The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-16
NOTES ON sCrEvcB AND nvDUsER1.

f-N afHtA - Wv WV AAAN AAANN NAN IN
Orion-ia really not greater than o.o1 Of a second.
This means. Of course, that ~ tho earth nwinea around
the sun In he annual journey thia displacement Of
that star with reference h it, neiuhbors IL a quantity
an alipht a. TO lead TO the oonclusion that the stAr's
2O.onn, 900 tinra The diatAnrA ~ the sun, Il having.
therefore. In a~-trcnomers' nhrr soolouy, q "Ii4ht
iorr 'cv " NJ AGO renrt. Tho measures ot tho .'pArai.
lax" NJ the altar Alpha ccntSnH arr e1nAllv suggest
I've. observations showing that, though the pearnet
Of starr. itS dl'tAnce II equivalent 10 eTb ooO times
the radius n the earth's orbit.
The mnn'dinr of stsei Ike IN much dough Ia mo
ofthe rcrA"tNhl" mechrnicsI 'eata OF thn cav. msdo
rosHll" ~ oc-c'l~ hot tr'n' cct AND hinge brdrnrlo
prcsaes. TINA. For the Production NJ sholis. 4 soiid
cvl'n6o- of rlcwine NhitN metrl IL carefully adjusted
In the n" Of hydraulic p-rrs. The rreas operator
pulls dow = lover with on Naay movement of ono
! hand. snd PORN comcr q mighty rranarel. eyer,,ne a
rrcssurr n "u-drcdn ~ tons uron the MAS Of hot
atecl. on tho mAnarrl hrirp Withdrawn the niece "a
nu'ora''cau~ elected from the die, the form Of Il
hcino sl'eht'v eoniral. having bAnn aoneeyrd into
such nhsnc W the crr-t -ress,~c as sssi- ss ~ n had
hcrn rnttv or aorgh. Tr,,rNdIatnly y rnca N ArothAr
81 The UrNrt prcoses. whore - Ia he'd IN a die with the
spri'cd ~. forco rna how r,.hsr,v,. IN. r,oc.
shows a dem holo nrrchsd IN tho cer,re. ,,a no,
taken n forr, -cs.r,rI,,o tho nr>sp.n,,rs NDi,hod
r-odnc': without rere-'ir--so ,p,d ia m, pyoc.ss-
the shell INV ross into n ,h,rd nyos., Prom vb,oh q,
comes still more re,r,v sh.red IN IN. rron.-n ,t.
tern. and y fnr-.b so-r,,rc on.r,t,or ,r,.A, %
rcndr for the snisN'n0 room vbsr. N. nrodrc,.
are finished and tr,,ed IN ,.,bes
-
7, won,d srpear that N. ,,...t ,,,n u, c-,,,,r,
the Enrlrrh Chn,r.l IL. 4, fact. tho ,rn,,oo.,,or on
q vast scale. of tho ynil.kpoNn ,it,Ie r,o,fo,,r rrh,oh
Il uhed to convey ns ssenScr. hstvsep a. M.,o .,a
~. aervan. investigation having shown the mr., eli.
cahility. the saeiIity'oP .Sacut,or And IN. .n,.tv.
! economy NJ TINT netbod NJ ,r.r,i, nv r,,I h.tv..n
| France and Fnoiond. Tbe pr.n.nt .cb.rn. 4. a.
clared Ia have the ndvatt.o. ovsr a. ,.,,o.,.o-. =,
hn,nO verv s,rnnIe ava 40 no.,o..,nn .,.o,n.. ..n.-
both during TIA e,ecnt,o, ana In %. vnr[,nn No
obstacle IN n.v,..tIon xvi, ~. 800" - NJ
.o.t ""l D" conno,"trd In nTe Te'rS. AND at q total
60" S'me A!o'oo'.ooo' or one.thtrd the oost off
w'<' ~ """r. HiH eelouietNd that three
NV" III H'mu''"heonNly ana oniV
""'nH u uH'' WON'T H""ce TOR t1amo OF H.Ooo.-
W. merchAuoise ana 2'ooo.ooo rasseneeIr.
"h'on "ouId nroduc' an annual Income net ut
H.""'o'"". Onnh'er'he' 100 the faciltv of meth
oda for brilliant illumination Of tho r,atformH by
mearS OF eiectrcitv. II 10 believed that travel at
"'Eu' "o"iu DC DOM pracecaoIe ana convenient.
"
onarT"rn oN,NH""tV neionGH tue cr"dtt or having
rs'Hn'"neo ,ne n'Rneat mete"r"loc'"al station In the
1orin-nearlT' FOUR r'ra above the ara level-nAme-
W. on the summit or FL Mat. Q qutescent volcano
Areduipa itself. at an altitude Of abont a.ooo feet.
and there A-e aeven other ~atatIona. Including one AZ
the base OF Fl Hiiah. Is. 100 feat above the Geo level.
while the ono on the summit ia at 10. 200. or About
$500 feet higher than tho noted station On Mont
Blanc. The shape Of the Mish ia declared In bo al.
mirable. II being on almostp perfect. aithou0h mora or
lcss truncatrd. cone, and the conditions OF exooauro
OF the Instruments are no nearly perfect m IL IN NOS.
sible to obtain on a mountAin. Tho instruments
now in uae on the summit arc dry and wet buib and
maximum and minimum Thermometers. min Oauoe
Richard Paragraph. thermoprnph and hvrro0-.nb
There is also a meteoroRr1ph, constructed nv Fer.
gusson especially for this observatory, and desi9ned
to record temperature. pressure. and Wind diroctor
and velocity.
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among the Foreign scientific items fs the claim put
up q loom at the Paris Exhibition destined to revolu-
nonize the weaving OF pictures into textile fabrics.
Ihat ID. by a unfqne adaptation Of electricity and
photoGrapny. ne declares the practcability Of laying
out and APPLYING designs for this purpose that would
require months. or even years. under the old process
IN vogue. At the Vienna Jubilee Exhibition the ca
liabilities Of the new invention have been displayed
IN the weaving OF small lAndscapes in silk in . very
snort time. It's intended to have at Pans Q loom of
this Kind that Will photograph the subject. prepare
the deHiRn plate. and weave o silk Handkerchief con.
tanning tho photograph. woven In colors. inside Of
IN"N% ~na kooioeic1i eutnonues point 70
~, t.s..H enArAeeerIne the anthracite
nS - !" Fehn"yi'1nia' ana "hion present
uH.r - n u ~ay o !, mining mat arc rarely met
W." "eius' AnuS' tne coal meas
u.es nc IN = Sel'e8 OF aetSched' parallel. CANOE
"HSpou VuHn ~" occ.s onal projecting brancheS.
~ u oonpioA'eu oy numerous Aoropt rolls
~Atpine tne coai seams into cnriouSiy curved sur
49, nN'InE UPS ranging nom the horizontal to
vertical tne coal seams vary In number IN dinerent
oeepoSt paris nom BIZ TO ton separate seams are
ROUND Var'inG from ono 70 tWenty-tour feet In thick
ness. ana aegreeAeng q total thickness Of about
ninety ieetot coal. TheSe coal seAmS lie alternately
Ue1weeh massive neru SAND rocks ana the softer
SNAKES ana eiAtes' Inc oasinS are depressions lying
un0''iS unoeF inc 'alieyn'
otoio~'n9s simple me'nod given oy ID. Vogel'
y "tsn ooroioo Pho1oer1pns may DO prooueed In
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