New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
SCIENTIFIC CLEARING HOUSE

In the International EXCHANGES = no7,,,,,
less known feature OF the institutions yror -
Smithsonian Institution acts as an fnta-,.
tionaI clearing house for scientific and orbo.
literature. 1t is through these exchanges 49,.
men Of science in this country are kent -
tinually in touch with the work OF fnyestfea,~
In other parts OF the world, and through tb..,
other investigators are Informed OF the work ana
discoveries Of American researchers Tba -
change system now includes CORRESPONDENTS :.
every civilized part Of the world, nunber,ng q.
all above sixty thousand working In unison -
other International exchange systems IN o,L
countries The Smithsonian Institution & .
present using its influence with a viev- n sao,
/ ing the establishment OF like systems IN -
/ land and Germany. ANs'
Inc international Catalogue Of s,+ar.ta.
Literature IS an interest which +Hz fr-,f-i .'
! mas recently made an independent braT,L - -.
"oIh IN co-operati ton with other IA rf7rg .,.,
scientific publication in the world is cIss-fs-,
@44H p-aCeu on record according 10 internattorsI
er ne catalogue IS Invaluable 10 Specialists
engaged IN scientific research for bv irs 49,
/ the work and results OF every man a. an co..
IecIed with science in civilized nation r,ay
De consulted with comparative ease.
IN the AstrophysicaI Observatory. stab,fss.,
IN 1870, the institution has a deuarrr7anr -.
! FOR long time was unique in The T-nirsl5 So
/ treating the physics rather than me r,arr.
mates or astronomy by what was called -ra ~,
a9IIohoiAy-the whole energy and skill ~ -.
stan are given over to a study OF solar ra5ts,4'
and similar problems. The practical $50 "a
/ this work is evident from the ras4,1-s -
showing tangible and deterninabIe reIa-i7,
/ snip between the amount OF heat given 74s -
tHo sun IN a season and the temperature o. tia
earth IN the following season. the details "a
/ which are set forth In the annals OF The -
/ servatorys the second volume OF which * 49,.
/ 20 De puohshed- Measurements in yVasbing+,,
anu at mount wilson. California OF whit "a
| hhoWn as the solar constant" the reflection -
/ clouds. and the amount OF sky radiation a.,
[ experiments which worked orr NAV MI - =
coTpoTated in the routine OF the WAat1a- r.
reau. Mr.. Abbott. who is in charge OF rla Oh
seTvatory, besides studying the solar eo1f-s,
next January intends beginning the fnvssrir7.
IoA OF tAe radiation OF the earth 10 s9a7a Nv,
measuring the transmission OF orr a-~,os7La-,
toT the rays OF great wave length which "a
emitted by a body at the Temperatures % -,
earth This IS 70 be done by obssr-f7e- -ba $50.
spectrum and by observing the transmission %
| rays from bodies at high temperatures through
layers OF ai- OF considerable length and - 80.
/ ing water vapor contents
ana Aha44y there comes under the SUPERVISION,
/ or the Smithsonian Institution the National
geological Park, which. while % great r,7,,la,
interest is az the sauls time valuable m s-r5sT-s
OF biology in all its forms Over q Thousand AMI.
InaIs. gifts and purchases from rnanv sourcsx
are now housed in ths park. which COMPRISES q
nuhared and sIXty-seven acres OF hiIIy wooded
- w mics from the centre Of Washington
me beautlruI driveway OF the many who coma
/ 20 the capital 10 live In designing rna 7s-g
the animals are retained in suI-ror,- 4l7ss "a
natural as has been found c1ma7r5bIz via
saIe'y. II IS the plan OF Dr. Frank Baker. SID.
erintendent OF the park TO construct yrtrAin -,
year much needed special laboratory building
and 20 make a number OF Other fr7-roy-a-,s,t,
"a the park. both with a view 10 rendering ths
governments charges more co-lfo~-c1rs. and n
"oolhS 10 the beauty Of the grounds While re
proper exhibition and care Of the animals is -hs
chief object OF the park officials. experiments in
uITSoins 20 secure harder domestic beasts might
well fan within the proper scope OF ,rstr yr,-5