York Herald Thursday 22nd March 1877
Strange news has been recently received from an Australian
observatory (Adelaide). It might be described as revolutionising our ideas
respecting the largest of the planets, were it not that the careful study of
much older observations had already led the more advanced students of astronomy
to adopt the theory which has now been demonstrated by direct observation.
It has been shown that all the phenomena presented by the two gas giants planets correspond with this theory, whereas not one in ten can be explained by the older theory.
Fortunately in the case of Jupiter, we have evidence we have evidence from the Adelaide Observatory where a fine (8 inch) telescope by T Cooke & Sons of York has been erected, and where a singular purity of air greatly assists astronomical observation, two practised observers (Mr Todd and Mr Ringwood) on two different occasions, both observing on each occasion saw the nearest of Jupiter’s satellites through the outer layer of the planet’s cloud laden atmosphere, which must, therefore, of necessity, be at least 2,000 miles in depth.
In his book ‘Flowers in the Sky’ Richard Proctor makes
references to this observation by Mr Todd and Mr Ringwood.
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