New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07

The nlanet WAS well seen on the solar Disc appearing
like black circle aOOut the size OF hitycet piece III
Us sen surrounded by circle OF light, different from
that Of OF the solar DISC anu tOWaiu te c19
the transit the border Of ght had decidedly reddish
mi MOI very unlike solar prOtuberances seen In TO-
aI solar ecipses, and more distinct toward tne SUI
centre than side near the imb Inc writer TOOK
especial to look for any signs OF sateliite acc1
psnyng the planet but discovered nothing oI ,he Kld,
At the building OF the western Union neIeeTaPn
connany observations were taken ny A. Beatty, oil
The God and stock Telegraph Company, who was
assisted by James Hamblet and Messrs BOgart.
Gregory aud Morris. lhe observations were cOu-
ducted from the tower OF the building ana resulted
as follows: ist contact Oh. On 29.9s; "a contact,
Oh g5m I9.45s; Sd contact, 2h. Dom. 3l.os. and
4th contact. 3h. ION. 56.9s. These observations
are su Dlect to the correction washington time'
Mr itty said last evening After the hrst obser-
vaton the weather could hardly have been better III
.a had asked for it, We used telesot pe OF hve-lnch
anerture five feet focal length and magnltyIng
power OF 100 diameter. he glass was mace by
kardnn of Paris. The instrument was Loaned 10 us
by W s. Gregg, the optician. On the whoie L
believe that ouI obseIVatlohs nave oocn pio"S "o-
cuTate." -, !; .bo uos,or,,
Tnton BuildIng was allowed to view the as
Economical phenomenon through MI, beatty glaSs'
Professor Henry NJ fISn9rs, aao aervotopy a.
No I73 Gates-aye., BROOKLYN lie suceeeded III
getting two or three far pho ographs. but the thn
white clouds winch were dIlVeh an udJ dcto's tno
SUMS disc prevented the taking OF a very clear
Frederick sbey, superintendent of the Delamater
Iron IA orks entertained "a number OF Ills iIichus IN
h ward back OF his house, ,NO.4l2 est Elghiecnth-
AZ. with views Of the transit through rejecting
Telescope that he has lately constIuc,ed the renec-
tor of which has q diameter Of about zen inches
Adjacent buildings ODstructed the view 0f the sun
at the b, ginning OF the transit. An eAceIeh' view
of the planet vas obtained, The limit of the atmos-
nhrre surrounding ii being clearly dehned:
smaller refractng telescope made by ar. SlOley
several years ago also Afforded lar opportunity
for observing the traDsii -. ,-.. -, .to
There was three inch refracting telescope III the
modelling room tue top oorot tue Cooper Union,
which was a source OF considerable interest 10
numerous Young women attending the telegraphlc
school IN that institution. IL
In Elizabeth n. j.. successful observations OF me
contacts at ingress and egress were made Dy ~ W.
Ldgecomb aud r. l.. Pope with a hity-hVe-@Ihch @
equatorial telescope. he second. thiid ana iouitn
contact, were observed under hne dehni IONS. Gig
nails from the Western Union clock Ia TINS city were
received upon tne chrOnograph while the contacts
were being oh. eryed.
A correspondent writes to THE TRIBUNE 10 cor
rect the erroneous statement made IN some news
papers that the transit OF 1863 not observed on
this continent. He recalls to mind the exploit OI
Jean Chappe DAnteroche, French astronomtr 7,
who in that year with great hardship established
nan fsoue nd mn rd Pare.