The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-10
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Tyndall says $4,000 typhus germs
will thrive in the small circumference
of a pinhead or visible globule.
The most wonderful astronomical
photograph in the world is that which
has recently been prepared by London
Berlin and Partisan astronomers. 1t
shows at least 6S,000,000 stars.
Plants with white blossoms have n |
larger proportion of fragrant species
than any others; next comes red, then
yellow and blue, after which, and In
the same order, may be reckoned yio-
let, green, orange, brown and black.
DR.. c. L. Johnson, whose studies of
the eyes of mammals have recently
been published in the Philosophical
Transactions, calls attention to the fact
that men and monkeys alone possess
parallel and convergent vision of the
two eyes. On the other hand, the low
er mammals possess divergent and con-
sequently very widely extended vision.
Squirrels, for instance, and probably
hares and rabbits as well, are able to
see an enemy approaching directly from
behind without turning the head.
The Rev. John NJ. Bacon, the Eng
lish balloon expert, insists that light
houses should have warning bells un-
der as well as above water, because in
storm sound travels farther under
water than through the air, and exper-
iments both in England and America
have proved that bell struck under
water can be heard at a long distance
in the hold of a ship. Mr.. Bacon is ex-
ploring the air over London with bal
looms, and he has made some interest
ing observations on the best methods
of signaling by sound. By applying a
parabolic reflector to a speaking-trum-
pet he is able to send the waves of
sound in a straight, compact beam, re-
semblng in its directness ray Of light.
1t is reported that an attempt is about
to be made by the aid of Dr. Isaac
Roberts celebrated photographs to de-
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occur in the spiral nebuae. Miss Dor
othea Klumpke, of the Paris Observa-
tory, will conduct the examination Of
the photographs, her experience in the
measurement of the plates for the In
ternational Photographic chart of the
heavens having given her special fitness
for the work Some of Dr. Roberts
photographs were made 10 or y years
ago, and by comparing these with la
ter pictures of the same objects, 1t is
hoped that any changes that have oc-
cured in the shapes Of the nebulae
may be detected. The discovery of
such changes would possess great In
terest and Importance for astronomers.
The astronomical instruments that
were seized and carried away by the
: Germans after the capture of Pekin
by the allied European, japanese and
American forces ranked as great sci
entlfic curiosities There were two sets
/, of them, placed on and at the foot Of
the wall of the Tartar City. One set
of Chinese manufacture. consisted OF
old armillary spheres, and other out
of-date instruments of great size ant
strangely mounted on bronze dragons
The other set comprised a large All
muth, and other similar instruments
together with a celestial globe of bronz,
, covered with stars Of gold, These las
were made under the direction of thu
Dutch Jesuit Verbiest, who was Off
cial astronomer for the Chinese empe
, ror In the seventeenth century, Som,
of the instruments were presents from
Louis XIV.