The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-23
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TlIE TRANSIT or VENUS.
Eight PARTIES Preparing tn Witness the
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Eight PARTIES Preparing to wituc., ,be
Evcnt2Thc 4 ppnrntus, ,51'e
W.stttyorov Auyrs, o. -Ei,i,t -, .;oo
r.. H., ah.o..',,.. s,,. ,"s'e' 40
w ',,o oo'o' '"''u" ~, VI ''e ''"isst o' venus
arc fitting out. ihey are making prcpara.
tions at the Naval Observatory and spend.
inc considerable titnc In nroct;co an.
,ass,,,. s a,n,n." ~ M - r."Is'e., an "p'
l'at"1us s'i,''"r ~ 'oat wh'eli VIII be en-
pioycd at the statious has been erected at
the observatory and the practice In photo.
graphing the sun has been made familiar n
oIl .hoso who a,o m.n,ha.a e ~ =, ."''''a, y
~ w, '''oso Nv ''o '''e,''oefs ' o' the parties.
This apparatus consists OF long sled,
having at one end photographiup lens
md n heliostat which tnr,v tho ro,a ~ u,a
49,. ..I u,.o,'., ,,,s.'. ~. 10y VI ','' -,
eu'' INV '''''"' '''.n' ilof'Lohus'iy into a
small ir'.ine house at the other end Of the
shed, where the photograph Is made
With the execution nj ,,,;s or,o.,,,,,
which in simne nnI il 70 % hS orop,aI "plI'Ihs, Us,
the parties upon their arrival NJ ,h";. H., -:
tinuiions no Cnuinment or ;ns,rnn,n,, M rm .,es =
needed. a small eomoto,;a, e". ,sIssoona Iii n
be taken aionn to dh:srva ' ,te tIe'.seope se, %''
the beginning and tlIc end nj ,Lc t,ans;,
The transit orcurs on lbe g,h of .s mn,.s,,
Der. 1t will be made II study hv nt,ron". IIu
mps MI over The world Ccncr:sss ''., ,;,,n.o uno
priated SD, 600 10 eouip tI,e a,,l;rsr, "pp,r
ties. so that there will bc M lact nf t,,pp.is pi
Four OF the ejybt part;es nv. n o,c,,nu ~ '' S,a
tions in this Country wh;ch 1ry %;ii y o'" u,
.Washinr,on. Cslnr Ecvs " E,o.;'1,. WI W u. ~
Antoniu' Texas. nnd Fcr, Th"sMa' N".. S"a
Mexico. There viii he io,r % fnra;ns N.m w.,
tjons namely. C,,pe oi GooJ yIn,ass yIsH c,n.. s'a
Cruz Patagonia: SANTIAGO Ch;,; ",i saul" a"a
In New Zealand. The Har,v for ,ho %"" ,,,,ns Vns
station viii s,art : % on, a. ara, s.o 'a,,ei n"d
exnect to lenve nbon, ,hc frst 't ~ co.,a.' ".'a
Der. It will be in charge Of Eaw;n St"i,h i
OF tho United States 5oast Smrw.v ~ n.h,
has for al, assistant Professor pr;,cI,,,, ""I ~
Washington University. s. lnn;s sr' T,hn W
party for Patavoniu viii ,eav. % nhnr. ,ho o
same time. anI will IL, slntionad p. naa. tha ti,a
month of thc Cbiro r;vsr ;a,,,.a.. n."a w
W, Very. limited s,,trs Snr. .In' ,n,ii' - =,
in charge of ths marry will ~ n i Whao,oe S, ne
as nssstuut and Mr.. William n.II ~ nIGief nh;Ia
deinbia. Dr;neipaI nbo.oyranl,ar ,oa ~ I'm. ns."
Stanley. of Carmel inI aSv;s,,n. ." ta,a ,an."
prnnher III. two o,hnr , nar,;.s ".ns ;a t'No.o'
stations will start about III" mi1dI., ,ssn ~ spn
tembcr. The one po;n, to S,n,;a,o " rh;; S
viii he in cbsrwe III pstst.ssor ~'i"n9, Gn,il',
OF the Dudley 6hser.atnr~ Ihau ,a"'s ti;;, tM'ss,
Rock. of ,he Naval 0h.srra,oa"! ,!. ~, HISS n
assistant astronomer anG r Hinroanr %M' ot ~
Cnnandaicua, n. Y ch;af nbn,nnramh,ar u'I, VI
and G,,s,ay TheiIkni, ofthia I;aps;e.' ~, tpa;s'
ant photoprapbcr TIeoth"r @ nar, S,,;, assis.. ,,.
the charge Of Professor Simon p",.s, Ha,o,h ua.tf
the superintrndent nf ,ha Ea,,;o.I IITmo' ,t'
nac viii % ,he Cano ot GO ' I. i1tn,a'
tenant Tios /, Cnssv r. Tu ~ n9pe. h;en' "
assistant as,ronomer, JmI;u: I'M W w. ~, ';e
city. prinrinal nhotonrunhar ' onS Ill. u. ;ns
Holcomh, il s Y oss;s,nnt ,hn,a,,. u !.nI'sa
Tho par;;cs inr : n, W" ..o,;nns r;.u'ostap''Sr.
United States viii not start mn,;t ,b ;,ii ~ .iie
OF October and ,be no, ,sonm,i ha. ."u.s wv
been agreed unon no vat prnfossna las Iii III
will have chatrc nj ,Es no., ,o,ssot ~, ita!'
tonio Texos. p1ofcssor NV s,.!a p.'.y ~ Gun n an
Kcvs, Fm.; Professor ilavidson NJ n, ot%a Ens,
Thorne, New Mexico and proies.or % ~ usrn ng1
ness the one in this c;tv The ior.,;,r t'"'" ',n,
ernments. Nc stated ,hovo howe , !asA '.ns sVs'
erally decided 10 send o,,t mn na,,,! IT,! seh
serve the transit The Trenci, VII ,o,,t
An cxnrd;t;on ~ san.o f,e,ei ZEN . %.!l send
and will also have ] ona sta,;on ; "sasona'
tonic. Texas and aro,har D ~ - coa.;s :,aa an
Chill The Germans I ,r;ll he,o a. ,,.s oan.ago,
in Santa Cru, one a, Tiar,farI ~ conn s.',ons d
and one n, A;ten 6 q Tba it-al;a, GoMh;, ."!;u
hive one at Cane nj Good ~ Mnna nusl'sn WI!
on the Island II Na1anavao. 1901 .4Sps ~" one
and aus,r;a TsIsea; Tna En..1;;,i, ne" "s.!ana
stations viii be in ,ho 'IsI W:s, t,io Hos''''erh
While there ;s "r.a, nv ;n,..os, ,ss inu'ee;
in the resul,s Of ,hsse s nhv",sa,;ana ,,",aes.ed
considerable onthns;asm % ';,se9sas'ons =, ss; ana
cles still ,he rlancas ~ IN ~ scie'i.hc CIR
ration GAMING ] to no,h;n,, m '.'e el''re pfepa.
scientific men ora no, ;,I;,oa ur' a9 srIat t.aat
sono,,ine Ths tr,ne;, no n;''nSu " iee ~ oe very
dered yaueIrss on ss aceo'n. ~ 'ot4 % was rei
whicl, ohsrnred tha m nevo'n' Iaaa :. .lle GloEd5
the transit and w nravsn,ai ravs y, ine sun curing
from heinz ,atcn r1Tn.n,va TLo n"as,; pno.oetaphs
asked bv in" nnsciont;iio t ;iues,'3n ,u; nlisnt pe
much interest is c'It ni,ached - msGu ,h; xMy 50
enop. Transits Direa ec,inses 10 and in's PheR9m
nomena are oont;nMo[in" oas..; "'n otnet pne.
anv pur,icnlar ;ntsras, ha;n,, TsGm,flns WITHOUT
them. Tie reason IL ,Ia, Ie,''E vans a..scner, 70