The sun., 1897-08-29
PHOTOGRAPHINGTHES SKIES
INTER ESTING EXr ERIMENTS TO IN
MADEBI THE WEATHER BUREAU.
Pictures OF atmospheric Currents on Dry Plates
Importance or the Expected Rcsuits-rho
Mystery of tho Tornado May ne solved.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 2i-Tho Weather Bureau
a, oho,, n, on,or urnn n ,yhnIlv no,v bronoh %
ishpoul 10 Ph'or upon ""oiig now or"hch on
scientific investigation, namely, the photographs
ing OF the air Results are expected from II OF
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thc utmost importance 'o mc'coro'ogy, throw
ing light upon many phenomena which at pros-
ont ,ro moi understood For u Ia n fnc, ,h,s
CIV ,. W. Nv, ,'',- ~ -. .,,. ''.o Sn..
almost hothihg Is known @oout inc way N
%., ,u 40. '"o,,s ,nt n ,o' .ns
bearing this question must nave upon tue
problems which tho Government foreoasters
aro obliyod IN toctlo Toto M ord;nory h,rr,.
"lo oo,]lsou ] W '"eN.o i"No "n o."'u'i' nuitt
cane Tor example, such as ishpt 10 run up the
Atlantic coast from the West Indies at about
S"'S 'll,o Oh year inc nature ol the
is iscomprehended in a general way, but the work.
,ybirling tornado n,urrs n cbIctcn cIcnn. drivca
"nial,nS .or"auo piu'hs ell'Acn cl'"'', url.oS
naked, and carries a baby mile unhurt. How
doos {, d, ,bnso ,h,n,,s xo,,od,. on,sn,, -
The Weather bureau is going to find out all
about such things by photographinR the air cur
rentS an" STUDYING ,heir movements as sho"n
oy the camera For instance the experts vans
mountains ,hrou.,h hri,,,oo g., tn, III
mi;n iittIo niI n, nt{ NG imey wa
fore the r"mTrH "I1 dire, I an imitation breeze
taim II flaws M hc sio,n ,Sat , i nnxn
h hut what h does it DO when it reaches tho topS'
Do,s y con- con- niue & 10 ascend or waere docs 1t go
On bad days, however. the most perfect lens
,he "p, .o npt', 5''EahS !, M''um ] sHpjpu .ea "
pbcnoncnon was due To- warm and cold cmrronte
" az ,.5,, oor m ~ a ~ % . u, ri e vo, @ gu! i
annoyance to the lens.makcrs. but some years
% cma, we , % % eo oc , ,urnou 10 prof.
currents. lie did something at m il. but the m i'm.
r"rnIIv rv nrnf Max VIC h"a msde n .Srnat
nS n ny p" o,r,n VITO nF nus rnu Hne g,Ea{
nn,on h,is M Tor nr,rn. hn,ns p,i,I u ,S iHn
S 'Gp p ho nVc in sha
An9'r,nm a,ia inr'.ey to ho nm .x,ror.,, aic,or,t
mnt,er TO- @ so tennons m and trnnspar
Wn,t sninni s ofeP Pro + o Of TeG
nn : Ihc discovery is derived oriainaily from
and Fleau VINO G inyente metbod of preuc
Ing perfo IF lenses They found that if SrShs
would appear, 70 be Illuminated aInii,e,rmIIy
th IT. ~, .9sTe , was my m p bH an
irreEulnI,!,y OF folorng In such case the spot
WIS I,s marked rF ana Corrected. ,.s,,. o-
dent ySs'Srdsy IS ,rs photosraph Of yng bullet
o rE G hb II bnS w"s 10 on be- eG 81 ewsen
the eye ,n And the light for observation; Nos
n eesy as 81 dark
,Sed % s sc m me ne waves OF ar mVyinp AWAY from
1ne n G the b ana he np bs
D
a coniG,:l Iannon shot had an appearance some
the way IN whicn the air affects the trajectory
or or mortar shells an o,her kinds OF proleotes,
art,Iieris,sii TIL, ,siio ~. ,,,o, -. oho.o,,,, -
Inc methon ov Which the photosraphs are
perfect lens ms at % sone distanco Behind which are
TWO eIcctroucs SO piacca mat IN eeItriG SPARE
the lens is the Gamers. Avoiding. details. 1t is
sIicfssnt zen 10 say tnat me p.ss%Ge AZ % o. , pue' Pe
tw9 e.ecroies AN and , the result is photograph
rond OF ,ne sParE spa de9 meu u Inc pn
tuTe ,S Of II The bsiie. and the the aimosphsrie waves
ohcr Sbec, M hg pases the
STATIONARY. being placed behind & the Iens as and and
so sor an Of nr Mh the Wings of
blowing current OF air against them; the rSe
m shoT brd Iaat vine ine @ g
e eeenamy ON Of ere energy none Of being Wasted
w se eS up 'ae model OF bndn
and blow against it with an imitation wind:
photoSraphinE thc ar currsnts rs thGS MY
manner air in motion flows around house.
5sF S4M s"s bridge s sxSmpe They want
rnsh 81 sss
has Wss been oi inVented Tsc w Weather Bureau re-
esyes aS en and sends out repors day respect
ing lhe se!oSly o Wihus. oa ano t ~ 20 f,, "s
S" Ss"9s
yeioclty. are mere nhkcsntts @ ';.e ~; ~ @ w
oS the moving ar caHsn IN H.tle iron vsps o.
the enus ol az AZ iis. a>opo! 49, hrt ~
the ar u9cs when u s.rikes 1hrsr nnn vurs, ou'
mmst DC tnroMn mo ners copioA pi ro' ,n;ng IN
me w eanol hI een po9SiS iY,ar;,,cUt Ssith
y! u! cNuna ,,nssimJh t nhS ~ T,cysii NM littIo
the apparatus described. me! VIII pm Pn. ntet1 na
houris OF sHnR Hesseis III ' mI 'G,S n IA NM, t nh
suppi? Is ~ al W. W. sis II any
~ %W ~ VI .le ~ ar H. ~ ~. ssils nnrhr
ol IL 10 MasteI Sicn .is W Wv. % ,bio 30 "
10 oe iH'ieu @ aS o it1 to n ~ vna,;ons
snat Mi % bt DC ~ era" az f''rn NAY he far sm:
anu thG sacnt oi tno tInu,S ,So % TI,.sTrs ~ hoaa
psrior IN Suing PoTeI h 10 mt cm9 IN srentiGo
, oi ReconTix thn kite has been ele.
patteIrnk herents M NJ tnw @ ,, tba, of a
i Hateu ; sfol .mo TN W.atbcr Rnrrau az
ST., hpa r os tho oninion tha. its evo-
! Pe.iS, "a 80, ~, Thay nronose tn
luton ls not !st contpiG,e a.; my G9 pup pnype va~
stuuy SSy s,H t IN Shst manner the air currents
| Ia haa h,an rta
slrlke thcln. w nen tnis mas peeh aS, ,o la,nSu,