The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-23

OF comets was very slow, but the sensi-
be rapid
Among the plates exhibited was the
original plate OF the comet bearing Pro
fessor Barnard's name. and which ne dis
covered accidentally in 1892.
Il was experimenting on photographs
of the milky way" Professor aBrnard
went on 20 say, and when developing a
plate / noticed an unusual light streak
across it. The next night l turned the
telescope on this part OF the heavens and
discovered that the streak was an IN
known comet"
In the afternoon the chair was occu-
pied by Professor Van Week OF Middle
ton. Conn. Father Hedrick OF the
Georgetown college observatory describ-
ed the operation of the phochrongrapn.
which has been invented for use there
by Fatntr Fargis. The instrument works
well, and mas several valuable features.
seeming TO De especially adaptable for
the determine ton OF Iongitudes. as il
is free from a large part OF the error
which attends work with the ordinary
clronograph by different observers
Professor Pritchett % the Washington
observatory in st. Louis spoke OF per
sonal equation in longitude Examinations.
AMI said he had found that the proba Die
error OF single nights work Is about
the same Whatever the distance between
the two stations.
Professor Poor OF Johns Hopkins
university described a new form OF
mirror for rejecting telescopes. especial
~ designed for use with the coude or
elbow mounting. which enablts the Oh
server 20 view objects through the polar
axis. Professor Waisgors1 AMI NJ.
Brashear thought SUCH a construction
would bs difficult for large telescope,
but might he admirable for smaller ones.
Professor WaiswoTth gave blackboard
Illustrations OF four 5Te-ent forms %
mounting devised for the isrge reflector
TOW in process OF construction at the
Ysrkss observatory.
He also explained ne character % the
attraction OF light coming from s,sr
and Indicated the means ~ watch K
may De hoped in TIE future 20 Obtain
approximate measures y stellar dame
ts-s from. tae diTrsc;i0n curves Pro
lessor Mysr. o: the University y III
noss gave very p-obs5.e explanation
CT the cause % variability IN tsls sta-
Beta n ne harp
P-otzsso- Simon Newconb addressed
ne gathering on tae Importance q ga
t.Stics o .JsilaE nc-i1n au3 ps-slsx
with he view y Obtaining a better i3@a
@. me Dimensions % tas visible universe.
A. present ws have no methods o. rss-
soning from TIE approximately known
distances % a very few stars 20 re vast
extent which lies beyond tlsn- The
s1lay motion &. very important % De
known. 20 = VJa1 snao.s - - find -5e
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