The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-25
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a very Interesting paper 10 regard to
the possibility Of predicting cyclones,
hurricanes. and Other atmospheric ds-
iutbances was read a, the la., meeting
OF the French Academy Il Sciences,
says the New York Herald. The time.
illness Of such a discussion Is evident.
There have been cyclones In several
places during the last year. but espec.
tally In Paris, where they did much
damage. Since then many French
savauts have been labohng hard 10 find
some method by means Of which such
atmospheric disturbances can be aecu.
ra,cly forctold We shudder when we
hear Of whole towns being swept away.
but - rule the disaster occurs far
away from our own homes, and We
soon forget the mlsrries OF the haplcss
and homeless victims. Not until Ne arc
face 10 face with the danger do We real.
isc Us power
So The French hardly realize the force
oi cyclone until thcy saw one playing
curious FRANKS In the streets Of Paris.
Now, 20 accurately forell the time
aud places In witch cyclones will man
Hest themselyes il clearly no, an easy
matter Sometimes It il possible to
make predictions. using Tor the pur
pose such data a. The variations OF pres.
sure registered hy the barometer. the
variations Of temperature hown by the
thermometer the indications OF the
hygromeicr, the electrical condition Of
the atmosphere and the unquestionahle
fact that there arc certain fixed periods
a. which cyclones may be expected to
arTra-
nm even With such data Il Is praeti.
caliy Impossible 10 make predictions
with unerring accuracy A. a French
scientist says
"Thls branch of meiorolgy Il It'll IN
iis infancy, and the results obtained by
means Of meteorological instruments
are often either wrong, incomplete or
contradictory"
The difficulty Of making predictions
T. furthermore enhanced nv The fact
that cyclones are he result, of many
different causes. whereas their effects
arc invariably the same II there were
only cause, the prophets task would he
much easier.
A novel prophetic method Il used by
Oh w. Zenger, director Of the ohserva.
tory a, Prague According 20 him, no
other instrument except the ieles' ope
Il necessary Tor such work. and he
claim that by judlcious observation Of
the stars 40, only can eyelones hr tore
told, but also earthquakes and volcanic
cru7tions.
Ills prophetic method e based On d..
tine, scientific principles. he ha. ro'i-ed
, that atmospheric and tcrrcs,rial ei.r
furbnnces coincide with pcriods 90 l~sIa.
activliy-that 4 70 say. with the appear
anee Of circular eoneentrie spots on the
suns surface.
Hitherto meteorologlsts have consid-
these spots a. simply manifestation Of
some disturbance In the sun itself. The
theory now IL that, when such solar dIs-
turbances arc seen, atmospheric or sells
mic disturbances may surely be expect.
ed on our planet Shooting stars and
meieorites, which enter our atmosphere
and are the point OF departure Of cleo
trio troubles, are also said to be ioreruu.
ners OF cyclones or earthquakes.
Examine the sun. then, "a NJ. Zenger's
advice, and be assured that when you
notice cyelonial spots on H. surface there
IA good cause for terror, The phase Of
solar activity reours periodically every
10 years, and NJ. Zenger insists that our
, earth Ia In consequence much troubled
every ten years. lie IL said to have
q predicted the cyclone OF July ~, 1896,
baslng his prediction on the fact that
, July AZ, 1890, was a very stormy day
! and that on both those dates sun spots
were clearly seen.
This eminent Prague astronomer has
! a rival In the person Of well.known
E botanlst Of Vienna. As the former
? looks to the sky for inspiration. 20 the
Their looks 20 Mother Earth. The stalk
f'A"fH " VIZ hhNAN hN0Ni " upttlns
lists as Arbus preentorIous l'nobllls are
Z his guide. A faul,less barometer. in.
! deed this shrub appears to be. it, sen
sitiveness, we are told, Is 30 great that
, merely by the movements Of lts leaves
3 branches and stem storms, earthquakes,
I and other atmospheric occurrences ean
J be ioretold much more readily and aceu-
. rately than they can by the use OF the
most delicate meteorological instru-
! ments.
"Aiter ALL" as French scientist points
! out, "there Is little real difference be-
! tween these two methods OF making
predictions. NJ. zenger and the Aus
! trian botanlst work In different ways,
/ but they use the same principle"
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