New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-23

coming up slowly from the southwest with steady
Al q NJ. this lower stratum became so dense
our hopes were gene. hut ten minutes after ~
S,~S@' eresA occurred In A. and TOO sun was vtine
thioH<h the Hpqsr STRATUM With variable d-tiucincsa
AZ intervals 10 was too bright t. observe Win the uh-
assisted eye at The equatorial. aud the shaded Of glass
were 700 teW. had another set furnished Dy tAe
Coast Survey, but on preliminary examinations or ths
sun. three had hocn broken 10y the SUMS heat used
the hghtest shade furnished vita the instrument not
tue thin ones, and when l com nonced watching
steadily about tUo mnuteA before ue predicted time
a. 10 Meluds the inns OF tae Eagl4h prediction, aud
also TO search Venus visible Oh the suns limb, the
eatnne ot the sun Wa moderately steady yet mol
deal more light A kept up tao heat nf the cbroaomeer
/ feit surs tnat the predicted time had long
plsSed when the clouds rather suddenly hcscnod aud
thc fNnS,t outline only Of the sun Was visible vet
c0dd not JSS uhscrcwlHS the coOrd glass ana ocors
cuud nave done the sums huh brig ana the
lint Of Venus was seen s entered upsn tue san nj the
exact spot at wach had seen steadily loohng TOT over
three minutes. From uv practice on Tao artificial
Vienna lluiSe tHe planet was tcn seconds on =, ths
une nOee Atom seven or elsht seoOsas hereA, teI,
ami when Mr. Davidson had made tho record eaied out
"Commeace 10 bstn photograpEefs The suns lmo
was te steady li,g before Irss contact and az lae
brightest intervals. could no. 500 aGJ approach OF
NeaH', nor any oHsrant ln-icalon1 at THO e1pectet
NSAl PGn OF tOhHct Ian Al a. parts o. tuo I'm
at which l occasionally glanced. The epoch waich 1
noted alter t1o first contact was nlnue q scconds
observing VITA the Coast survey Has.eT Equatorial Of
Nc Tlt'nau reports taat he got lie second contact
vol: The sc0n tar0C.l tIo HIza or iEin
clouds aud the limb not mnch disturbed lac me OF
lE4. o'oha eEi ana N "a "i4a.tH' :. 'e '' uh
o. VeuIs's limo" he SAYS tIGt wdcn 40 took us GO
ns assistant, Ld9 1r,r the epoch u lde event IoT
seropps later tAan N. T. tnlan
Alter TIC second contact 1 commenced micronetat
measures OF tc separation VI tA1 -.ni OF y1'' 10
the ana WIN varying passes Of brightness sal IN
steadiues' until tas images became TOO ihI9 o2IIiaei
IS nicrOmeer reaIin. -. L consulted the United
States Coast Survey Meridian Instrument No - CO.
The passages or imi,5 OF ths am ana aus
at msd and also arranged that btr Itiaan shouiI
observe The difference o. Ceclluau0u o. Ae uoper limit
o. ana imil o. nus tao 55ackpoie tram
sit. 1914 Near e1!In the sda was pi'IAS on
AMI used tue IlL shades or tao scGttht, sY
m5e Or tcI or Co4sislryey csrdnosrn1G asa ami
Ell tho pass - tao suas a. no over tltead l.
hub VeGS over threads II. the lmO oil venus over
tareads II. LIMB OF sun GycrG threads. M 4I'smSA
cade - ncrDGetc rsaG.u-s o. th3 Fua3 upper mink
ana tao upper aud lower limit Of Frnas.
bu. al ten minutes after nO1n commenced measuring
ddn-ier OF Venus VITA tac d1IJlc mag;
mcIoMett, oGoef varying pH1S's Oh 'As'D',4t5 Ia lis
work obtained mcrOnetcr readings and capital re-
Marrav SIX roaming. tlea the clouds oDscred tho sua
cuapiotSly eloa a Increased. an no.ihg more
MERRIAM instrument n. - OJ-erVe $40 PASSAGES OF
limbs Of Tie aud V,uos NJ mcriiiai; SUD also
euce cecaat0H OF tue upper LIMB OF !' qua did Las
limos ~ Venus 10 the { ,ackp,io Transit, 1917.
used the hEut shades OF $40 SEX n1 glFhS . AE1t
orange Image CT Lla san. -ho fecot1 ""s mas on "
Veau- over' trrsIcs; II lup of Venus over
. threads; Il LIMO OF san over threats Ar.
.,.', uDDsr limb ard the upper ant oTer limbs
. OF venus. C.oIIa tasa p.evcItcI oDserv~.O2s iJc
.eY mihutAs. out a. 80 m'aIes AIR HooA 4 COLI
nl-Gced measuring tho horizontal diameter Of N'lIs
viLh inc dnu3,e image lnicrOueter varying
phases Of visibility. II this wJr sotansd - nieru.h
Tlttman o1ts.ncI ne AMI Prot, hurry
reading, tAe eioll- Os'lred th3 sla com
81 .te!y C.oid5 increased AMI not3lit more
-. med proUa,e. TIE uSsoryatcAs f-r meridian pas
Of aud Of Venus, AID ae measures Of t4e dam
e;er o; Venus Nhen on te an" a sh were 70, rriert
% il tAe INSTRUCTIONS % the Commission. There go
gAt break ii he clouds When venus "4S ohr diameter
ilg.n the tS'sd act; th.n more i-Ic. co'ds
Near the IlIt cOAiact there occurred al opening In
tie coads. AID J. % u sstonca b1lofo eo"4cI ' tho
ef ana Venu' Dsster even tan 80 ',o1nd con-
tact 40 lIganent VI ba1d - i"eA4y c.ouds ee. 10
ut alter the contact hat l-cl that IL was
3 tau i've secouis pas, and - n-.ed ,Aa tno
Of raapp aIdhce. 1hcic Wa -.oa '-i'-r od'.I1 al
40 d.s,uIDtute. TIE sharp pI-1.s az Las cars -ai'
tuaoHed. aud we're very delicate o. 'cis Lie epoch 3
oAy 10 SccoBls after sac pr-"clel OIi. i) tl-7 ~
sorgauOa using LIS u41a..s,eN eYe, al 80 tue
sudden E-dns ol -it TIs a4l's' coz tit4 10 ics-'.
Mr TJtaan observed Tor ,As tllri cJu.,c' T.tH iHe
nss,is;sG eve, aad noted ie eF-n. "t"t'a ra'sis
apparently cIou.s .@44ei las G-iJ u-ccre"Itr.
server esuaot fora al estimate OF t-o error VI 80
Arcr III. contact ther. vas \ Slight opening. and
Ia sJlsAIic 1 ,Ted 10 z u~isiit- ~ iit ia i o-s
.,,es via. en- -, .lr lie '. contact uc ,t c ODDS;
Mn. O'clock rain commenced. DuID- ac., oJs-.y-
tuus I vac assisted by ~. 4ttula, Wuo noted tie
sr l.orre f. D.Sdsoa aui Ms DAVIDSON aacd h. TO-
cordns ana at tue chruno-Iap-
AIt..r notified % tnc PHOTOGRAPHER 20 "eommr1r'"
ae ..cz pictures were rna tA'odl' hu. 30 -r'i..oi
OF V nus is exubiteti tl8 VS. v3eu t'le % gee
measures. Waen :hc sui came cat sta ien-y or mo %
ops-rrc, pho sEL3s ""ts oc.t"-d MD .-a i.'-
tucrcol. aaI plates we're ruh tHr"-%l "h ii-i '",re
Wac sun tidIs Oh course, unu -itA 4i-s'hrcs
EiIuY lltits ,lJN n1i1 VIDE Fit "4. OBJ '"' hl -
=. lay uc4 were OI'H4ts = h1h turf3 SOS hn u-1-
ilg for linu.e or Two. Hal tlete "e'A cio-F
d.tr fte p.It1 .g5-3
t4. moi e. ,A.n ~ plates could have rcc- c. J--1
during = period o. tAc transit
AJ0ut IL plates acsua.F cTp0se 2. ana probably
ole hal. VI ,Aeu furnish ~ +-'f p"o.JefAs &C., cO.4t
ne Obtained under sId WIZ c,ifi i1n
AIN H. W ; EiTarls renamed no I'll, I-H..tat
O. rOugHcu zoe day, ~ dIiScJ IL I'D case o. Itah-oLl-i
q. a aa.E tIoro was n-t'p" 'rcIN ia sass rDi.-
c. "a M = a good So OF lAsl oJae'V.aout ID
eAe.l tao cArOuOmJteli when t-o hight ret Ia t"cA
%.t' ,et advised by the SECRETARY OF tAs Clul4is-
Go, f,sf the fui- al y. u il
telegraph oaeIude WOrK hence ~ ii b'UfAr vas aSau
dolod aud that mUs5 cOS; opci. l'u- a-u discourage
uuLr Accordingly; nu. earned "a Oh! p-Jto~ "Iic ON
seryauOUs !ustruc,ct, Tor one "e~~. Ihc Inslri
mtuJs were CiamOAa'~d' anu '",i a. "'Io "'',l''
noae have bccn go,,en r.t4' iof 5"iPdr To Lac 81.
remain tIo u = Naval SjoieAOu9S a. N"-as!H4 -s
rbe work Of preparation and observation has gwen
me TAR o3DorluuIly or 81 t-e capacity 81 tao
Instruments ana IN .tIJt, aId on ~ AMI personnel
Tor WORKING; ana / would adj nv judgment thereon
and therefore refrain. GA bcuai OF tLo members o.
INV parry SPEAK WITH the greatest freedom because
tuere been no jar 40 want OF hdruohy 30 ehrllh
iug from duty. All have fiith.L.y, earnestly en-
d.lyOrQ TO az their best Tor the rLcceas u llc e4peuI
All eluoT close tnis report without expressing my
crtude aud hearty thanks to the Jpanes authorities
Ia s.isiug our AbOrs LnI intercourse Win tie pcO
ole; for afJrding tue use or the Government ele
graph line hcuos 70 Toxic Tor teIe&liph lo- auu
Tor their ass gnng officers Of RANK and position 10 &c
cemDauY peditlon ana port upon lts Appliances
aud methods R'-p.c July :, g -oo.. s,,u,.,
GEORGE DAYIQs2E y q yoast surVgV,
Chief L. :. Transit OI Venus paELJ W japan
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