New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-23
CARNEGIE MEN HOPEFUL
Astronomers at Mount wilson
Promise Further Discoveries.
WEATHER FORECAST SCIENCE
Deductions in Regard to Sun
Spots May Give Authority
10 Predictions.

Pasadena CAL Jan. Announcement
Of Andrew Carnegc's additional GIT OF
/ $40 900, 80 10 tho Carnegie Institution ana the
encomiums he pronounced on tho work OF
the men a: Mount Wilson Observatory
caused much eation to-day among the SCI
entists whose discoveries the noted IRON
master said he counted on 20 arrest the
attention Of tho world.
Or. George Ellcry Hale director Of me
observatory. IS in Rome having gone
abroad some months ago FOR his health
Professor Walter < Adams assistant al.
rector. gave out tonight - statement COW
ering tho discoveries announced by Dr.
Hale during the last year. aud giving an
outline Of what Mr. Carnegie nay expect
IN the way OF yeriiicaton of his prediction
that startling astrono mical discoveries are
al hand.
These discoveries. tho scientists believe
will come in rapid sequence when the 100
inch lens for the new &DD-foot telescope Is
brought here from France and instaHed'
Among tho prospective discoveries "r deu-
oDstrations. the one probably of En2ateS'
interest to laymen IL the effect OF sun
spots on the atmosphere envelopins 'HiS
planet. The deductions OF Dr Hale and
his assistants may revolutionile present
theories Of meterology and make weather.
predictions an exact science.
when Mr.. Carnegie was here AT tho ~
scrvatory. year ago. said Professor
Adams. che declared that Professor HAN
was the greatest astronomer In ia" worl1
to-day Or Hale made one or the most
wonderful discoveries OF the age short
time befor" Mr. Carnegie's visit. when he
determined definitely that sun spots were
great electrical verticos moving across the
sun like terrestrial cyclones. We are now
working on the probable effect of these
sun spots on the earth and stars. We have
already discovered that the spots do affect
both earth and stars magnetically and
have something to do with nagheuc
storms on the earth.
This is an old theory hut never before
was Il definitely determined. We were able
to do Il BY means Of our siXty-foot tower
telescope.
"Our new lJ0-foot tower telescop" will
be completed In few months The tele-
scope will 30 10 feet long and the spectre
scopicaI instruments will be placed eighty
feet below that making the entire teie-
scope go feet long. There ~ nothing Ike
this anywhere in the world. and IL viii
magnify the image OF tho sun many times
more than the present telescope, and we
hope 10 make many new discoveries ana
deductions.
I'VE have been using orr great sixty
inch rehecting mirror telescope for. TWO
years. with which we have made many
excellent photographs Of the sky. revealing
thousands OF objects and stars never be
fore seen. Many Of these objects are too
small to be seen with other instruments
or If they are seen the image is too small
to study the structure.
Most of our work is studying the spec
ira of the stars and adding Ou results TO
those accomplished by other observatories
in working out various problems. our new
1O0-inch rejecting telescope, which We nope
to have done in another year. as soon as
a perfect lens can he east i'm France, will
add greatly to this work.