New-York tribune., 1867-10-05
SCIENCE.

EXPEDITION FOR TIE NORTH POLE.-Mr. Gus
tave Lambert Of Paris proposes TO reacn ,ne cl ld re
enterprise been sanctioned by MY ~ h
Erenclnen aud the Emperor has already gwen IL hiS
approval
TuAtrrru OyrpEs AND 0zONE.-Sch0nbein
sates fhat ordinry oNygcn without action prooX-
ile of tlllum while OzOHlzed oxygen c0nbihes ldl2
l. bro,yl PAPER stceIed In a solution of protoxide OF
thallu and exposed 10 the Tree air would oe an @
tst for the scrcc Of Ozuue, II the cib0e acd OF me
air did not transform tho oxide into GA iohae Wnlch
passes more slowly 10 the state Of peroxide ad Dchhs
With difficulty, under conditions where strips Oh paper
hiozed aud siaIthed become cOloed at me eha oi
minutes IN an atmosphere containing only one iuh
Advantageous to both the ox4e Of tnum ana the
baized paper as ozone testS
COPPER FOR CHOLERA.-Dr. V. Burq nav,
c obscryedin 1852 that about 200 persons Workhs ~ ana
around a copper fuuidery were attacked by cloier
even during the worst stages Of the epidemic made inr
metal Wca hs s met doG oycd @ the Sane Immunity. Ne
therefnre concluded fry the of coppcr as nel
sulphate OF copper Internally aud applcd netaii0 r G,
per externally IL was asserted by s"ne @ neo', ~ cn
kles that the plan was lot successful, but iitc eVI
municatlou 20 the French Academy by Dr isIo ". ,t &
lunatlc asylum at Marsciliee contains Ie snl
a. had cured 20 out Of "a patients by adilhsleis - @
phaie Of copper. in smaller doses tl"h 'n0'' f
selibod hy Dr. BurQ.
NEBuLE-Prof. w. A. Miller, in lecture
before the Royal Institution Of Great Brlta or
Anay s after describing the Charaeeils5leS o tIS me'
stars revealed iy the sctroseopc Iassrd \" nioir W -
tes of objects which have long been tlNclOltd III Hs =
ssry Scattered different parts or the heavens .Ie
shumber Of remarkable odeS' wnleE iooN @ hne a.om'is nj
sted into rings; in others, into srals; While IN 1ther
instance tlcv assume s more definite forms THESE
nebuOus masses 81 ght nave ever sSe lsil w.
txcted In high degree the wonderland curiosity OF thUse
Sha have examined them The interest they awaken ~
perhaps stA further Increased w tnaIhaue Nccni5i
Gen concerning Ihcm put forth by SIR William
when asked VI il Hot possible that theScheOu, hlsn,
h, tLe priuoria forms vi matter from which siaIs a
runs aud their attendant planets nd beei lU,,u'tM'. M
Notwithstanding minute aud careful oOserNalos ,y W. ~
kicseope nothing known OF the pnhsicAl eObdtohoi oi
the matter composing these nebnlle IL was not eNen
nigey distant from that We could not discern lhe
separate stars, or whether eaeh hgnuns sr wa, wa,
ascparae luminous object Of nature entirely dneren!
FROM the stars. Mr. Hugins has been eaDea III se'r
Instances to show that the u. bnie are ho stfs u'
thai he has been enabled to give some hint as 70 haI
Ns gas may be- When he was examining Que Coz OF ~ lnese &
saryed what appeared 10 be- single vertical hc O uIt
shis closer Inspection was seen TO oe a, ~
observation Immediately gave Nun the Key 10 tDo hatue
NJ bodies. The first ncbnla that he exanhen "hs
camparatively brilliant in Draco ga II, hl the he-
axe are usually referred 10 Ivy letters and numbers wmcn
scprosent the position OF these bodies m CERTAIN % % m
lracO then, instead Of giving continuous spectrum
sosseH " n,1yh % & - ad fbe 'eteT nart of the lght
was concentrated IN one at these three Hies ihdceu'
bad 1t not been for this circumstance The light OF e he
MA is excessively faint that it would have been nlos
tibe to see IL all spread out IN continuous spectrum
to.be to get any accurate observation In consequence
OF Tie faimuoss o The ght. The result, however amply
rewarded him Cor h>tril; On examining the slrctrHn,
sf tie nebu and comparing II with those bright lines ni
fic solar spectrum with which it most nearly core,
tronds il was found that al tie least refahgblo end
there line corresponding 10 the req INC oi hyIo
gen An important observation MADE " Ilusht' t "i"
Iari0ed gases in tubes may have hearing on tls "lht'
lie found that hydrogen becomes lallh,1 lIs rcu @
Tx The ncbua may lc connected win the attsuacu Vo
dun Of It's GASEOUS materials IL must not De supposed
fbt all the tbulp give lines Ike the one under consider
Rog. Ofc0 which Mr. liusSins his eAainlheu apoat ~
exhibit the bright lines due TO matter la gaseous state
ali OF which contain the bright lines corresponding 70
nat of uitrOgeir IN the other fainter es are NOT
sneh specra are not therefore produced ny t
rrouD Of stars; net by substance like any DINERS at
Ne have in the heavens; they must be ful
pisled ny Of glowing gas which arc GIVING ou'
bght Of these three particular degrees OI reitanglDy