The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-09-26
MAGIC OF CoLoRs
Ds n We Know OF What the Sun
md Stars Are Composed.
SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE.
Hs- They Were Revealed by the Dis
s-~y Of the Spectrum, and the 7es-
.~..,s 70 Which II Led-our Eye
azsss Are Primitive speetroseopes.

s~..,s 70 Which u led-Ovr Eye.
Az>srs Are Primitive Speetroseopes.
~ xsiracle Of the spectroscope Is re-
B>zGss before our eyes every day and
~y eight without our recognizing It.
~ sss7;e were more observant and
p.r- accustomed to think about the
.s~.sekzx Of what they see great dis
sss~sys-s would be as plentiful as diI-
ns~,sEs = Kimberley pipe.
n ~sr said to me the other day.
~'8asv- - all This color that | see when
y 5yzzf my eyes and look at an cleo
1ss szsgtT'
ss<6ei 1T IL the greatest rev.
s-Hastsos 1fat man has ever bad In the
raspseai world-it is spectrum analy-
<Sr T,psw crowded eyelashes become
I'm zzr719smical instrument and ana
R sze light for you into its primary
-rxs9, The multitude OF narrow Sits
N7w<zs9 which the light passes as You
<spast yoslr eyes act like a diffraction
yx.Ssns = nd change the direction'of the
xssssHr waves of light in accordance
D,Hh s5.sir length.
Bse g,-i waves are long. one thir-
xasve fh<xsandth OF an inch in length.
7sasue fAsy Keep on without much change
~ -AseSzon but the violet waves are
1sakuxa, 6ae fifty-seven-thousandt Of
~ 1sce "a iength. and they are consid-
.,n1Sss- -nrHed cut OF straight line.
-ps Or intermediate waves, from or
susrs- 1u-nugh yellow. green. blue and
nmasx Aecrease in length and are
Issspe zEsa more turned aside as they
~ atr-1er The consequence is that
yss8 ssre through your nearly closed
ssyoazra~es band Of colors, which IL
1sNssax ont the famous spectrum Of
zb~ ssgs-e0emers"
IT ire discovery of that spectrum
.snss III reasoning that IL led to we
a<pve fpBrJ out what the sun and the
-sa,sv are usde Of Every known ele-
s~sH &C waiter. when it is made to
,<sssss gives cut wave lengths peculiar
~ As.r- Spectroscopic instruments
az.rss perfect than'th eyelashes reveal
a1s-se zsoccjai waves in the light Of the
aua =a<s the stars and by that revela-
axna srs&aie us to detect the incandes-
eszsa esapss, composed OF the hot va
ssasr ar iron, copper. nickel. platinum.
e-xssS4 ,-aiciHm. sodium and many
ssnSssr 4sEsSfances which glow in tine
-sf4.srsassre Of the heavenly bodies.
ys1~ yfsSS these things in stars so far
syxs~7 isn't their light may require
A2ma .y,7rS 70 come to us. although it
zzser WIN 4, speed Of 1876. 800 miles per
-sw.<NssG
Essas sreusd you when you enter a
hws&yxrtv lighted parlor with crystal
.sussss2>qs hanging from the ceiling.
rTys<s ,cps3sri1ns spectrum flashes at
,czsc SrQzn a hundred directions at once.
E,Ae srEass crystals Of the chandeliers
=sre .asta glnectroscopes. and they, too.
-rs,szIxS.e me various col0red waves,
7fsxsest ~ a somewhat different prln- !
4isss,. -ae7 act not as diffraction graf
ysHx, bBs ~ prisms, but the effect is
srv1sxs7 rtne same When light goes
atRs~s,s a prism the red waves are less !
ssua ~<m ~ their course than the or
-s,sRt, tn ornnge less than the yellow. |
~ ysssgw less than the green, the |
mssrr --sa than the blue. the blue less
1asaz u. indigo and the indigo less
7ftzps gxe Violet The result is that |
zsssud wHs white light, with all its |
7vsu~ss 5stsraingied, when 1t entered !
atSs sef~~m, comes out in beautiful |
ssssryzts ~ celsr.
- ssxil.sr effect is produced by the |
73.s-ssasc eige Of a mirror or the facets /
81 u ss>se 81 cut glass glittering on a
IlSssrrr f;sb,e
Tise S>sHty OF jewels depends upon /
S4ser eSectrsscoplc powers. Every |
,-zzrysnnsnt substance has its own sin !
css1 az ,Afraction," which means its /
lx~ui,.aT sower Of turning light waves .
azssss,t TIE diamond, as the king OF l
sSrsss- s.,ssesses this power in the high /
---r sts-g7se. Calling the refractive in .
sS,c7 ~ zir ig0. that Of glass Is from .
L.Su an III, according to its density, (
'x4jsls -fsE Of the diamond is 2.47.
'srbsi property alone furnishes a
7r~=rr. - detecting the genuineness OF
- ssAnsoA. Taking advantage Of its
sssst s,s.sra ctiye power and shaping its
7'auOrss accordingly, the jeweler can
u.v<fiy iDcresse the brillancy Of a dia-
ssssss~t ey proper cutting He can bring
s,bsHS internal reflections that make
stss 1sssGs blaze as il its atoms We're all
aIss<s
'-st< Swimmer sf cOlOrs in an opal is
stisr "a the existence Of invisibly mi
Rssss ssrIn.s which split up the light
7~svta and scatter their hues in deli
s-xs. ss5ermihgled rsinbows.
,ns-<E@ has been doing these things
rw sa.s-sSaads "f years in plain sight
i,~ese~e man found out that he could
sf<e zoe principle on which she acted
se snsrevAr the secrets OF the universe.
U~ry a's.iy she is giving us many 9th
ss s-e&aliy valuable hints which We are
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