New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-22

leaves,
IN every variety Of direction across each oher ana That
these willow leaf flamcn-. This encouragement stimu.
lated 30 very minute scrutiny Of the lace OF INC
sun. aud ~ active controversy among TIE OBSERVERS
All agreed that the luminous surface was composed of
bright particles, but Nasnyths description found put
ras as better representing the form Of the objects in
question and another compared them to gravel Oh the
facts established have been very clearly st forth By Mr.
Higgins Of London The granules are OF
be roughly taken as about ~ IN length.
and in breadth corresponding about cry by $50 lneS
Some are nearly round others oval and others still
S nc IoT dJsc srses cbegv IRON, The alienation
ues groups OF closely aggregated granues and OF
regions IN which they less abundant The points are
The nterstces between them as they appear through
most admirably by saying Tho phenomenon would DO
%e we G oSd J mai they
slowly suk merge into each other become less aud less
noIlIuminous Gas The dark pores would then be repre-
by the portions where complete yap0rzauoh had
takeu place" he also gives an Interesting diagram.
witch Is here reproduced In drawing by Prof Morton
show the distribution Of the bright granuies on those
parts of the which arc fIee from spots, In sode
established that the luminous surface OF the sun
Is entirely composed Of these glowing PARTICLES or gran.
ues almost rs small zee, Notwithstanding That
they scarcely DO less than 200 miles IN length float
ina Of darker though luminous nuid matter Inc
brighter and thc darker m0ttngs Of the ordinary surface,
tho brilliant glow Of the acua' a,d ue ulnned lusles
II the ponumbfn must alike be referred 10 tue lntqhsc
splendor Of individual Tdnuep. distributed ia various,
.,8vs ARRANGED less cOnpactY aud AZ dlcre1i
de srees IN the mud medium which aup-
ports them. IOCkyeI young English astronomer WHO
has done much advance knowledge OF the cOnstu'
lion Of the sn that he has tho Rranues M the
p,uuIiLra change the all ccyious ana Others Nisl
be against the nucleus ~ background gradually 70
melt away. Cbacomac says moreover that the grans,
on CRYSTALS as calls them, may be seen dlssO!Vng
away Ike cryBts Of sugar before Ict ~ steam eeo-
rg spotted over with dark points before they nnaliy
Disappear.
prursurIos or Tne sUS's FORCE.
Tho great fact - which have moro Than once auuea'
that the sun is practically our oiy source OF earthly
power and energy, gives peculiar interest to the queS
ton whether his bilanoy or thermal energy are uhaer
going any pcrooptbe dimlnution That they are dinn
.hne We must assume on general principles ina'nuch
az We know to what lHcopceyabe extent ho Is radl
atg force n the various forms ~ leat, hght ana chc
Zeal power and force emitted nom source OF tueh
superor energy II not returned 20 1t again. while new
cIt on Of by natural agencies just ~ p0ssDo
D, uou creation Of matter. But whether any dlihhu-
ton u radiant energy In consequence OF inc enormous
eypebd GRO IA percepbic by means or investigation
il most natural and important question, ana 70 s ~
must he answered that no appreciabe ms poe
oslectel Few observations available Tor the purpose
have been beaueathed Ivy the astronomers OI FORMER
dave but from some careful observations made III i
nv lie distinguished astronomer. OlDers upon the bli'
laucy OF Mare, which oepelds, OF course, upon re-
noeted solar Dght, Prof he!dei VI MUNICH Hm ap'e