New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-07
OBSERVATIONS TIIROUGHOUrTHE COUNTRY
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AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
HANOVER, n. H., May G.-BOth contacts of
Mercury with the observed this morning. they
being p 30 apart. There partially clear sky this
afternoon, though 20 cloudy when IL necessary
e. take Of observations At $50 O'Clock when
the ~ cnaions OF the sun and Mercury were the same an
attempt was made TO determine The difference ~ right
ascension Of Tie TWO hytTan.s ~ limbs Of the sum and
mercury Dni. trough me ssy was GEAR the alr was
unsteady and the observations were 81 htie value AT
the close o! the transit the nernalcoat8ct occurred at
BOB -" o'clock, the external contact being 81" later
At AMHERST.
h.HTRsT. Mass. May C.--Thc result Of the observa
lions the College Observatory upon to-ays transit OF
Mercury favorable tle weather would
permit Tie first contact was not takon, but
accurate measurement Of Oh" planets post
rcc'rcI Photographs ere taken during the planets
roFS" aIG the lasi c'ntIc internal ana rAtefnn was
Annie ~ 10 be- continued until mex saturday aud II
;,i y,, w. ~, s S ,-r,, Vas done Nv Profa3s5r
E-ty assisted by o. W stearus and l. L. Heroort Of the
senior Class.
Al HAMILTON COLLEGE.
UTICA, y. y, May G.-Pt0ossor Peters. OF Hamilton
Coi,g, clinton, male successful observations Of the
transit OF Jcrcgry to-day. Clouds mlericred somewhat
with observation o. the informal contact Professor
Peters Is Il opinion that discovered indications OF
atmosphere on the planet
At vAssAR COLLEGE
PoUoHKEFrsIE. y. Y. May G.-Thc students Of tie
astronomy tltS~ III Nde-I 'bItet lboh HtFth Iiioto-
graphs o the transit OF Mercury to-day nc the following
named hours: 30 and 1889 q. IN and I2:I4 1912,
l:U5 l:1l. and 1896 p N. The first ludeniatiun upon
the suh. dice We clearly -.'h anu az the pihet passed
along co. ths students noted hllO about 49,. in
the afternoon -n clouds interrupted she observations
soucWhtt bat al tie observations were quite success
ui.
AT wEsr rOINr.
WEST PoiSr. y. Y. May G-Obscrvaions Tor all four
contacts of Mercury with the were successfully
made 10 day at the West Point Observatory
AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
BosGoS Mass May G.-Obsoryatious Of the transit Of
Mercury across the disc Of the made at Cam
bridge Observatory to-day They fairly satisfactory,
though the atmospheric conditions very uufayOr
able over sixty photographs obtained mostly after
O'Clock. Between 500 and 600 measurements Of the
time in transit yet worked out No apprcciabe
variation from the time anticipated is expected to result
Professor L. {. Pickering.
Al PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, May 0.-Close observations were made
IN this city today IN common with those made at other
places Of the transit Of Mercury number OF scicn-
TIE gentlemen assembled in the observatory at the
Boys High school to witness the plant in transit but
no one was permitted IN the observatory until
the contact had been discovered aud passed, cX-
cept Professor Benjamin snyder and bis assistant
The first point Of contact was made at some seconds past
would bee Iay ., - hours. minutes Washington mean
time The planet made the first point OF contact about
suing west southwes direction emerged ~ quarter
before T.. u.. some sixty degrees below the equator
The data taken by Professor Snyder VIII be carefully
COMPUTED aud bodied IN report TO DC sent b. hu 10
the Washington Observatory.
AT TIR NAVAL ACADEMY.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May G.-Commolorc j. A. Howell,
head Of the Department OF Astronomy at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis furnishes the Associated Press
the following report OF his observation Of the transit OF
Mercury to-day:
The following were the Washington times observed
with the United States Naval Academy refraCtur feet
focal length inch aperture power oil eye piece 2l2.
Ingrtss contact Ia d. I'm B. IuStcss interior
contact ION ION b. Eyre interior contact, On. 3iu.
IS. Egress exterior contact. Oh. 3Gm sos.
Al OGDEN, UTAH.
OGDEN, Utah, May Deliberations were taken from
the United STATES Observatory to-day Of the transit Of
Mercury by Professor Andre aud party OF French
onJmers, The transit began at 7li m but the sun
WAS obscurcd by clouds. The sky cleared about
noon. Only photographs taken up to o'clock o..
~ after which lime seventy Ave photographs were taken
iii the time o exit. which was nj 3l1 p. m. The Obser-
yatiOns regarded ~ successful aud satisfactory.
A GOOD DAY AND FAIR SUCCESS.