South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-04
SCIENCE TO TEST
EINSTEIN THEORY
Astronomers VIII View Group
of Stars From Tahiti Is
lands IN Pacific.

san FRANCISCO. Aug. 3.-CBy
T. " s)-The eyes OF the scientific
world are turning 70 a lonely strip
OF the Australian coast line known
as Ninety Mile Beach" where on
September q scientific observations
will be made which may settle once
and for all the correctness OF the
Einsteiu theory Of reIaJivity.
For a period OF FIVE minutes and
nineteen seconds on that daie a bat
tory OF hVe cameras and five spec
troscopes transported half way round
the earth for the purpose Will record
the total eclipse OF the sun. Dl-
Tectins VIII be a little band Of SCENT
fists who have been months preparing
Tor the event.
The expedition left here in three
Fections. the drst in charge II As
slstant Astronomer Robert J..
Trumpler. Of Lick Observatory. go
Ing 70 Tahiti Islands March 81 for
the purpose of obtaining preumi-
aTory observation OF the 30 called
,-Eirstein group Of stars whan they
.-vere in The night sky OF May and
early June He carried along five
tons OF astronomical instruments
- I'D supplies His preliminary work
one- with FUN success.
The second section left here in
June and included seven tons OF APP
oaratu5 and supplies The third
and last section. headed by d.
Sector w. ". Campbell, OF Lick
observatory. Mrs Campbell and
IT. Joseph II. Moore. associate
astronomer Of Lick Observatory. is
due 10 land a. sydney. Australia
sariy in August.
Sections United In sydney.
The first and second sections Of
CHE expedition united IN sydney the
elrst week Of July and proceeded by
STEAMER around the south coast Of
Australia 10 Freemantle. on the
Eouthwesc corner OF the Australian
continent.
Following many engagements in
sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide
Director Campbelrs party will
reach Freemantle about August 10.
from here The three sections viii
proceed northerly 1900 miles under
ahe auspices OF the Commonwealth
Government by steamer TO BroOme,
200 miles north of Wallal. the Sc
Iected eclipse station. At Broome
,1ransshipment will be made 70 a
schooner supplied BY the govern
,ment. to be towed by a govern
.lnent steam vessel southerly to
Vvallal
The tides on the northwest
coast OF Australia have an average
range Of about twenty-four feet"
Director Compbell stated before
leaving During the transshipment
Gt Broome and the landing at Wal
lal. which viii occur at low tide.
sthe vesses win be resting firmly on
the ocean bottom. and these opera
fions Will. so TO speak. take place
On dry land
Eclipse to Last Five Minutes.
"The expedition IS due 70 reach
Wallal. on Ninety Mile Beach" on
or before September I and to leave
on September %. returning to Free
smantle and the neighboring city Of
Perth by the reserve route.
The duration of the total eclipse
at Wallal will be FIVE minutes nine
Keen heCouus- NeI tam specldl ODSeI-
vations will be made in the two
minutes preceding totality. and IN
the two minutes following totality.
but during the total phase all of the
Instruments will be in action
Aside from the four Mount Ham
Elton observers, the Lick party will
include DR.. Adams. the government
astronomer Of New Zealand, and
Mrs. Adams Mr.. Hosking. a mem