New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-31

FIG. m.-DoNAus COMET Al 1T APPEARED OCT BEE
D, 1853
Thisis photograph from Professor Ponds pic ne OF
the comet of 1858. 10 does properly show the
graduation OF brghtues There are faint streamers run
ming up TO very grca length. aud somewhat curved
At this time the tail OF this comet was something hAe
sixty-seven si1tyeight millions of miles in lenstn.
Just word IA 10 the probable formation or TINS TAN
One theory Is that tue nucleus IL someho" OF
oaer xcei by the throw of matter toward the
sun That matter thrown of Is repellel from the
sun and sfter going di,t from the CO net tho
cuinet loses all control over IT, aud oy move pro7oy
pnsiye .orco Their Orot would 10 byp ,rojnc Tue
TAIL formed by continuous stream Of 'tuces as
shot from the toSt.d t1e suu and theh i poI'u
by the Alter leaving the comet rev Hu,iarou
Thousand miles they &; out OF mo hp IYrr OF is
ton know nOhius ia tie whole history or comet
tails that absolutely Inconsistent wta 10 i view II
/, quite possible that Tao ta OF rn epo so ,,,
tain tat account Tor ~ that cory mere
- diagram OF a ii d octed ard the sun. fnat
M " Ds eX Incd: tail cted toward tue sun IS MOI
troublesome etreamer directed on one size NH1'
tnr force ,uat produces repdlson fro tde sun can
not say / shuuiu not be vii ing to Indo.sr psitveg
Professor Pcircos ttatemeh'. ne stat's Ia, ia,
with the aamo kiud OF electricity tine SUI
th.t the rap son Is simply al electrical repds"'
1 incineu to tnnk II - 80, OUT We 40 nos huor ~
Tno OF 1873 snO~ed paJr Oi WsAcrs lhsttau VI
Ordinary Tae cDmet Jf 1880 throw OIt par Vi
rc,nark IOe The theory OF eiretrca act on IL
ne
at ractrI By It and proouce streaGers OF tnis
-urt My own impression IL tiat1 the sun
electrified body comp iTed WIN space, qua ~
when comet comes m rO "a spioi ~ u eletttih "a
SCI 20 way Ihcu Il would follow tnat tne riIll nOion
of C coinri bwArd tho sIh woull 90 'o' ~
lust ,irn forces n-cdsd to produce taiS
vcry Sau one with pcr.od 81 years ana u nalL
Il nsd been observed many years before hncAe iouhi
S Sos not not 90 "" so lar from tue a.
tao orhIs OF Jupiter: Is only gCcs IA among tne
"a. n H. a
lous cioId. VIA O.m ~ snaps Whe4 l La. 50" IT,
iuoked ~ muca axe oIokOeffy - aiJ lu,ns; non
II nrst appra 10 something lac thry o. tyrJ times
tho oIaIneter th't Il IL Ven " ,h oo ai
near the II shrnNs when u apPr1Hches tne sun
NJ st comets, t-odga not all. grow SIN Her Apparently as
ley approach tue SUI. why. Ctuuot say cir JONI
H.,ss.o o s1P- become. eSspor s aud becomes
invisible, that &c Apparently sIv"s n.Il.,c5 ~
diagram OF Don stis comet OF 1898 SHOWS "NeloPo'
aooaL Ino head. would TO seen CLOSE u the heai
IL would gradually ris' ABOUT JVO miies Ia
daJ growing ainter ana faipter so.nraines tue Gu
Vropea cOnneo,ed b, strcaKs Of ht across SOME
tnihk lac tIe ss'oKet oi w'ecl, -, 49,, =. AL,
rig 4 Uenlnd tue comet Iuere Is almost always nark
stn aK following t.e nuclcdH. Ineh heto arc tLo Gu
yyupos h,tlr clOd caps, winch nave r"el kehcd 10
sar cnicKeus head gnat ntt 'cAeu 20 t1e Icie'',
aud rsIug gradually about 80 inlcs u'.y ana iI"n
iigt -trcsns out 10 form cue ~ In t"e o0nst o'
lSut. rcen 10y De 90 rae IN NeNtohah tchector' n
stcad al envelopes sln We Sc . Il't's' alu
lac comet in,t I'D Of a ARK s'reak we -nd DIS i
day lat r tao UfiSht HtlyhA 40" ul-"Pp.L4
As to ueuAIiy VI tnDsa bOlrs SOMETIMES the coet
runs over star rtGr not uuuti Ia tho a git
degree nave scon, Ia tree IA tA"c,s comet A're
than $4,000 lnes IN dsniriot gong over 'taI HhO''
vhn was observing i,s spectrum, mat tuOhsht sJuc-
am uad Jap cncd, DoOduss saw tn - thee vs. - sci
Dy Yut tho star wa not dimm,d at All After" ard
nd cauuIr placed tIdt t, iISHs sboulJ s"- Ia 'ho
tsesc DC aOOut Drxnt 40 ne CoCt -, hud 'Ouhu
Is ~" con,st ~ a ,,, m AIRY not Ing f. na- not
more lam lluOUvO.n part OF mo mass OF tue eIrtn,
PROBABLY lJOOVOOH pat, n"oh "Odiu correspond
UllI Of rOu LOO "iics III I'aheler. uc,hdl 10
grating 40 much tuat do not tdnA We naVo cVi-
uenoe t,t any comet nas such ni-ss, anu dodOt II
very niucu; cc4use NO turOdsH tue t4lcAeot
IN soc dram nss OF tho comet Of 1851 by sacchi
CAL tue shuic apicaraico ns IA dc IA huSs
pictare. Of 1852 behaved rather odIy,
,urVWmg curvedJets lhc comet Of 1881 ud 'ery ucn
tang. A tciesc0Jc view o. thc coulrt OF i9oG
ke's Uy n ins, sno"- Inherent X %
tai mead being a,rOs perieo,y fOdhd ana BIC TAI
ieaChing out nearly stsSht ana Dfs"eH out o. pOtL
sIues. iJouinu mo load 10 s"Own tao darS space ho
aAiy, ii II were ,ne SHADOW Oi tho lead DuI Nap lug
In 1874 appeared uie remarkable comet OF Coggla.
A. tHore wa'a bi1h' central stItan 'odo"-
ing nst' ANA Two OF thrre udJ tuon 'lo oi'en,
atrrak rcp-o a Oy DARK Ohe L. Tue cccht cOmot
TIE same tnng oocurec dMk Slick placed DE . |
nSnt one witnin Jew Jays ely III rcrun - lnt 'us
dark strcaK really strcani Oi matter thrown OH
w.cn le comet very nosr the sun ad tue ton era
ture Ug tns portion ~ so huon nlSn'r 'h .'u' " INC
otDer r..tiyety, that II HOsOTbs hHut IRON L. A. te
60 moi sud, the 1Orwafu pDitons become
ongnIer aud Dnsuter, ad this stream N thrown OF,
wnicn not Increase Ia ,ehpurhturo Nv Tue Sahe
tins .trraIn ought be aOOut one-uau tue iino,ltr
eaon side OF It, which tnink Is ABOUT
not e1aotly opposite the sun ~ Is nos more hollow
withln me tho tai Tor ohannel 1000 mics In
d ntne,tr would Ginisn the hgnt such
Az "A observed. Onc oil tho peouiaes OF Loggias comet
was curious eccentric arc watch appeared IN tue
otner IN drncaOns yet nj the Observers saw tn so
ecoentuc ON the l4tn OF July On the Loan o. July
Mira Newnnh made n draw ng OF the appearance 40
shown great Newni horoscope. ana It looAed as
A. tns comet to split BIea's comet dld In 1916
Sat ON no next day had disa pieared. ,Auo,ncr
drawing made on thu same uaJ showed curious want
Il lgely ~ be correct, because we are tempted
TO rn Ike our drawings symmelric i. aud tncJ are
uOI sol IT,
TO what tue comets ght consists OF, IL mas Deen
shown by spec roscopo tina, they snlno partly from
tn,ir own high, although it tLat the sun stirs
tnel up greater brgntdees. Comparing tho spectrum
OF owe oil oeiiant gas VITA that OF WlnnooAes |
comet o. 1868 tne resemblance Is complete; put Bror
sens comet 1886 showed spectrum siigty differ
posed TO think Huggns had made mistake, II II
for te fact tnas two or tnlee otaer comets
comets have shown tne spectrum of caroon.
Comparing the spectrum OF INC comet OF ieSi'
you nd precise agreement, 80 tnaL nave no heslts'
ing that there coal gas IN hat comet
Bovelss Gomez OF 1877 gave spectrum WITH inc same
middle lines In tue spectrum but dinerig as 10 the
others "a quae puzzle 10 orpnn WY tnose comets
OF bright lines coincident with the SODIUM INES OF tho
spectrum The comet OF last year was very active
leave It an hour and come back without finding some.
thing changed. AT ono tine the comet snapped on |
uousy reoined the nucleus, wisnou dividing IN Two
finally. -, A.,
comet. First TO its orbit. We can only |
Identity comet by its orbit being |
nj Jupit r. saturn Mara aud literward recognize
1t Whenever see It, ms We Know prson by his face.
But we cannot recognize comet la that way Aud |
similarity OF orbit 10 not certain for know That
four or i've different comets may follow precisely the
orbit Tno present comet belongs To remarkable
family OF comets wnIcn nrst appeared 1888 1ho |
plane OF It's inclined 10 that of eartn AT
ans.e about 30 dogrees. nc comes witnin about |
100000 miles OF The centre OF tho sun, 100000 miles
10 passed from side of the 90 the
other In three hours, with velocity Of 800 miles |
a second, almost scrspng the SUITS surface On |
tho TIN Of September IL by dry. In this draw
ing 1t Is represented as saw myself on Octobor2
The head nearly bright Sirius. and the tail
well defined at It's southern edge At that date the north
ern edge wss almost as sharp as the southern |
aud there Vas dstlnct hsh-tail shape