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gaseous body, in a high state of compression, but not capable 
of becoming liquid or solid, owing to its intense heat. There 
can be no crust, as on the earth. They also suggest that there 
should be a science of the meteorology of the Sun and his plan- 
ets, higher in its aims than that of observatories, which have 
until very lately confined themselves to observing the restricted 
phenomena recorded on the surface only of the earth. There 
is an accord between solar astronomers and the observers of 
terrestrial conditions at high altitudes which presages the dis- 
covery of analogies and observation of solar features is not un- 
likely to teach us much about the earth’s air, clouds, winds, cli- 
mate, etc. 
The close connection between solar spot phenomena and 
auroral displays was enlarged upon, the rather because [ 
showed you, the first time they have been seen in Canada, the 
official report of the “ Belgica” expedition to the Antarctic, 
where she wintered. Mr. Henryck Arctowski was the meteo- 
rologist an board, and gave tables of auroral displays in the ex- 
treme southern latitudes for the years of his sojourn. He ap- 
péaled to northern observers to examine his figures and inform 
him if there was any correlation between aurora in the two 
hemispheres. I was fortunate enough to see his appeal, and 
to be able to respond to it, showing the complete concordance, 
to the day, of all the auroral lights seen by him with those we 
witnessed. The two auroral curves are all but identical. 
You, my dear Dr. Marsh, delight chiefly in the observation 
of celestial objects through your fine telescope. My work is 
not largely observational, and I remark upon the difference for 
the benefit of some of your members who may not have access 
to an “ Optick tube.” No amateur, and few astraphysical pro- 
fessionals, can now work singly, depending only on what an in- 
dividual sees and records. There are observers paid by States 
or by private endowments to note a variety of natural phe- 
nomena, such as the number and size of solar spots, the swing- 
ing of the magnetic needles, the occurrence of aurorz, the tem- 
perature, and insolation of particular regions, and so forth. By 
their statistics the student in such matters is guided to conclu- 
