Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-19

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/ iatsi rheir PsE ions b. data 5afoeassd ir H
81 sgFaqFue sf tks saapassF's nerves beiHE
tam7Etrt. TAus "Eo sdnission, except 0l
& surlagaa, a "a of5er rigiCiy saforeed-
IL hoHgFs, the psrsoE 9ssirDas of VisiiiHg
{ BE sbsarrs.ery Be sls1sut. sud arlzi5us 70 &C
( qlzs q kaaWledra q tha sFstsn sicstsa bsrs.
be nas n1Ts'T D arfala ,1a reeeFsHrF iEtrel ae-
/ toas, aud sa VII Be fsesv4d aitd eTs-T polite
zess and atsaahcn. fzs ahos esatsrY and
I prossss of sbs -shs8rgati0usv a13 'rsducHo8s''
( VII se aA9un hlsn Hi,b a ireedsm ron rsssgv5
iaai al aEce Iadaestes tee s1ul9ness ~ ihs uFis-
ciples hsgs a&sntd TBs eahsenc8 sf a. avs
tsry--a c9udiiiGR which too irsSuently esscsak
( igacrEnce sE dsiscs-spesks Of lhs desire faihsr
I Q inPaEt kaoHledgs Lhan % preserve i snoBg
/ selsgI few.
Gnseawich sbsarvass-y was commenced in
I675 The sits sslsCtsd 81 Wren vas Eitkin
VisT Of sl pefsss passing up y down ths
Iaa1ea, and thaa iHsoF1ssan could b. rsadily
Z tsegfsDted 90 fbes3 vessels fr0ra She. e5ssTva-
ssTY. Mssy a8ditieus znl iEsprsFBrnsutg havs
ssen made 70 lhe bzildfag slnes Us Erut sgec-
Aons re greatest pE9gfeEs havine bssn made ln
ths isstfBmsuis u5si iaE zsir sn0uuisal par7oasz.
Iss Am Of al de tin1s ard labsE given st ths
ksyal abserTsi0r Is fo EtFe accurais.F shs Do
( stisn Of the vsricua hsaFenly b0dies, and, from
past sEd present obserTations ts Be enabled -
tOgssell ier sw5. .bTss CT fear yezg5 in a5zaues,
ihs szsCt posisisn Of the suH, m5su szd stars,
at any iastant during he sBenIy-four Asurs
UPoa the Iai0rEstion thHs aE1rded depends
he accuracy Of slI large tareeya IN Yarians
==z-z az the uaEiS 1'ha earnest position Of
ships si Ela, the tus places aE1 Of vaTisus daa-
gsr1uE rocks or shoals At sss, can only b fuund
By the si1 Of ths dsla suppiisa from Greenwich
sosarvasorY. Thas the safety Of maeh that is
nest valussle il seEsslY 1eudsnt IN great
naasurs, upon tie calculation. made Eithin tha
hG'idiug in Greenwich psTk.
Alshourb 10 sif1rd TIE inlorsassion rsfsryed to
is the okief osisct Of tha ebssryat6ry, rtlI 6 is
ast tsa snly 0le. 4 ueHsEsDt Waseh Is main
,aine3 rn san, moen, planets and Hia-s, il order
% disosver fs7 siighseg5 Indications 1f say
chEuEa which nlirht be desurriag 81 tbsu.
- = tisa sznauuesmant Of visitor to cur sys-
Ten 10 suE s3sP5 - g esIHst- at sHes entails
. iresh EaCss o. observations En3 calculations in
eldsr &c dstsruiias sas distances and ssaEss Of
Ihs HtraEger.
We wil noz bris6y consider the practical r.
Eslts derived from the Green Hich ohseETEtoFy,
isT thess results sra essentially practical.
We aEs EoW On koard g Fslusbia abiD, and
EsmeWksTs on the Atlantic OCEAN the SUI has
not bean visible for three days, and 8 heavy gsIs
has drives ss We knew MT WhsTs- Dsung tie
Hi-at slight opening ia the c-oH6a rsvsais sens
sz.l I d7zsa stars; two Of ths58 are rseognzsd,
a.-4 llssth Nl EA-a ABOVE Aaa GOEEEIL tEe=
Tally BCssuTe3 with the BsIiaak Oas Is exactly
/ ss1tb, tie e.bes seuthEegt. A. the instant th-
055sIvsiiaa N the saRt1vess star wss made, ihs
inns sa8ws By the -hiB's cbF8usastsr, e. Z
Fsish had 1s-R Tsfsf IS G-eeuWici ig acsu-
zsts'y registered up8a referring 70 the NsHn-
4 Cd z Igz--c- .shch work e8ntains ths TssHl.s
IL b Grsacwiea ia5s-s, we fnd t5s esrTcct Pc
siion IN ths heavens Of thess two stars.
b The aid Of tae star in the soulb the ssip's
~ J. - - A..
tka s+eoud ihs sidsresl tine Of the 0bssTvstisn
IS Obtained This sdsreal hms can. By iks aid
Il a tabis sad daia supplied from Greenwich. Be-
GO yer -d Iut0 mean tine, which vii be t5s
.aesn imc 0t Eas -nlp TIE ehrsRoueter shows
y r. r.eA llss, aa1 hence tas q ference be-
uee lhs ms at tse tzp Localities gives ths
.o1gi-u5e ot ,ls ship, and aauce It's sIsct p0si-
sisa 3u the GOA
A. ain, rom some Unexplained Gauss th-
ChE-ae ns-2T hsg s.cEDsdr SD se know not thss
sz,aEla te Qa= ra'sasti0ns, viEs 0rssnWilh
5ns Oar lsss, asvs7sr. can Be rsmrsied BY
r at 8 lhs Grs-a sieh ohseTvasi0ss, iaT tasfa.
N tt1 EcE-s en- ssV, is the m8an, and q tFs
vest os /. a brighter star. Ssztsut in hand. tas
1a5liu-r msssursg tee hiRht of b star and
70 aa sbsTe .ls k1Tiz o, aHi tbs die ancs in de-
- 5stwssa ,hs noon and st.r, the 'isss By 3
-aeS vstea, or Iha restsrsed ehr1H0mstsr, is ne
f= e. .a ivs.7-cs ls 1zsrr-s-.s I-' rms rElrz7-
l-1s 1sEs corr E's3 81 csv.aiU iauaF, Is
Z ~ sal zat ~ Ilnv -e-aa-r Ma, -lzH o.
.slv-d. lat 4g7 10 vi fT-m re star
Upon rsf-frles ts toe iEf -fne.IJc EuBRlisa
sw8 years prsFiaufIY ir8H2 GresnHich, ae fud
hat Is Vas eLaetly Ten minusss aud f8Ur ssc02ds
past uins 81 tho Grseawish clock whsn the
Esa0R sd siar lTsrs that distance aPsrt. Ths
cHreuonsaer is A. sne= rsstsFtsG correctly, sad
ths mariner Is e3a6dsat shat ii is showing tha
sa@e sine as ths cleUk or lAe exterior wall Of
Greenwich obssrvatUry.
These srs outa few Of the BENEFITS derived
from thi8 estsblishaeut, which serves, besides,
IS soit Of headquarters for ST practical g.
EreR0micsl inf5Tmt-IoB II ia not ErO1 it, hou-
ever, that any imporszns discoveries connected
With the nature and constitutions Of he various
celestial bellies srs likely b amsnsts Ths
ahoia trsising and work Of tbs various msl-
bsrs p2-lske snlirsiy Of the pEastieal and me-
saaniczL From indepsndsnt observers il is most
pr0bsbls The ReTt great advance vii OTi guass,
though it wiz be most likely suggested By sa
txamiusti0n Of the facts collected sBd registered
At the GresHwieh 0bssgvsl0ry.-- HEgs-
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