| Show 0 got C BY THE SUN 0 dome of the capitol at washington nAton travels ave twelve ave inches a day A series or of scientific experiments made lu in the capitol at washington for the purpose of showing the physical properties of tte the pendulum end have brought out some strange facts in regard to the actual movement of the capitol itself the big dome moves about six inches daily daly in an elliptical track thia this movement Is due to the influence of heat beat and cold producing expansion and contraction A wire wite was hung from the top of toe dome to the floor below and on tho the end ol 01 it was a specially prepared plumb bob with a lead pencil inserted in its lowest point the point of be pencil just touched the floor on 1 aich there was a paper the pencil point marked on the paper the exact movement of the top of the dome during a period of twenty four hours and showed it to be an elliptical track avera averaging glug six inches in length tho the dome starts moving in the morning as soon as the aun raye rays strike it and the penju draws ts curved track until sundown jhen johen a rea reaction tion takes place an ane it avoe bac ba c to starting place but not cvar cv cool air cf of 01 ali the same track for the night makes the dome contract to tint ot of tb the pencil draw the other halt half ellipse apse the wash washington agton monument aument like tb tl Car capitol itol Is influenced to move dally daily bl tin heat from the eun sun government engineers at have there to eno 00 tip a permanent device at u just how it ft may be out nut of plumb any time yot ori the statue of liberty in new sa s1 harbor barbor literally waves a welcome farewell to the vessel that ply up w ILI down the bay the tall OM t buildt 91 bend their heads and arid the tie bridge rises and falls every day daf 1131 tb ing a special device to compensate motion popular song would be 11 1 ess obiel tio tlona ble it sune sung only in the heart thoo with whom they are popular mr air money built a of it building at mckeesport McKee sport pa bat sol w people have not as yet purchased bools books for IL |
