New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-24

distance OF thousands Of leagues z6uners theory a
though in genious has not been found IN aeoru WIN
observation, the views OF those VINO hod LOT hluiu
face of the philosopher being sustained by Il ooseI
vations here made From the view OF wholly Gaseous
m iierafe Gnclnsione Young in believing in the exist
enoe Of stratum 81 Gas possgS'nS more ." eIsTsps
construction the nei1r Of the gaseous mass lI"uMg
pg the phenomena OF the cbrn9spherS eiup ,..sd
ug, perhaps 10 what wOuld be called REGIONS o hsI
barometer IN terrestrial n' eoroos ~ w, ~.
novel with reference 10 the sun, we must iclcp'
r,opnd for Nh, nomena studied by the meteorologist
and grologist That the Allegheny observations HaNo
conducted in an impartial spirit we have eIalhng
proof in che manner in which they have been lheed ny
Father Secc, by facchini by Faye BY G1uilcr I'D sup
bort OF entirely mdep nd ut and conflicting views 4toi;
Successive observation bad not yielded in the aggregate
many hours when the higher powers OF the telescope
cOnd he used with adyauiase; ana poh.lus ona ' i
that with an instrument OF even moderate power PIdct
elevated sumnt such has been proposed 10y Ile
Lick telescope an observer mlsht a. ~ = an
month or perhaps an single Week, Moih ,oi MI pI
~ obseryatl,n uuler our present ~ advantages For
the past years extended measurements OF the gt
been made and these observations are cnllcly
conHrmatory Of the carly Sonieci1re' OF FRO" l;
"a airs loss heat than the neral surface Instances
Were fonnd o m @ @ , ' D nunns
the edge o the where the brilliant photOspheie
live, less heat than the dark umhr. Of The spots. At The
same time these ob eryalions enable 10 see that this
elective absorption Is general ieatnie on the su
mos,here and appears entirely to dsproye Tho concn,
sion of Sc,n tna heat OF the equatorial region was
scpsDly greater ON the polar The observation me,udt
dncrct portions II the disg, and spactrOSoopc com
parson Of the intensity Of homogeneous rays III hshI de
rived from tine cehtcr and edge OF the SIM
Prof Henry remarked thar he vcry highly graft
fl AZ The aatering mention Prot Langley had IA de 81
lis own experiments lie had been deeply interested ~
the ,cr ions which he had listened aul thought
they would be received with commentator by te scie
tine world bong honor to tho speaker ad 10 ON
country.
Aftor the reading of the last paper there was brief
conference between the officers OF the meeting aad
the Chairman announced its adjournment. Some
disappointment WAS expressed among the members.
as they broke mp in groups and separated, that an
address of Prof. Henry reviewing the work and po-
sition Of the Academy, which it was understood
would be presented at the public meeting, had been
reserved for the private business session Bat the
meeting rs whole brought fewer disappointmentS
and more satisfaction than the average of these
nual gatherings. Work was not smred over and
there was little of reading by tite.' The follow
ing papers entered on the Secretnry's book, were
not rea Two Of the three of Prof. ililGard, two
If Alexander AcasSiz two of Prof. Cope. and
one of Prof. Gu. All these papers were named in
the letter 10 The TAM NJ describing the first day =
proceedings. Prof Cope and Nh. Asassiz were not
present IN person nor represented by manuscript
Profs Gill and ilgaTd withdrew Their papers TO eX-
pedltc the adjournment. Several members visited
the United States Naval Observatory during The
evening. The SKY favorable for the use OF the
great telescope. Prof Langley says that ho had
never before any of the satclbteSOf Uranus tins
evening be saw three of the four. The few Ohserva-
tons Oh the two smaller of these satellites have
always been doubtful, and their existence was un-
cartain till this telescope revealed them. Few OF the
members VIII leave this city before the close OF the
wCci.. there beng many things collected here which
the lovers of science take pleasure III. W. c. ".