The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-06
SUN GROWS HOT
AND GETS COOLER
Scientists Gaining New
knowledge About Heat
Radiation
MAY MAKE LONG
WEATHER FORECAST
Smithsonian Institution Making Solar
DISTRACTIONS No Indication That
Sun Is Losing Heat-Crops of 5000
Years Ago Still Growing


Years Ago Still Growing
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Joseph, the
long famed weather prophet of the Bible,
who foretold the seven lean years and
the following seven years of plenty, NAV
one day be shown up as a piker by mod
ern weather forecasters. when solar OBJ
servations being conducted by the Smith
sonian institution are completed. it is
indicated
DR.. c. G. Abbott. assistant secretary
of the institution, describing the insti-
tqtion's worldwide studies of the varia-
ton Of the heat of thu sun. in the an
nual report lately made public. declares
that such compilations are already being
used by two South American countries
as an aid to weather forecasting. The
institutions researches which are con-
Sidered of great scientific Importance, are
being closely followed by scientists all
over the world. and may make long time
representations a usual and simple part
of weather mapping.
After many years close observation
and measurement of the heat radiation
from the sun, scientists believe they are
now near the goal. 1t has been finally
determined that the sun does not throw
year to year, from month to month and
even from day to day; that neither does
the earth receive q constant amount of
solar heat: that these variations are
periodic and regular according to several
factors. primarily the suns rotation; and
that there is direct connection with
the solar variation and the earth's eli
mate.
The institution, DR. Abbott said. has
set up apparatus for heat measuring at
various Citations around the world, from
which have been computed endless tables
of figures by which the measurements
showing solar variations have been
checked and proved.
While this work is still going ON with
the view of coordination the measure
| ments with earthly weather conditions
| Tally observations of the solar con
| ;tant" or radiation are being furnished
rom the institutions station on Mount
Hontezuma. Chile. to the government bu-
eauS Of Argentina and Brazil where
they are used regularly in forecasts.
Cur own weather bureau, DIR. Abbot
, added. is investigating the relations of
| the mere complicated weather conditions
/ Of the United States to the radiation of
| the sun, and with results which tend
| to raise the hope that here, too. the
| Standardization values will be of interest
| and Importance in weather forecasting.
TIE interesting question has often
l*teeff brought MP according TO the aFtI7
| Gle as to whether the sun may be grad
ually losing it's heat and declining to-
ward cold dead condition. However.
! he said. it is impossible 10 answer the
question other than to refer to the fact
| that crops raised in the most ancient of
| historic times were substantially the
same as those grown at present, 50 that
| there has at least been little decline
within the last 6000 years With the
/ aid OF the institutions studies. which fix
the measurements within an error of
| only one per cent scientists 1000 years
| from now may be able TO answer the
| question without doubt.