Of October
Of that year, the day which Pope Urban ". died,
as the world thought in strange coincidence In 1856 1t
rsppeared and was observed BY Paul Fabrcius asrono
mer 70 Charles ", who executed map OF It's path
which was published In November Of that year. The En
peror considered special omen OF his own approach
ing DEATH but he lived for years afterwards.
then described . great and brilliant star. Its
through Virgo and Bootes, past the pole Of the
heavens into Cepheus and Cassiopoa" The celebrated
DR.. bailey calculated iis elements moro than century
Afterwards and several others after him. The calculations
Of Mr. Bomme, Of Mddeiburg, Of the Netherlands, Of
recent date arc moro precise, and are generally sup
posed TO be reliable than those OF hs predecessors
This astronomer finally 10 the conclusion s in the
year 1864 its elpse had period OF ITO ga days, or
3o2 922 years, expedited by planetary disturbances by
407 days. and thai in 1866 It's motion correspondent
To period Of 3os 100 years Its present revolution he
calculated would be shortened by perturbaiions TO- 4s
years. and the comet should reach its perheon about the
"a OF August, 1858.
Mr.. HIND the great English astronomer does not did
not entirely coincide with NJ Bonnie He wrote 10 Profess
LI director Of the Observatory Vienna urging
him search for the original Of FAbricus This was
accomplished, after considerable exerkon, through the
medium OF the newspapers, and with IL obtained
very Unexpectedly, from the ducA libraries 1t wolfen
buitel and GOba, descriptive treatise by the Nuremberg
astronomer Joachim Heller, who had observed this very
comet for fy thrce days. much longer time than FA
briclus had taken for his observation Thus more COM
pete elementary series obtained. Mr.. Hind hore.
urcn modified his views concluding that the comet
would hasten lis return for several Of
nomcal nature, and that IL temperance ne u
hand. This, then, 10 the month during which the comet
Of Pope Urban and Charles v. should properly mako
Ito appearance. According 10 our latest advices Is
We have already msntoned, Il has appeared 70 the
French observers, and will soon be visible 10 US,
with lie long tall II IL has not dropped of IN
IL Last journey. II 10 rather an unfortunate circum-
stance that the troubles in the Albany Dudley Observe
tory have occurred at interesting moment, and when
every Astronomical eye 10 looking carefully
heavens Here splendid chance about 70 be lost by
Dutch observers. Perhaps the trustees themselves
are sufficiently accomplished 70 undertake the work Of OBJ
servauon Dr. Gould, they nsnuAse, Ia nos In that
case Mr. Olooa takes the comet seeker In hand, tho
Doctor. by way Of reciprocity. might employ himself In
dong little dscouningf for Mr. Olcotts customers, giving
preference to astronomical borrowcrs-who generally
POORLY way Of encouragement 70 science. mo Smith
sonan and the Coast Survey might slip In for accom-
mediation also mot being known ever 70 have had TOO
much bestowed on them 70 suit tho employees and In.
stead OF M OIootts having had . Little contemplate
Down East comet named arser hm-conrary 70 the rule
Of astronomers-he may como In and share In the eaul
geuos The great wonder which tearing through
the skies In the records Of the Dudley Observatory the
entry would be-
"ls5s. Aug. Discovered by President ocott, Of the
Nechanics and tArme Bank. Identical with the comet
Of Urban ~. and Charles v. TO be hereafter called the
Oloott comet Orbit hypefbolical."