Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-08

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will establish base Of supplies while be
10 locating the exact spot from which t.
make his observation. Karad, . town Of
about 1000 Inhabitants. mostly Hindool
and Mohammedans, will probably b
chosen. ;@5sS us sc Is
About month will be left for making
all preparations. The great 40 foot tele-
scope, the same which was used In the un.
fortunate Japan expedition, will be Get up
on 40 high an eminenoe AZ possible. Two
or three smaller tubes will also be mount.
ed, and at least five spectroscope1, with
which photographs Of different parts Of the
corona will Be- taken. Professor Campbell
will be accompanied by Mrs. Campbell and
q young lady friend. None of the rest Of
the party will he scientific persons, as 1t ID
expected that enough assistants can be &c.
cured among the English army officers
quartered in India, whose aid has been
oourteously promised. ~
There Is every prospect that this obser-
walton will not be a failure, as was the one
which was prevented In japan about q
year ago by clouds. December In India ID
one Of the finest months in the year, and
1t Is estimated that there IL not more than
one chance in 90 of the weather being unfa.
vorable. Still, single cloud which might
mischiev ously sail across the sky In just
the right position to cover the collapsed sun
might defeat the purpose Of the whole ex-
petition. =. IA.
The chief objects Professor Campbell
will have ID view in making the observa-
ton will be to examine the corona and to
study the solar protuberanoes. The corona
10 simply the gaseous surrounding of the
SUN. II has the appearance OF a beautiful
halo Of BLUSH white about the moon dur
ing the period of eclipse. In brilliant con-
trust to 1t are tho fiery red arms or promi-
nences which arc thrown out from the sun
In long, fantastic streamers and which
project for thousands Of miles into space.
Professor Campbell will endeavor to de-
termine how much of the corona is gas
eous and how much solid matter, suppos-
ably thrown out by the terrific solar forces
He will also try to get some idea Of the
movements of the SUMS blazing tentacles
and their nature.
he will rely largely on photography to
help him accomplish these ends and will
take many pictures during the brief time
afforded. He will carry with him over 100
pounds Of Photographic plates, and the
negatives which be obtains will not only
be developed before he leaves India, but
duplicates will be made Of the more Inn
sportant and valuable ones. These will DO
cafrfo'ly pncked and shipped In different
vessels 3E5s 4. "a sss %s i
Professor Campbell will have about .
dozen assistants, and before the day Of the
eclipse he will have them we'll trained, 60
TIT at, 1.-The critical moment each may do
fhi1 part we'll After the eclipse the Az
Economical paraphernalia must bs careful
~ repacked and shipped back to San Fran
scisco. This work will occupy several
weeks, and when 1t II concluded ProfessR
Campbell and party will take q, private
tour through northern India, returning BY,
way 81 Egypt, Italy, France and England
and visiting all the principal obseryato
In theN countries. S. 3: = n
It - expected that the results Of this e1-s
petition win be OF the highest scientific:
Importance, and doubtless II IL ID SUCCESS
many facts Of popular interest will be dis
covered. il has been years since . total
eciipss has been observed BY well equip
ped party Of scientists, and during those;
years there has been such an advance 10.
the science Of photography, especially a.
applied to astronomy, that the answers 10
many problems hitherto unsolved may DO
rcd like IN open book. So important u
this eclipse considered IN astronomical cir.
ole0 that three expe(di lions will leave Eng
land and one from France 81 /. H h
& HOWARD SPENCI SINCLAIR