The morning call., 1892-08-05
Professor SthiapareIIi Contends His
Theory Is COrree...
lie SAYS THE. PLANET is INHABITED.
SnOWfeldS Also Plainly Discovered - What Is
Noted by Astronomers All ever the
Globe.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

Milan, Aug. 4-Professor SchiaparelIi
saws that he has known of the observations
by the Lick aStTon omers, with whom he
has been IN correspondence, and expresses
great admiration for the American enter
prise which has brought their splendid OBJ
seryatory into existence at so great a cost.
The people in Milan have always expressed
their confidence in any statement regarding
the science of astronomy which Schiaparelli
might make, and il is qualification 10
them TO know that the Lick astronomers
have confirmed the existence of his famous
duplicated lines on Mars.
Professor Scbiaparell says: 81 saw the
parallel duplication with almost 40 lines in
1882 and their numbe increased with sue
eessiye observation without duplication,
however. being always visible. The identi-
cal direction of the lines proved their con-
nectien with the soil; the varying visibility
of their duplication arose from different
atmospheric conditions Al the times OF the
opposition. The denial of the existence of
duplication always seemed absolutely un-
reasonable, for the markings were clearly
seen by four astronomers.
Some persons have attributed TO me the
idea of finding in the duplication of the lines
OF Mars proofthat the planet was inhabited,
ana this they thought was based upon the
suppoSition that the lines were the work Of
reasoning beings. | never said anything Of
the kind. Natural forces may have hol-
lowed out these deep canals, 80 to leo kilO-
meters long Why they are double, ii is i'm
possible to say, and II would be idle In an
astronomer 10 set up an hypothesis for dis
cUssiOn.
Mature everywhere causes phenomena
which are ct present little understood. l
am convinced Of the habitability of the
planet, but my conviction upon that point
is based upon many other things than SIM
PIE ObserY9s siOnS.
The conditions which prevail in Mars
seem to approximate more closely those Of
the Earth than Is the case with any other
heavenly body. II would indeed be strange
if globe like ours in many of its important
features should exist without life ot some
kind"
VIENNA, Aug. 4.-In an interview had
by representative OF the Associated Press
at the observatory Oh TurkensehRnze with
assistant Astronomer HIldebTand the latter
SAID: Careful observations OF the planet
Mars have been made from the night of
July 80 TO that of August . inclusive, by
Herr Palisa, chief assistant astronomer
ana myself. Owing to the proximity of the
planet TO the southern horizon, however,
the result Of my observations were unsatis-
factory. The progress Of the planet was
watched for an hour. At point 80 deg
above the horizon snOw-felds could be seen
distinctly, extending 80 deg. from the South
H0le. Immediately underneath this W bite
patch three large dark groups were OBJ
served.
Perhaps" remarked Berr Hildebrand,
tGey are continents like those OF our earth.
The haze which enyeloped the lower part
of Mars, however. rendered accurate OBJ
servatiOns impossible. The North Pole and
the equator were completely obscured."
The observations were taken at 80
O'Clock In tie morning with The largest
telescope in Central Europe.
LONDON, Aug. 4-In the course Of an in
teTvieW By an Associated Press representa-
tive with tie astronomer in charge of the
observatory at Greenwich the latter said
the planet Mars was too unfavorably stu
sted for taking observations in northern
lntiudes. 1t occupies the position that the
sun does in midwinteT. A few merdianal
observations have been TAKEN but they have
resulted In nothing worth reporting.
PARIS, Aug. 4.-The secretary Of the OBJ
seryatory in this city states that the OBJ
servatiOn OF the opposition Of Mars will
extend over long period The report Of
the results obtained will be postponed for
some time.
BERLIN. Aug. NO scientific observa-
tions Of the planet Mars have been made
here owing TO the ow-lying position of the
planet making Berlin an unfavorable point
OF view.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-Profossor Asaph
Hall OF the Naval Observatory tonight OBJ
served large white spot near the southern
pole OF Mars. The cloudy weather inter-
fered with the observance of the spos,
though IL did not prevent the professor
from examining the other spots on the
planet and its satellites. Mars will be near
est 10 the earth on the 6th inst, when its
distance will be a bout 36 0OO, 900 miles
HANOVER, \. H. Aug. 4-The inner
satellite of Mars, Ph@bus, was observed at
Dartmouth College Observatory last night