The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-17
LOOK TOHB LAURELS
Another Discoverer of the New
Satellite Shows Up.
He PUTS IN A PRIORITY CLAIM.
A Washington Attorney Claims he sado
the Identical Discovery Of New Noon
in Jupiter Four Years Ago.

Especial to TIE HnRALD-Exsminer Dispatch
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16. Professor Barn
ard of the Lick observatory will have to
look to his laurels or he win find that the
credit of discovering the fifth moon OF
Jupiter will be borne of by an amateur
astronomer of Washington. The supposed
discovery of Professor Barnard has been
widely heralded as the most important con
tribntioD to science yet made by the Lick
observatory, from which so much has been
expected. The fact that an American had
been the first to add to the four moons
which Calico discovered in 1910. and
which revolutionized the solar theory, was
regarded in naval and scientific circles hers
as particularly gratifying. but Thomas s.
Gogley, WASHINGTON attorney, gave your
correspondent the details of his discovery
over four years ago of the very fifth moon
which Professor Barnard is now seeking
to appropriate. MIR. Cogley is an enthus-
lastlc amateur astronomer, who uses q
5-1nch telescope and is preparing to build
house OF Bolivar heighLs where he can use
a 12-inch telescope Is feet long, which VIII
be one of the best IN tie country. AT the
time of his discovery, June s, 1888, he wrote
the following letter TO Professor Simon
Newcomb. the we'll known astronomer OF
the navy department.:
Simon Newcomb Esq. Washington:
T,rAz s,rR-,+ the rts,, ~ ,,sir,r ,.r,,,od -
announce what l tank is a discovery. and if it
proves 20 De such clam the credit OF IT, which
planet last night, June z. when three OF the
moons were On the right hand side OF the planer
the moons began their transit across *h. iS. -
the planet one passing near III lower lin, and
the oLher along the lower belt watched il rim
midnight. when he upper moon had reached
near the center OF the planet, the lower one nor
being visible in the brightness of The planet
This evening about $50 again examined The
planet with 5-inch telescope for the entertain
ment OF some friends. when all OF the three
moons that we're on the right side yesterday
evening had passed over 10 the left. leaving al
Tour moons on the left side. After my visitors
had gone again, at 1O:i5, looked a. the planet
and the four moons ore still on the left, bus
had materially CHANGED their positions, at least
the nearest ones. But OF the right side. Just
OF the upper edge. saw point of light which
thought was fixed star, and as such watched
II only our o. 1ate crTosty out u steadily gFew
swing out clear ana distinct from II. when
could see It was exactly such an appearing body
as TO size and characters OF light as the others
which knew TO be moons have been on The
LOOKOUT Il, loT ghosts ana nave examined me
fh ~ 10 t q 20 , = 60 1 S ,ss
observasions know the Dositions of III. moons
This is worth looking into. write you because
you will get my letter the soonest. and I believe
you VIII look into this mailer and give me credit
ioT any tnlng new II there - any SUCH respect
my ao1 - . Oo'i'1 l.
Mr.. Ccgley accompanied ME letter by dia.
grams showing the position OF the hftn
moon at different hours in tho night. Pro-
fessor Newcomb responded the next day as
follows;
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION,
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