, 1870-01-30

I'm 1851, nine yeare alter 6chw3peS discarery,
81 ne r. oy eo5 o.
0rtls, 10 modification In tho length OF The period.
which u now 1xcd Al about II - Iearu he also
se n ses. az ss
Ter taan thar Of 1oH ye1t1 prev1ousiv found BY
LAMONT tn M1nlch. TINS II became evident ta1l
repeat tncntelvca Ia tse rare Tor sa..r spo4ti,
AID fCr v11lauon4 II the direction u the magnetic
neetle OF a. lelst that any IN the length
Of tns periods il too sma to he detected, and "a
but patura1 tnlt 20 remarkable = coincidence
should suggest an IDENTITY Of cause. Whether
ttI.ls IeslJ 60 OF moi, VIC have no Other er'denee
ain the views OF the total eclipses you have
probably ocscrTed a strange appearance, when I:
eye BY the brillancv OF tss back kgsouuu OF tumln-
Gus raa.aoce. l sltude TO the e1cre$cences from
various pcst1ous OF the suns die, which are
however, deep red, clear while OF even yellow.
These are actually poll'cos OF The Eup, and the
noon In her motion gradually hides those IN
other side. They are called the protuotrancea,
and it Ia Only within the Last two years that VIC
have attained any defnl1e knowledge Of their
contact w!ih the suu bat oiten secn 10 1oat Ike
coud9 aboTo his surface, and &ssuIe many fAn-
taste shapes, Curved. folked. tasaied and jas<c1
"BEt II NAs tpe tpectroscopr, which At khlA
total eclipse Of 1853 n for the cfst tine trec'ed
10 the pgotooe1ance, that the ArGess additions u
our sro ~,ecEe arr dne on that Occasion. BY mesns
the pro:uberAt ces arc rety Unstable and variable
IN their forrs and in s2ct merely local 1e4teEa-
t,oLs OF 4 gaseous medium which entirely sur
rounds the sun, and may al any tine be detected
By the Gpect1uecope IN a1y pArt OF the hnp.
Fer this envelope, hlch u real one, Locker
proFo8ed The name Ct 1chfpnospoerc' and is
structure aud chemical construction g1nec Iha:
TN hare been tie objects Of continual lnyes:.Ia.
ton BY numerous ooRe1vcIA 1thsa been salstas
tory established that tee light which u sends Us
Il chiefly due 10 1ncandacent hydrogen, and
utuAliy contains 1tdtcauous OF the presence Of
sodium, tM1nm, MAapesluM. iron, and perhaps
Other metallic eleDcntk
's1he f8cla being now Mac!fest hat tie forces
t!op inASMucn as tbs would be inadequate TO NJ.
ford the sQppty; Atu ye tnat they mnst be tn con-
| utnAl combustion from sources IN which 1t prevt-
curly e1hted IN sone other 5orms tnaa ii hest
| and lghr, etnce Boue amount Of eoottns Auri
| tadlrs would otne1wne Inevitably be within tnn
rnERe Of cur detective poEerI, there fe.alns but
one explanation open to Us cat OF al those which
sc1tuce can At present fuEgts.- THIS 10 that the
t.or, ard that forces wh,ca weru prev,ooaly en-
| E1xcd In producDE motion, arg by tue Arrest o!
| that Motion, Csdc to appear IN this new form,
iukt II Utn Erow1 hot Under The blows Of han
Etr. or An AIle takes Ere IN Consequence Of fr.c-
tlor- Efom this inference there seenl Indeed nc
| vetted7 And where AIe tbe moving bodal. which
| a=e endowed With such DlRhty force, and nre en-
| corntetttN scch enormous feEst1uce n to er0kt
| the trru endou1 radiance OF the san frun psest
M. Gould then gHre Al account Of the tDc.eorlt
ttecr1 Of solar beat. and zhowed toe ooiec:ion
| which could reasonably b urved Agatnss H. aut
| then proceeded to explain the theory Of cO1tllc
tor, 70 which he Kare hn adnercnce, ~ vel q :,
Fereral 10 The taeory Of P1ye. According to wnic!
The 6uu 10 4 esteous z uxn 1t high Temperature
| the outer circumference be.r& condensed BY IL
eItreEe cold o! tie planetary spaces