644 EEPOKTS OF ASTEONOMICAL OBSERVATOEIES. 



Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas. 



Observatory connected with Kansas State University. 



Longitude from Washington, 1^ 12°^ 47^9 W. 

 Latitude, 38° 5V 15" K. 



Autliority for latitude and longitude : Fred. W. Bardwell, late 

 professor of astronomy, Kansas State University. 

 Director : H. S. S. Smith. 



Instruiments : 

 (b) Meridian transit instrument: makers, Stackpole Bros.; aper- 

 ture, 2^ inches. 



(g) Clod's : one mean time ; makers, E. Howard & Co., Boston 

 (medium): one sidereal; maker, Brockbanks, London (old). 



{h) Chronometer : sidereal ; makers, T. S. & J. D. Negus, New York 

 (good). 



(i) Miscellaneous: Sextant, by Gambey ; comet-seeker, G-iuch object 

 glass. 



Observations during the past tear: 

 (b) {h') Time. 

 (i) Instruction. 



Work proposed for the coming year (1881) : 

 Time observations and instruction. 



LiNWOOD, Hamilton County, Ohio. 



Private Observatory. 



Longitude from Washington, ? 



Latitude, ? 



Situated about one mile E. by S. from Cincinnati Observatory. 

 Director: E. H. McClure. 



Instrusients : 

 (e) One equatorial silvered glass ISTewtonian reflector. Diameter of 

 the concave reflecting objective, 5i inches; magnifying powers of the eye- 

 pieces, GO, 100, and 200 diameters. The mirror, tube, and mounting all 

 constructed by Mr. McClure himself. 



Observations during the past year (from February 8 to 

 November 30, 1880) : 

 (c) Sun-spots, Faculte, Jupiter, Saturn, &c. Special attention given 

 to Jui)iter, of which a few rough sketches were made. 

 Work proposed for the coming year (1881) : 

 Same as above ; will also observe the transit of Mercury. Will at- 

 tempt to make a mirror of larger aperture, if the time can be spared 

 from regular avocations. 



