The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10

can bring 1t within pistol shot. For he
Claims that his apparatus will so magnify
objects that we can see details of the
moon as clearly as if that heavenly body
were no further than only 800 feet from the
earth.
He claims that his proposed telescope.
While extremely simple in construction
and based upon obvious principles of OPP
ties. viii possess a thousand fold the pow
er of the greatest lens In the world, name
~, that of the Yerkes telescope.
Herr Mayer seems TO consider that the
limit of possibility in the construction OF
lenses has been reached In the Yerkes and
Lick telescopes the lenses of which are
respectively thiriy-six and forty inches in
diameter. But even were it possible 10
greatly Increase the size of lenses even
could lens of thirty feet diameter be
manufactured. there would be a drawback
to Its use which would prove fatal to The
further development OF the lens SYSTEM
OF astronomical observation. Fer the
greater the lens In diameter the thicker
1t must be al the center. and the thicker
1t is the more light 1t absorhs.
Against the system of lens ENLARGEMENT
Herr Mayer places telescope IN which
parabolic mirror of huge proportions
and a microscope with enormous eniars-
ing powers are the most prominent fea-
lures. He calls attention to the fact tina,
independent OF it's size. and that you can
enlarge mirror without mourning the
fatal objection that II will absorb light
Ii Is only necessary that the mirror should
be properly constructed and in this case
be exactly parabolic. As Herr MAYER SAYS
II would be simple matter with the
advanced mechanical skill of today 10
construct parabolic mirror of $50 feer
diameter
OF course such a mirror could not be
made of one piece, but would consist OF
number OF scientifically constructed
sesments properly united. In fact. Herr
MAYER claims that even far more col
ossii mirror than this could be construct
ed by his method But taking one Of fifty
yards diameter, that would produce such
a strong miniature picture OF the objec,
upon which the telescope is trained. and
he light effects would be so perfect (no
light being absorbed by the apparatusl
tnat ii would be possible to magnify this
picture millions of times.
briefly summed UP Herr Mayors ,ele-
scope consists of "a huge paraboiic mirror
In whose focus he suspends a small con-
vex paraboiic mirror which throws the
rays received by the large mirror upon
the lens Of the microscope connected with
the apparatus. The original feature which
Herr Mayer claims for his apparatus IL
or course the use Of the enormous para
poiic mirror and the small convex one,
as Wei as his ability to dispense entirely
WITH ths usual telescope tube
In manufacturing his apparatus Herr
Mayer will first construct a narabo;ic
steel frame movable around a fixed point.
The various segmen:s of the mirror. con-
corning which he gives exact measure
meffs. and also instructions i'm regard 10
ths'r exact composition. viii hear a sur
race or silyered glass. which he prefers to
.,
fore In addition 10 the enormous mower
De claims for his telescope simplicity of
construction and great ability 10 resist
Climatic influences
4 Colossal Ni.croscope.
Herr Mayer also describes what he calls
MS great microscope. a sister instrument
70 his telescope. There lie a great rsSsrn
niance In the construction of the TIVE. ex-
cept that In the microscope he employs a
spheIieai instead Of n parabofic mirror
lie claims that the raagnifyfr1g power of
his microscope will s,ir,,ass a thousand
lou the most powerful sGis at nresen; i'm
use ana believes that with such micro
scope chemists and physicists can investt-
gaze natural bodies down to their ruiuut-
est atomic structure. This microscope
"oaid seem. therefore. 10 bring us 70 the
'hreshoid or new era IN science. IT con-
sssts or p spherical concave mirror. also
OF iafiy wards dia meter II rests ike a
cSheia on the top OF cylinder shaped
structure. forming az II were. the roof Of
a huge building. Below IL IL suspended
by means OF wires. the table aisson which
fle colect TO be ma gniflea Is laid yruon
'his oelect an intense isga, Ia thrown
"nisn - further intensified bv reflection
from the colossa. mirror. Herr Haver
Claims that as Result the object 10 h.
rlasnined * 50 thoroughly illuminated
fhat even It's atomic structure viii b.
searched GU, and huge.y enlarged bg the
nscrosrope.-Nsw York Herald.