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...transmits all the rays of the sunlight, including the ultraviolet and infrared, which are cut out by ordinary glass. Owing to this property it is expected to be of great value to medicine. By it diseased areas of the throat, nose, ears, stomach, hitherto inaccessible cavities, may be subjected to the action of these germicidal rays, as well as to heat. A sun-room made of fused quartz panes would have the same effect as sunlight in the open air. A quartz lamp will give a healthy sunburn...
Under the great central dome and in adjoining rooms are a series of exhibits illustrating striking natural phenomena and scientific discoveries, so arranged that the visitor may himself perform the experiments. They include: ¶ Mirrors to catch the sunlight at all hours and project it through a telescopic lens in an image showing the sun spots. ¶ A spectroscope to resolve the sun rays into the component colors, showing the Fraunhofer lines of the various chemical elements in the sun's spectrum. ¶ The interferometer of Dr. A. A. Michelson, with which he measured the wave length of light...
...most astonishing features of American business. Recently, New York State applied for an injunction against the Tomadelli Electronic Light Corporation, to restrain it from selling any more of its stock to the public. The company was formed to promote an alleged invention known as "Bottled Sunlight" (TIME, March 10, SCIENCE). Concretely, this was claimed to consist of a new sort of incandescent bulb which apparently did not need electric current to make it shine. When produced in court, however, sample bulbs had no sparkle in them whatsoever, and the only brilliant feature of the company seemed to be the manner...
Preceded and followed by a flashing cavalry escort, dressed in blue blouses, white breeches and leather boots, their sabres glinting in the bright sunlight, rolled a Presidential barouche...
...spite of these architectural miscarriages, the ensemble, especially to a Harvard man, is distinctly attractive. The University did not blossom into being overnight; it has been spreading and adding to itself for almost three centuries, and its very heterogeneity is a living reminder of the past. The afternoon sunlight, glinting through the leaves in summer against the red brick of Massachusetts, besides recalling memories of rugged Continentals, also brings to mind a picture of General Burgoyne, pacing his narrow quarters in Apthorpe House after the battle of Saratoga. And a certain individuality in the execution of Emerson is unavoidably reminiscent...