New-York tribune., 1878-12-30
rLrEA.G1SE0rS NlrrER.

At the last meeting Of the London Royal
Society MI CrOORcs. the eminent English chem
.st and inventor OF the TaCipmcter ANNOUNCED
some recent discoveries be had made as -
ir form, aud Conditions oi matter. In experimenting
with electric q ,rh9r-rs IN tubes, Mr CrUok's
Ia, c,.c-!y c1.fuaed the d.Ik space wien appears
rouud the negative pole of an ordnsry vacuum tube
when the S-ar induction coil is PASSED through
S. II. has a,cI Gihere,t kinds Of poles, varying IN
teusty OF spark. aud different gases. anu has i."m lLc
- time ,,d fresh Arrangements for giving greater
certainty ani to particular observal"n- Til"
}c conclusi, 20 which a. has been oG Is that
the phcusu.uI Ao has witnessed, which are not acct
dental. iu. 1ro ,IcI that hc under Ike conditions
icproduc fhri reveal to physical science lie" World
where na' tr exists IN fourth sta'-ult gaseous he
has ioriu,I ItsEcT" the corpurcular theory Oi Hci
holds snol ant where light does uc al~'vs move IN
,ft..nt Line. air CrooAc>'s tLc"iiS ana experiments
are lLu, summarized by The L"""o" I''fS: He ha~
arranged vc,-i, capable oi high exhaustion ,u, a. h'
ha, 70. h., Iadiometer-. sHi iifoa-h lhc' a.,
passed lninrunn dl,thtl",- S,,tn', ~ ' t.i.'i, f
either ri1 In mi, he ha~ stun 'l' iu'AtIS "i
iIrvi.i. ,oi"cltar strain he hrs h 'ol 50 th ear
observing Ev introducing o. cl.-s'"l7i hN'n u',..,
which !. made the UrCajIyr pole, II" las bcrh "c -
show the fr-'t. ~ 'He ues % force" ~ Nti' ISh @
hAu-tion the whole nulh bee"rt"7 hu'"ih" " WIZ WIZ
,r,cu.. elbow. NI according - tie Gd~-. "t,f con
1rrd pho,:,hoIr-cepr l@ht. THIS c"mihcra al di'Lt
cnier in ,Lr Slightest d. gree, bar radatcs nom t"r
ncgtfIy. !it 10 straight lines, sung Sharply u'Hh,u
shsdo~," ot anything placed IN i's pam, ON u,GI ne
,tecr hant tho ordinary luminous PneE"nrhA oi
orpu,. moe Will uI-s along amount OF cnrEeA 'hu
From q OF thror shadows Hr I TOck al
-,ucp. t!- theory that the induction spark act lih
lumiuat,~ ihc lines OF molecular pressure chEs 81 ~
thD erC:T.rtl excitement Ct thc negative IOlt hc "
sjdcr~ hdt green Sh yellow hYht j. caused ny 'h
dtr,et iuiwcl OF the molecules on Tie surface "i
The zines. T.. shadows are not opilrai' hi' dir
Ipolrp ,r shadows only tb"y are rcYriIcd hN an "u
nary iuuinaiis effect. Th" mech meal clNh oi pr"
iccfc. molecules studied, aud VIII be d'+'Iu
I'm tr ngpsr. Tue focus Of heat Of molecular inHc'
nroy e. experiment. allowing tie locus iI"H d"
yearly hemis spherical Aluminium cup 70 tall on hip
az pIatuir foil when the neat 70 the melting p"ht
W i.sII,,, The drdcCiIcu Of the etTcam 0f molecules
J :, tus.r also shown TIE CONCLUSIONS rs 1" th'
yistcIc,. of an u!tsI-ytsroE- stat" oi maici ans
,,n tuesrliral IONS a. - tine state lh "h'h
exis IN tr-r hgulv exhausted Ne-'"ls. Inc in"deth
i'd, pf q u"-DoI> t,tr IS based uNun isC suPp>lIH
Ih,t Il given -ptcc coutains IGluu- "i iE!on' "i N"i,
,;Ilr- n rtrd iuatlou IN ali directions ,acb hayhg mn
ions cf q. cou.;ris with others IL second III su'n
c,-r Tie len "a aI tac mean nee pain q! me ihoi''N
rs xce,,,,ciy .ma a. compared with ihc dhnch,,"h-
AZ '.c y,.,-.i Containing f and tt' pforttlts "",I
cor. e., la, ordinary gascuus .iltc oi matter. "hI
viiru I,..la usUu constant collisions are 'i''I'r r
~ ibr great .M.faciIou which Ir. Cf""a's L"~ ~
yr,-. f N.rilucF been uOw able 10 "utain lnc iItt
Ib n the 1oocu,s De made So IoES tLdt lhc NJ
iu t.,nYd may De neglected ia |"HPd'iS'"
,..b tI. misses. and the average mot
,rIe q, .l'uwrd 20 obey lis own m"'ohr
,r Iaws without Interference; aud II me He.h
no NATL is rnEarHlc the dimensions Ol lhe $500
IA. -,i-rtir. which Consitut" FeSty are ituyeu 'oa
,,.,ua ,tIHl ana the matter become 'AaIl,u 10 az
.itT-ca~ ~raas state. Then new ald dccloc0 li"p'I
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