Descriptions of Stations 



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Bulgaria concluded. 



Sofia. 1!U1 continued. 



to farmhouse several hundred meters from main 

 road; 125 meters east of most easterly of the three 

 farmhouses, 6.5 meters southwest of more westerly of 

 two oak trees on roadside, and 13.9 meters from middle 

 one of three oak trees on south side of road; marked 

 by tent peg driven flush with ground. True bearings: 

 tower of church in Sofia, 195 38'.8; dome on church 

 in Sofia, 196 16'.4; cross on church, about one-third 

 kilometer, 248 33'.2. 



Crete. 



Candia, 1911. In northeast corner of olive grove on terrace 

 rising several feet above surrounding fields, about 200 

 meters southwest from wall surrounding cemeterj- and 

 church of St. Constantine, 2 meters south of north 

 edge of terrace, 5 meters northwest of olive tree at 

 northeast corner of terrace, 45 meters northeast of 

 northwest corner of stone house, and 45 meters north- 

 west of northeast corner; marked by tent peg driven 

 flush with ground. True bearings: dome on St. 

 Minas Church in Candia, 1.59 16'."; tall yellow 

 minaret in Candia, 174 24'. 6; cross on St. Constantine 

 Church dome, 22.3 27'.3. 



Great Britain. 



Falinouih, EnglaTid, 1913. Three stations, designated A, 

 B, and C, were occupied in 1913, A and B being 

 reoccupations of 1909 stations. Main station .4 is 

 on flat forming Trefusis Point, 1 1 meters from edge 

 of bush on bank, 41.6 meters from southeast post of 

 football goal, and 37.6 meters from northwest post of 

 goal; marked by cross in top of Oregon pine post sunk 

 flush with ground. True bearings: sharp church 

 spire on hilltop, 43 29'.3; center of St. Anthony 

 Lighthouse tower, 308 50'. 0; main flagpole on Pen- 

 dennis Castle, 339 .52'.!. B is 20.15 meters north- 

 west of ^4, on azimuth line produced from St. Anthony 

 Lighthouse tower, and 29.0 meters from northwest 

 post of football goal. C is 28.40 meters northeast 

 of A, on azimuth line produced from church spire on 

 hilltop. 



Falmouth Observatory, England, 1913. Observations w'ere 

 made at Falmouth Observatory on brick pier in the 

 hut used for absolute observations, and used in 1909 by 

 Carnegie Institution of Washington. A stone set up on 

 opposite hillside was used as mark. This is permanent 

 reference mark of observatory and is in true bearing 

 4 40'.7. 



Porlhnllow, England, 1913. Practically a reoccupation of 

 station of the British Magnetic Surv^ey of 1890; in 

 cultivated field just south of Roskorwell farmhouse on 

 east side of St. Keverne Road; 21.9 meters from stone 

 boundary fence on west, 40.5 meters from east fence, 

 and 40.5 meters from north fence. True bearings: 

 St. Keverne Church spire, 5 54'.6; extreme west edge 

 of north chimney on house distant about 50 yards 

 (46 meters), 22 19'. 2; extreme east gable of row of 

 quarry workmen's houses on hill, 31.5 04'. 4. 



67. Anthony, England, 1913. Practically a reoccupation 

 of C.I.W. station of 1909; in southwest part of field 

 belonging to Mr. Spry, southwest of government sig- 

 nal station, southeast of fort on St. Anthony's Point, 

 4.2 meters east of brow of hill, and 39.5 meters south- 

 east of fence post from which fence begins to make 

 sudden dip towards water, next post west being near 

 granite landmark on side of steep slope; not marked. 

 True bearing: flagstaff on dome seen in direction of 

 Pendennis Castle, 102 .53'.5. 



Truro, England, 1913. Practically a reoccupation of sta- 

 tion of British Magnetic Survey of 1890; in east corner 



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Great Britain concluded. 



Truro. England, 1913 continued. 



of cricket and football field leased by Wesley an College 

 from Mr. .\uckin, owner of Langbessow Farm, in 

 St. Clements Rural; 25.4 meters from gate in east 

 corner of field, 45 paces from most easterly goal post, 

 6 meters from ditch along southeast side of field, and 

 4.1 meters from boundary line along southeast side 

 of playing field; marked by cross in top of tent peg 

 driven flush with ground. True bearing: point on 

 right end of red and white striped pavilion, 250 yards 

 (229 meters), 90 31'.9. 



Greece. 



Athens, 1911. Two stations, designated P and T, were 

 occupied. P is stone pier about 12 meters east of 

 southeast corner of magnetic observatory building 

 and used at National Observatory for magnetic obser- 

 vations. True bearing: cross on middle one of three 

 towers visible on St. George Church in Lycobette, 

 247 47'. 8. T is in walk leading up to main observa- 

 tory building, about 25 meters south of observing pier, 

 12.8 meters west of bolt in center of gateway entrance 

 to main observatory building, and 19.7 meters north- 

 west of cock in cement water tank. True bearings: 

 tallest of wireless telegraph poles, 49 51'.9; cross on 

 largest of three domes on St. Constantine Church in 

 Athens, 208 17'.5. 



Corfu, 1911. At extreme west end of Vido Island, on 

 bluff overlooking harbor; 38 meters east of more 

 southerly of two knolls (north of ruins of old battery), 

 17 meters south of granite ledge at east end of north 

 knoll, 13.5 meters north of large stone on edge of 

 bluff, and 18 and 19.5 meters northeast and southeast 

 respectively from southerly and northerlj' of four 

 stones embedded in the mound which extends from 

 bluff to north knoll (on this knoll there is a stone with 

 a triangle and letters WD cut in top); marked bj' 

 white marble post 10 by 10 by 40 cm. set about 30 

 cm. in ground and lettered C.I. 1911, the period after 

 C indicating exact point. True bearings: cross on 

 lighthouse on citadel, 332 58'. 4; tower of San Spiriton 

 Church in Corfu, 346 09'.4. 



Kephisia, 1911. East of Kephisia, at place called Kepha- 

 lari, where National Observatory of .''Lthens has made 

 magnetic observations, about 200 meters south of 

 water-works, 135 meters east of stone culvert which 

 spans ditch near corner of grove, and 13.5 meters 

 northwest of more northerly of two small pines near 

 road; marked by marble slab 5 by 11 by 47 cm. pro- 

 jecting about 4 cm. above ground and lettered C.I. 

 1911, the period after C being point u.sed as station. 

 True bearings : weather vane on red pyramidal cupola 

 on brownstone house, 3.50 meters. 117 05'. 4; smoke- 

 stack of water-works, 185 21'.6. 



Patras, 1911. In field inclosed by olive hedge on north, 

 west, and south sides, east of Patras and southeast 

 of brick and tile kiln; 5.5 meters southwest, 5.5 meters 

 southeast, and 63.5 meters southeast, respectively, 

 from fourth, fifth, and tenth trees in row along ditch; 

 marked by tent peg driven flush with ground. True 

 bearings: spire on lighthouse, about 0.6 kilometer, 

 91 2r.2; lightning rod on smokestack of brewery, 2 

 kilometers, 170 I5'.4. 



Zante, 1911. On hill called Strouza, w'est of Zante and 

 near south end of large Greek cemetery; 26.2 meters 

 southeast of southeast corner of cemetery wall and 

 5.5 meters west-northwest of edge of cut through 

 which road passes; marked by tent peg driven flush 

 with ground. True bearings: cross on tower of St. 

 Theonisis Church, 225 40'. 1; cross on tower of St. 

 Theotokos Phoneomenis Church, 238 48'.0. 



