New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 26, 1924, Page 23

SPEED OF LTGHT BENG WORKED U7 Prol. Micheelsin ~ Antoues Result of Investigations Chicago, Sept. 26, —Professor A. A. Michelson of the University of Chi~ cago, one of the wo¥ld's most em- Inent scientists, today announced through the Assoclated Press re- sults of experimentation with the ve- locity of light,,conducted-by him last summer at Mount JWilson observa- tory in California. The outcome, he sald, was “very promising.” The problem wag to reduce tincer- tainty as to the number of miles light travels in one second of time, Dr. Michelson explained that thus far the average speed given by various methods of measurement was 186,300miles a second, the un« gertainty being a matter of twenty or thirty miles, and the goal a re- duction of this uncertainty to one mile, Apparatus Used. ‘To obtain his results this summer, even more satisfactory results when the work is continued in the sum- mer of 1925 tull follow: of nature, and this alone would jus- cision. But, in addition to its scien- tific importance, it may prove to luve a practical value if the result of such a measu be ob- tained with suff “The mean of the various thus far Attempted is per second, wit an un thirty miles, If nty can be reduced to one the rest distances between stations from fifty fo one hundred miles apart far more expeditiously and with an order of ac- utilizing where t or itnpossible At Mount Wilson. Hale, then director of the oMunt Wil latance., BRIDGE LAMPS Wrought Iron Standard $2.60 BARRY & BAMFORTH 19 Main St. Only a Few More Days Left For Qur ~ 207; REDUCTION SALE Gregg or Pitman Systc Instructor and Priv write for info) 21 EDSON N e — Dr, Michelson used an octagonal re- | volving mirror and improvements in | this apparatus will, it is hoped, give. b, His announcement’in | he velocity of light is one of the | most fundamental of the constants he frequenc Uty the attempt to measure lln"“"""‘"“‘ to the fréquency ot # | value with the highest possible pre- | | Ten-thousandth part, which is about | ,{ work will furnish results four or . | five times more accurate, | observatlons in the present prelim- | could Be utilized to obtain | curacy at least as great as that obtain- able b ythé wsual method of triangula- tion. Indecd there are possibilities of he velocity of light in cases ulation would be dimeutt | Fall at Alberta However, Is Light | “An invitation tendered by Dr. G. n observatory, apd supported by J. Merriam, digector of the Carnegie tution, made it possible to install | apparatus on Mount n Antonio, 22 tation in noke and | liuze ivom Iurning ofl and from forest fires made it impossible fo test the | first snowfall of the seasan visited 1sibilivy of the method at so great a | night in a déivibi sieet storm. The “This was accomplished during the pan summer with very important nle- All!tl'l"B’! On League Problems Australia, Sept. 206.— delegates to the The arrangements involved: muy investigations, the most impor. tant of these consisting In the substi. whigh eliminated all direct and diffuse extraneous + light, Finally a simple method for returning the light from the distant.station back to the source adjustment was required during the entire two months of the work, *The advantage of the octagonal re- volving mirror, in addition to the higher speed obtainable, les in the pos- hibility of recelving the return light on a succeeding face, this eliminating the measurement of the apgular de- the returned beam, or rather transferring this measurement to the n of the octagon, the angles and found to be equal with an uncertainiy of only one part in a million. “The determination of the velocity urement of the distance between the stations and of the speed of the rota. tion of the mirror. The former opern- tion was carried out by fke United | States coast and geodetle survey with the result 85,4263 medres (about 22 miles) with an uncertainty of the order of only two parls in a million. “The errors in the measurement of the speed of the revolving mirror were much greater, as no very effective means were employed to insure its constancy. (This defect will be elim- imated in the continuation of the work next summer). “Notwithstanding the inconstancy of the speed of the Mirror, by choosing the _most favorable mo- ment when the specd was that cor- control tuniflg fork, the resulting uncertainty of the measurements was the order of one 10:35 a. m. that of the mean of all the previ- ous measurements., “It is hoped that next year's “The result of elght independent inary work is for.a -velocity of light | in vacuo 299,820 kilometers per second. SHOW PALLS ]N CM‘ADA —No Damage Done—Prince Ar- | rives During Hodvy Sleet Storm. | Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 26,.—The Edmonton today The fall was 8o | slight, however, that it turned to! | water on reaching the ground. The | mojsture was not sufficient to halt | { harvest operations. | Calgary, ATherta, Scpt. 26.—The | Prince of Walés arrived to- royal special | stopped = here 46 | minutes, attéoward ¢ proceding to | High River, where the royal ranch- er will spend the uight on board his train, Tomotréw 'miornibg: he' will | | motor to the K, P. ranch, where he | | is expected to arrive at 1 o'clock in | { the afternoon | The Prince is suffering from a | 3 slight cold which he. contracted on ! his trip across the continent. | There was no offictal welcome although the Prince was informally greeted by Mayor Webster, ‘Inspec- tor Spalding of the R. C. M. P. and Senator Lougheed, and only a hand- ' ful of people present, as it had heen ! announced that the, train would not | come to the depot. HALF OF TOWN BURNED Fairbanks, Alaska, Sept. 26, — | Fire starting in the upstairs kitche en of the Grand hotel yesterday destroyed half the town of Tanana Private Lessons in Stenography and Typewntmgj < furnished. K J. DUNWORTH and did an estimated damage of §80,000, said a report received here of experience as .1 (.m ckest Way. Call or New Britain, Conn. | |Fisllin; Schooner Sinks After Crash Off Boston Boston, Septs 26.—The Gloucesigr nuhlnu schooner Actor, the army steamer | &nd shoulders and suffered shock whon he was thrown from aé, wagon in Maple Hil last night after the wagon was hit by an automobile driven by John Christie of Maple ‘The schooner, laward bound {rom. gy Honeyman fs under treatment the Banks, went down so quickly | g¢ 1is home for his 1njuries. that her crew of elght men had to jump for their lives, tution of an ectagonul revolving mir- | The Aunh-llhn' ror instead of a me..paraliel, to-|league of nations have no authority gether with & system of reflectors [to bind the commonweaith in con- nectlon with the draft protocol on securtty and der Hiscusslon before the league of nations assembly at Geneva, G, minjster for home and ter- General R, M. 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