Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
A SCIENTIST PRIEST
REV. FATHER HIMALAYA OF
BRAGA,. PORTUGAL,
Has Invented a Machine for Measuring
Heat of Sun, Moon and
Stars.

There has been in this country for some
time past one of the greatest scientists OF
the age. a Portuguese priest who has made
discoveries which place him in the front
rank of the astronomers of the world. This
is Rev Father NJ. A. G. Himalaya of the
archdiocese of Braga. Portugal. Father
Himalaya came to this country to erect
and operate his great invention, the
'tpyrheliophor." at the st. Louis world s
fair. He is devoting his time to study and
research. and makes his home at present
In Washington. where in addition to his
scientific work he acts as temporary chap
lain at the Visitation Convent on Connec-
ticut avenue. as well as assisting at St.
Matthew'S Church.
The international jury of awards at the
worlds fair last year gave Father Himalaya
the grand prize. the highest recognition
accorded any exhibitor. His invention, the
pyrheliophor, attracted more attention and
was more honored than any other instru-
ment in the group of physical and astro-
nomical devices The pyrheliophor is
"sun machine and, briefly stated, it Is an
instrument which measures the heat OF
the sun, moon and stars. 1t is doubtful IT,.
in the popular mind, radiated heat is ever
associated with any planet except the sun;
yet Father Himalaya's invention has made
possible the exact measurement of heat
from the moon and stars, as well as ais
covering that hitherto indefinable extreme
opposite of absolute zero now known
through this priest-Scientists demonstra-
tions as supreme degree"
An Interesting Character.
Father Hmalaya is an interesting char
acter. a man absolutely devoted to his
work. He holds his science as sacred, as
is shown by his refusal to allow his sun
machine to be moved to the east from st.
Louis. where 1t still stands to be used for
exhibition purposes. -.
There are only three other pyheliophorS
In the world, two at Paris and one at Lis
bon. The experiments made with these
have been revelations to science. With the
instrument at st. Louis Father Himalaya
generated heat to $500 degrees Fahrenheit
After the close of the fair he spent over a
month at night experiments testing the
heat from the moon and stars. and DEM
onstrating that such heat Is measurable.
The reflection of the moon,' says Father
Himalaya. referring to these experiments.
when concentrated in a small area by
aid of the sun-Hachine. produced meas
urable heat. which. while not very intense
as gagged by a mercury, gas or alcohol
thermometer. was, however, distinctly APP
preciable when projected the human
skin, especially upon the face. But while
this heat from the moons rays Is with
difficulty measured by ordinary Their
mometers. it contains actinic qualities
Observation-Disclosures rays-Which
readily impress the nerves and affect GER
tain chemical elements. This, Father
Himalaya says. might be given as an ex-
PLANTATION of certain phenomenon of
Hindustan, by which it is said natives
sometimes become insane from sleeping in
the moonlight. The experiments with the
stars and planets have proved especially
interesting. Mercury, Venus and Jupiter
were found to produce an appreciate heat
and actinic phenomena; but the heat Of
Saturn was scarcely measurable. Mars.
Neptune and Uranus have completely re-
sisted all tests so far and instrument
has yet been found accurate enough to
measure the heat Of Sirius, the most i'm
portant of all the stars. But tits not un-
reasonable to expect that their subsection
to the tests OF the scientist will yet be &C
complished