New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-22

And that IL diminish Besse4s NdlIe VI Juc
diameter OF the sun by !" 80 the correction OF tue ~
meter Venus at instant OF transit Is about Jos
The longitude OF Venus minus the Longitude OF tue s
requiring the small correction % Is, aud the sum OF
the corrections the longitude or e nohe ana error
OF the suu's latitude being about 30 Assuming tne
adopted value OF the semi-dameVer OF the planet 10
correct the portion OF tue atmosphere whcn bHcome
invisible and enlarges the occutlng disc amounts 70 I'D
hight about oneseventeth OF the radius or the planet
or about % miles, result W1ch a. JnO ugn Oh course
only approximate 10 entirely probable. Ine tWmsM
must he due 10 the Illumination OF amount OF visible
atmosphere fully equivalent 10 tdls we car I.s aP
parens Msm md am sure it was visible for is
seconds at tard contact It's disappearance at thr9
contact would be gradual and what was observed Wouu
be the bright twilight due to the lower PORTIONS VI Va"
atmosphere. -, .A.
tons Of the Internal contacts. tue dilicuy~" De In
determining the corresponding phases observed anu
have dou1t that, without definite eApInanon: .os
times recorded at The present transit VIII oe iouna
10 be apparently as dscordant as those OF previous
trausts At places where tue sky wac lear the origbt
second Contact, and following their formation
.cor @isd as actual time of . Inferred from
the requirements OF the INSTRUCTIONS 10 Observers ano
in very clear sky thes preceng aau Ao.o"ins pbn
observed at Pekiag. 1t would nave Deen Detter IL
seems now, TO have instructed tne oosetveLs 70
note two more times when they Witnessed wen ue
lined phases aud notatempt at the Instant 70 hx upon
a time to Do regarded as tnat oi contact
For q period Of nearly, II not qiite mInu'e,
three distinct phases succeeding one TO
the other and the observer could not az tue moment
decide when the contact took place, bdt wnere inc
record shogs what was tue Instant for which
the time recorded, VIII ne possioe 10 compare
talnty have QoubL that good dete rmInailon OF
the paralax can be effected by means Of The observed
times OF contacts but they are not 70 Dc interpreted D
means Of any assumed effects " irradauon And
nave doubt that the atmosphere OF venus lurnsheS
a complete key for the iuterpre tatloh' . -
With the nope that many OF ne other parties may
have been favored with better weather than We had st
Picking and wishing you the fu irulon ot your hopes
In regard to tue results which may De derived re-
main &c JAMES c. WATSON, Chief of Party.
opsPpvpD rruRs OF CoSTACTs-TRANsTT OF VENUS.
PEKISG, Gina. Dec 3d. ls1A
T. Observer J. C Watson.
Instrument eH,. sb b. 800; chronOmeer for
v.i tsa;. SS''r'ea * 100 81 $50 n 81 40
sP'GHs S1 ss ePl4 81 $50 80 ss2 % 81
Line Pss, 81 S9sedsn % so 50 49, t22 $50
Ti's sro ss1 ' nonsn IL SO IS 800 40 500
Liz: .S SS% eap. o@Sa II so5 IS 1919 -
GRAY tint OF hight between
vo s1,P S sssAa' % 44O 50 $3.50 .9I7Ns
H. Observer {. A. Young
ehronomtter Dillon; insIru
meni. IN. Chtk tee
SEQ; ssSpt 5, p0S other So coz
8; :ss..; ,: united L g SO 81 "a 5 if5
SUSPECTED s. Lnaad. , Isea
and occasion al dark fnuses
seen 10 or u sec. ls;sr
Third contact: Several DARK
.sfs the co. ss'as v'ea % $40 ~, T., 1899
Light last TO glnmer
,: s:.' e. g g s saS IL q
ward Chronometer, Dill
Ion; instrument, An con-
woodward was taking
Soa.e at ss ana seeond
Third contact: Correction
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