The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-31
THE ECLIPSE.
Nest Important Observation
Ever Made. 4.
THE ASTRONOMERS PUZZLED
Discovery of Vulcan Claimed by
Professor Watson.
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DrNvER. Col, July 80, 1878.
The strange aud pscted ults of yesterdays
eclipse observations have agta,ed tho astronomers
gathered here to high degree. Not a few pot
signs Of Numerically opposite views the part OF
some of the the scientists arc becom
ing visible All are agreed tina: a more important
eclipse never occurred. It revealed many things
much greater results when It's details are worked
out At kawns last night .here was much JOY aud
congratulations A number OF the citizens, In
memoration OF tho success serenadsd Dr. Draper and
tho members OF his expedition. This morning the
party left Rawiins for Donvsr, accompanied by your
correspondent and representative OF rho London
press Tomorrow they will meet sho astronomers OF
tho various expeditions many OF whom have already
arrived Tho remainder Will probably reach here
during the day Notes Will he compared and the
results discussed.
IT VULCAN?
Professor Watson. of Ann Arbor, feels confident 10.
day that tho planet which he discovered Is ulcan.
He calculated its distance at about seventyeight mil
lions OF miles from tho earth. Its discovery was
made during tho last minute Of totality. The Pro-
lessor Is positive that It 10 not small star grown
brighter, or comet Vulcan, II will BIO rem embered
received its in 1859. when NJ. Lescaubaul, Of
the sun. Since then uati yesterday all efforts to
again bring II into view have proved futile.
THE coaoNA's SPECTRUM
The absence OF lines IN The corona's spectrum Is
considered mos. extraordinary. An previous eclipse
observations have revealed them All sorts OF theo-
res being advanced 10 for their Absence
That tho composed or MATERIAL not shining
by It's own light, is accepted by the astronomers
What eject tho qui,t condition of the sun, shown
by almost entire absence OF protuberances, will
probably have on tho climate Of the earth Will TO-
morrow be earnestly discussed
THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
Tho photographs which Mr.. Draper succeeded in
obtaining OF the coronA's spectrum are much I'D
mired so continuous . spectrum Of the corona hav
ing never before beon obtained to any degree Of
isaction. The photographs Of The without the
specroscope arc fu Of aud struc, uro
OF the corona 10 DO OF p Hiameatous and somewhat
twisted character. The corona In them extends out
moro than ave hundred thousand miles from the sur.
rAvoRABLx CONDITIONS roR OBSERVATION IN
HAVANA, July 30, 1873
Yesterday the total eclipse Of The visible
In this latitude. The sky was perfectly clear and
| complete observations were made. report Of the
| results obtained expected to-day, but the
| scientific commission which took observations at
Marcel has not returned yet. Tho eclipse began q,
| twenty-lhrco minutes 70 I'VE r. ~, WAS total at
twenty. minutes and ended 1t ha.past SIX
| 8 ucCEssFUL OBSERVATIONS AT VIRGINIA CITY.
| WASHINGTON, July 80, 1873
Tho Sgal Service observer NJ Virginia City,
Montana, reports 10 the chief signal officer sss
| foliows:-
'Our four telescope stations hero got all tho con-
| facts nicely and three sketches Of the corona"
Information from tho Naval Obser vstory, had at
la,o hour tonight, 10 10 the effect that additional
| Reports concerning tho eclipse have been received
there since morning No news about tho discovery oil
an ercurial planci a bee rec nj we'd hare