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Show DISCOVERY OF ! UNY SON SPOTS SAN JOSE, Cal., March S. Father Rlcard of tho Santa- Clara college observatory ob-servatory announced today what he ( declared to be tho greatest discovery In 200 years of observation of sun ' spots. In January, It was predicted, j a largo group would form on Febru- ary ISth near the western limb of the i sun and aftor a semi-rotation plus an , allowance for change of the earth's j; position, the gTOup would blaze forth I March 4th on thA Tvf'rTi iimh oh. aervations on Thursday were without 8ucce8s, but on March 6 a large spot appeared eighty-five miles ea6t of the . central meridian, ranging 12 degrees, : 9 minutes helio latitude south. On '. March 7 the spot was larger and bet- s ter defined and March 8 It was a group ', of portly dimensions. " j |