The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-22
RECENT SCIENTIFIC DIscovEpIss

inc inc primary primary to earth ana j,
i nhls a act. by The se a~a ihs casr.
cnarses Itself INFO a s coasy rsI''
fansement improves ,h. -. X.
Is said. also. that IN M slsnals y
prevents to greaa ~ Use 0! ~
pberic p iprlSsn lnailuences'' ~ Ts y sl's
''.l wire is long. i ss0aslassahls
Kites at Blue Hin a sos espsfinsas
srea, trouble from H. IlsV'loas viz
conclusion was reachsa osus< 4.
Jul working The wire wat ior n.
200 feet highs should b n.
or, Other sssten..
otner systems than N.
use, put no other is 50 aascoli's IN
lore the public. and No y = proninsnus
known, has been onaras o'aef. 50 II
distance. Lodge has ussS su y suta i
Gi os ,..,iE and different e qIastsa
,ne win the third harmon'ys. 'eall, a,s
mating current. with a S frae o. "a ID
oraer, either coherer ~ : saiuenfy II
De used as a detector. K II,...'spaols
.he telephone to act IN n,ss has h
herer. and Others have p'ase q il.
, va,ioas ueslgn. Almost ans vas''n
mlcrophone viii work. Il i =, ns1
aiso, mat relay has been aancai
us construction is not dlyul, Invented
performances of the us,a.
communication has no,, M Nh snis
maintained for two years over s,sa nsl!
OIL ABOUT eighteen miles. ana : wv
states that in his opinion sS Nan
KIND OF matter which raw usN
rlously interfere with the war, TYP y
an installation" Messages v ~ssa X n
across the English channs, Ky af't \
aso, a distance Of thirty-two NM.
u is stared that the signals hass '' ".
tected at ninety miles. The ss, ~
now been adopted by two lines 's 4 50. y
me performance at our yach, (.
october was. not UP to this s,..s =. J
though 1t was successful for ~ A1S
tests were afterward made on NJ ys vs,'!
our navy. The trial board rsno 's,s's K
the system was well adapted n IN NJ
squadron signaling, and the sies ~, 4
unimpaired by rain, wind. for sns N
of the ships. The distance at s,.s VIZ Y
sixteen to twenty-five miles q.
large ships, with masts Of Ia ~, '''
torpedo boats. with masts 81 ~. ~ /
feet, the signals can be read ON ~ M n
at eighty five miles and on the n ,a. !,
boats at seven miles.
The system is adapted for M !,
vessels OF the navy, includInr 49, :.
beats and dispatch boats. nsiro,s I
scouts. but is not practicable in !.
boat. 1t was recommended thai ~ = !,
TEN be given a trial in the navy \ i
to be Sried. also, as methci !, i
mailing between llghtehips and the n,
which has been successfully praetIra
England for more than year
sugg cstiOns as to Future Dc,,,,
ment.
Prof. Elihu Thompson has susr,'
that II two vertical wires were plarA
a distance apart equal to hair 4 ii
length, without earth connection |,
would enhance each others effect r
arrangement would give, also p,,
control Of direction, as the dlsturbs
would travel principally in line psrp
dicular to the plane passing through
two wires. Such a transmitter wouN
tuned to definite frequency and The
nails would therefore be selectiye.
wave length used should not be TOO d
Flosenden is reDorted TO have davslp
a receiver which is 20o0 times as seus
as the coherer now in use. BY meant
this detector. according to newsps
interview. he hopes to send nessi
across the Atlantic.