New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05

cxposurc unfa stems a sprn@. winch mahes me a. M
ne man can attend to the tole scope and the cam
cras at each OF the auxary stations no s l
~ rsea for AUTHORIZATIONS tte corona and VIII give
negatives ~ or inches In diameter.
LENSES FOR THE OCCASION.
A. tho man station Will he placed all the impor-
tant instruments Here Will 10 mounted many '''"'
have been loaned to the expedition by diHereh, P'o-
Mic interested In the work Harvard College
through Professor Pickering. has sent professor
Todd three spectroscopes. Photographic aoh9st
maze by Avar clark and lo-lhch renew
doubet will be n camera arranged tor M ~ ~
exposures. The lenses OF TINS are ~ ana is ever
dIrmeter II OF the most powerful pes rNe'
used In phoogrsphins An ec'ipse Mrs , eh hos CON
'orfed 10 ,s usc by the expedition VIII u VIII ne
made twenty-five S-nSh ohotos,apwns' WIN, mas
loaned some polarlscDpes The i2-rch spectrum re-
nec.or the sift OF the Rev Or Imam o. ON &
the property II the college VII also lie use' ~ WV
rrofcs.r Todd now has at his service b.,%son
v.o,ih In aii between ss M and 5000" ana mos o.
tnom are Furnished HIN sraiuhou.s- me n n,i'
o. Lorlo Optical Company and the men 5.
compan,. Of Roch,stcp e"Nr Srnt p."oyS, anil
lenses. also has &. = "o,iA ot ~. - ~
perl.n Telescopes Aavc come from ne - y. IS 81
sf,.tr f',afi q. : a- Nrl-hcfr go, ~ liiLsuNi@'
Elgecomb % Mystic. Conn. and stendi'Ne' 81 H'"-
Vim these Instruments. when are 90 nGmorou. -
To require that the platform be- u three uers u J.,
expected - get a. the main station het" -,n ~, any,
III monographs IN the ard onc-aalf minutes OF
totally
PROFESSOR TODD's RECORD
Professor roii B.. well nttcl 90 conduct such an
er.s-n-is. A. This. having already directed several
c.ip.e e,neitlors The first he mad, 10 lnlN -
view a total ,...pse u the sun IN Texas. july -
He was sent b, toe navy Department. ana win
special Instructions 90 look for an inirt-MrTtIral
r,anet The second expedition W 70 NOM hH''I,
lor California. In December 49,. the trustees OF
the LICK observatory having nv ''D,.l. -,
Todd direct the observations ~ tns '"ls , ,,
Venus In it. results. this was one or IN. mos IN.
portant and fruitful 81 the four expeditions "niIn
Inc professor has directed In 1877 cnnf Inc tlI1
expedition. This wa "trip = JAP a. unl,F ~ az.
nyton 10 observe another total ''"p'' @l 'hr SUI
Ms Todd accompanied ire professor. i.N'g' 81" a..
...fns, 4 volcano nor FAR distant. began TO hr.'i
forth torrents 81 heavy black smoke, WNl'h Spt'u
...,ireI nh To expedition not failure, Tor
Protector Todd was abe TO MAKE ZIP 10 ne n 10Y
Az thr rogue, Of Professor Pickering. OF H"iNAi =
for the purpose II determining II me sunih, -
suitable place 20 establish an Astronomical ana me
Profr,s'r Todd directed the United states ec!en-
iiar p.dltlon 10 West Africa IN lAS9 TO ops'rN"
number Of Instruments were mounted, r,@it l,'
the eclipse. but tn SKY was overcast win vlp"pSs
lurng totally. and only f"" pno-"s'"P"' ~
Partial phase were secured
Professor Todd has been an enthusiasts ~ "hi con
SAINT worker following lines 81 9ris,na irs'|s ~
addition to his regular duties. Pt IN" N'i0 ", i' '
,v~n n,rtrllar attention - total cclirsss of the
sun ana accompanying phenomena, ana mas con
frlbufel much scientific dat1, besides popiit'II
r., "a. subject ~ his writings Ills tables OF Jnpi
fr~- sac.litns to lf.. published ~ 1919. an. NJ"
us41 Nv tho German. Spanish and American Govern
ncnfs in computing data each year; hiH t"t"rmlna-
lion II the suns IlrAnaS from the NelocNF q, 'HH
and from the phoiosraphs OF the ianS on n,on1
founded on celebrations made b. himself nave al
been OF great value to the science