The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-30

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working order. Totally had brought with it a
marked cessation in tne force OF the wind. Edison
worked assduously but the tasmster would not como
70 aproper condition. At last just as the chronome
ter indicated that but minute remained OF total
eclipse he succeeded in concentrating Eight from
the corona upon the small opening Of the instru-
mont Instantly tho nre ray Of light on
his graduating scale swept along TO the right,
clearing its boundaries Edison ovsrjoyed. The
experiment had shown tho existence Of ABOUT fifteen
times more heat in the corona than that obtained
from the star Arcturus the previous night The Pc
riod OF totslity exactly l67 seconds At the
praiion Of that time the had crossed the disk
and from the right edges of the sun were beginning
to shoot out brilliant rays Ten minutes later the
cocks began to crow, the cattle resumed their
grazing and the wolves and night hawks wonderingy
Jew for their retreats The new day had dawned and
once more Nature her normal aspect The
OF the observations soon announced by DR..
Draper who emerged from his observatory with light
step and smiling face. The crowds shouted ''Hur-
|" and for half an hour the astron were tho
OFFICIAL REPORT RESULTS
telegraph you herewith tho official results as given
by the astronomers. Dr. Draper obtained four excel
lent photographs-one Of tho appearance OF tho
during totaty and three OF tho spectrum
and corona The latter were taken from \
dinraction grating and are OF different size,
tho better to exhibit the phenomena which
they record No trace OF any ring indicating mono
ohromatic light found which proves the light Of
the to be dinused light derived from the
by reflection and not due to ignited gas In former
eclpses It has been claimed that quantity OF solar
light reflected from the small as to be
scarcely porceptibe. and doubtful whether the
FraunhoGer limos weres visible in the corona's
light At all, but DR.. Draper's observations
to-day revealed them. His eye observations
trum in the corona Professor Barker's observations
show bright lines in either the inner or outer
corona The green line not SEEN although every
preeauton was taken to detect its presence The
spectrum continuous throughout and crossed by
Frauhonsr's lines, which were at the base of the
from the limb The Professor saw no protuberances
PROFESSOR xoHros's OBSERVATIONS
Professor Morton, president OF the Stevens Insti-
tue observed the eclipse with polaroscopss from the
summit Of HILL He reported that the approach OF to.
tally gradual, flying shadow being visible at
tally The brilliantly white, with marked
proion Cation OF bright rays in diagonal direction to
the horizon. He saw solar famos promi-
nencss His instruments revealed q continuous
spectrum with dark lines. or, in other words, solar
spectrum with NO bright lines. His observations
proved the light Of the corona to bs radiaIly
poiarizsd.
EpT6oN's TAsIMErER-
Edison's tasimessr showed It's power 70 the
corona's hest II, .hewovsr, 49, adjusted ten times
too ssnsitively. Never having used It before Tor
sree of constituencies necessary The heat from tho
corona threw the ray Of light entirely on the
SCALE and before he could make the second test the
eclipse had passed away. The experiment demon
trated that, compared to OF the fixed stars,
the corona's heat was much greater.
The eclipse was viewed at Separation BY Profess
sors Newcomb, Watson and Lockysr, and with
equally good results The weather was most mvor.
able, tho high winds which prevailed at Rawlings
not having occurred there. Professor Newcomb
feels quite positive that hs has discovered . new
fixed star In the vicinity Of tho sun. He, however.
will announce the positively until alter no
makes some researches
Is IT vULcAxs
Professor Watson. Of Ann Arhor, has no believes,
discovered new planet between Mercury and the
sun. II is OF about the fourth magnitude and only
two degrees remained from tho sun, while Mercury
hitherto known tho nearest planet is about fifteen
degrees from the Professor Lockyer observed
tho eclipse with small Rutherford grating In front
OF an ordinary His results, he states have,
in conjunction with those Of Dr. Draper demonstrated
tho ability Of science to photograph the spectrum Of
the corona The several members Of the expedition
might in state OF high jubation comparison
OF their results having proved highly satisfactory.
conrARArvE RESULTS
The last total eclipse which occurred In India was
about ten times brighter than the present No
post eclpses, tho ASTRONOMERS say, have presented
the corona under similar conditions To-day tho
corona was much darker than ever before observed
and new phenomena wore in consequence seen
Tomorrow all the members Of tho various expeoi.
lions will meot In Denver In convention and there
oflciaiIy compare the various results Mr. Edison
and Professor Barker icave tonight for California on
a pleasure trip, to return In two weeks.
Convention before returning to New York.
Tho Convention there takes place on August t21.
From the results OF o-days observations tho astron-
omors arc unanimously Of the opinion that grea,
.ash oan do iha