New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-31
ogsrrTIrIoys on TIE GOMEZ
RESULTS OF THE STUDIES OF PROFESSOR ETEs OF
COLUMBIA.

RESULTS OF THE STUDIES OF PROFESSOR EElS OF
COLUMBIA.
The New-York Academy OF Sciences met last
night az No u West Thirty hrsst. the president Dr.
j. s. Newberry. in the chair. Professor W. ?. Trow-
bridge read an interesting paper the importance Of
Experimental Researches in Mechanical scieuce."
Professor John K Rees Director OF the Observatory at
Columbia College, followed with a Resume OF Obser-
yations on Goulds Comet. Visible" He said tat
in accordance with the comet should be- called
after the man who discovered IT, Mr. Cruls OF RIO ia
Iruelro saw It on September 49, Mr. Finlay, ~ the care
Of Good Hope on September 50 but DR. b A. Could ot
Cordoba observed IL before either Of them. In England
Mr. Conrnan SOW IL first on September Il. Nj Cruls
was Of the opinion that this comet was the expected
Pous comet OF 1912; but this was a mistake - the
Pons comet should have appeared either TO the north or
south Of the present comet
Although bad weather had interfercd with the Obscrva-
tions enough had been taken to furnish trustworthy
data This comet VIII rank with the most remarkaola
comets OF the century. Mr. Comman saw the comet
close TO the sun az noon-tiue, and Mr. GU observed
t Sudden disappearance of the comet AZ ngress on the
spn's disc II was not visible the sun. The comet
swept around the sun passing pcrheon point In tree
and one-haf hours. The velocity In turning about mnst
around te SIM dld not have been Of any greGt
visible extent Mr.. Cemman estimated the length OF
- tfc angular dianeter OF the moon. But the brglo
sunlight undoubtedly hid from view much OF tine tails
IHnJ u1HL
Professor c. a Young OF Princeton = e NnanIlr Jr .
Of Boston and the superintendent OF the Naval OerY
oforv or Washin-tou Professor Young mentioned thae
There wa. no serious displacement IN the lines OF mo
spactr,Iu due 10 the motion OF the comet a.sO thaI
although tho spectrum was continuous. there were 10
der, limos and ordinary three bands comet spec
TRIM wns observed In the tail for cOnsiierane us
frnc from the head Professor Young noticed on DC
tober 10 that the nucleus bad assumed spindle shuped
appsarance with i've six knots, or centres OF pfRt
ues. scattered through It In small telescope lLe.
nces appeared be broken IN twoi but ID hIEe one
no break was observed. A curious appearance vas
noticed both Professor Young and the Washington
observers: faint ncbulOsity extending ont nom tne
comet toward for about three degrees from tS
head ~ the comet. -.,- 80. -. .h.
rnres,or Rees then discussed the question as 20 me
,ntt of this comet with The comets OF l-l ana 75v
a. Hold bv Professor Proctor and 0therA lie shoWei
ff whereas II might be expected that the concO WouNi
be- retarded by pl0ughing through the cooal at.n@s-
ih.~p of the sun the calculations OF Dit. iaA4eV
Shaved that -Ilch was not the case, ana TINS deIo-
strd in Professor Recess opinion tnat me cor g Ins
veor was not Identical with the comets OF - hLl
issO Tho speaker lid not think that there need ue any
alarm felt ~ the possible precipitation or comet mo
tIa SIN The study % comets at tbef sIcct',ll' r.
frus shows he said that they decrease IN d,isIy tai
si,e owing probably the heat OF the sun MoteOVet'
osrouonl have not found the least effect OF the ut1he
ton of comet. on the planets although ihcy nave >le-
times been entanglcd among them In cohc"'oh ITO
assor Kees gave exhibitions or lantern view $40" Is
r,,rr.res OF remarkable comets and ne explained D!
fbc -a OF Illustrations the modern theory WIKI F-aru
10 tie motions and formation OF the tails o. comets