MR. WRAGGE'S VIEWS.
.DID THE TRANSIT OCCUR? ? By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright ■ (Received May 20, 9.55 a-m.) Laukceston, May 20. Mr. Clement Wragge reports having made a careful observation of the transit of the ' \ comet's tail across the earth by means of a '- special solar telescope. The only indica- -■'[, tion of.the transit that he obtained was a display of auroral or magnetic glare all round the solar edge, and the sunlight be- "•.'• ing. slightly misty. While the observations were in progress a magnificent group of solar storms was witnessed. ,;"•*, 3lr.Wrp.gge adds that altogether the observations.:, show that the ■'. nucleus of the ' comet is not f-olid, but is an aggregation of, cosmical electrons in violent motion and repelled outwards by the pressure of solar light, thus forming a tenuous tail. The barometric pressure was perfectly steady; the compass . needle seemed ;to slightly ■}"''■ quiver, and we may yet hear of electrical (storms. Reverting to the storms witnessed in the sun, he says that these are favourable for further > earthquakes and volcanic action in the regions of seismic IS■'. activity. ..
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14375, 21 May 1910, Page 9
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175MR. WRAGGE'S VIEWS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14375, 21 May 1910, Page 9
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