480 Scientific Intelligence. 
Tliese are magnitudes of the same order, and show that it is sufficient 
to attribute to the sun electrical energy not greater than that 
which is observed at the earth’s surface, to account satisfactorily 
for the appearances presented by cometic trains, and that it is quite 
unnecessary to assume the existence of some otherwise unknown 
repulsive force. 
urthermore, comets have appeared with trains directed toward 
the sun, and such a direction is easily explained by the supposition 
of opposite instead of like electrical characters, which accords 
perfectly with the phenomena observed in the development of elec- 
tricity by vapor-streams in the hydro-electric machine, where, as 
is well known, the sign of the electricity depends upon the pres- 
ence or absence of various substances in the boiler or the tubes, 
The theory acquires an additional interest, and a strong confir- 
of the pat f cert ets eat meteor-streams, since 
the meteoric masses must inevitably be converted into or 0 
appro g the sun, even a t distances if composed of 
moon’s atmosphere, the 
the phosphorescence of the nocturnal sky, and other phenomena. 
dall’s theory of comets. vy. W. 
2. New Planets.—The planet (119), the discovery of which, by 
h of il, was announced in the May 
of April, this 
Peters, at the Litchfield Observatory of Hamilton College. d 
clouds prevented a second observation until April 16th. The fol- 
lowing observations were made by Prof. Peters: 
1872 April 11, 14° m, t. BR A. 42" .0% 5° Dec. — : 
ey ; 135 87™ 295 114 56™ 52°42 ak” 4 vei 
“ gs 11" =7™ 165 11 56™ 20°96 ae 42! sph 
“ 19, 118 52m gs 1155" 13°69 = — 4°. 37 16 
Ann Arbor M. T. (121) @ (121) 6 “ 5 
1872, May 12, 14 18" 42" 16" 20" 8758 —18° 53 O"S 
13,11 18 22 16 19 59°35 18 52 46° 2 
Daily motion, Ae=—44° Ad=+0'26' 
