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it not only poosible bat easy to read a newspaper or a book printed in small type. This is good news, indeed, and I shall look with interest for the spee dy adoption of the system on our railroads here, as one of the chief discomforts of travelling is caused by the insufficiency and unsteadiness of the lights now provided in the cars. A large majority of New Yorkers, being' either professional or business men, can ill afford to spend a whole day in a journey to Washington or Boston, and the evening traits are therefore generally patronised. Seldom ia a private readmg-lainp seen in use, and the consequence is that infiuita injury ia done to the eyesight, especially since the introduction of the ; twenty cent, novel, a wonderful convenience in its way and a temptation hard to resist, but wretchedly small print and very trying oven to the strongest eyes.—JV. Y. Fost.THE PEOBLBHATIC SATELLITE OF VENUS.Under the above title Mr J, C. Houzean has an interesting article in del et Terre, May 15, 188-i. He r-tates that seven times since the invention of the telescope a small body, presenting the same phase as Venus, hue been observed by the tide of that planet. By comparing the accounts of the various appearances a period of a little less than three years seems dedueible, and he thus sums up the matter :—Here are two bodies, one relatively large, the other described as much lees, and at approximately iixod periods they are found side by side, but as they are separated in the intervals, it is not a question of o real satellite. The two bodies follow paths which bring them together at certain periods. Their paths are near each other the whole way, for conjunctions have been ob-rerved at different points of the orbit of Venus, before and behind the sun, and to the east and west of the planet.” M.Houzeau names the mysterious body Neith, after the goddess at dais, 44 whose veil no mortal has removed.” He tbiuks Venus and Neith come into conjunction about once in 1030 days, 2‘96 years. Neith goes either slower or faster than Venus, and, after having gained or lost a revolution, dually finds herBeit in the same longitude with the latter, Five revolutions of Venus acem equal to four of Neifcti, aud the irregularities which affect the little body of Neith are not noticeable in the larger planet. M. Houzeau regards Neith as a sort of escaped satellite of Venus, and says, if we canid remove the moon a little from the earth and place it at a giFen moment in opposition, it would cease to circulate round our globe, and maitfl its re volution, as we do. ruitiri t.hn aim.”
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Milton Bruce Herald
Milton, Otago, NZ
Fri, Sep 26, 1884
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