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the interruption of development, or of trans- 

 mission of that fluid. 



Inconsistency of the Present Accepted Phil- 

 osophy. 



The ephemeral or evanescent character of 

 many of the so-called sun-spots, removes 

 them from the domain of sun-phenomena, 

 otherwise than in appearance. 



Figures that are Deceptive. 



Some of these spots even of large dimen- 

 sions come into the field of view almost in- 

 stantaneously ; and as suddenly disappear. 

 Thus KRONE "observed a spot of no incon- 

 siderable dimensions which sprang into exist- 

 ence in less than a minute of time/' DR. 

 WOLLASTON says : " I once saw with a two- 

 inch reflector a spot which burst in pieces 

 as I was looking at it." BIELA also notes 

 that " spots disappear sometimes in a single 

 moment." SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL "turned 

 away his eyes from a group of spots he was 

 observing, and when he looked again the 

 group had vanished." 



Of those who attempt to make an estimate 

 of these phenomena by mathematical formu- 



