644 REPOETS OF ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES. 



Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas. 



Observatory connected with Kansas State University. 



Longitude from Washington, l'^ 12"^ 47«.9 W. 

 Latitude, 38° 57' 15" K. 



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

 l)rofessor of astronomy, Kansas State University. 

 Director : H. S. S. Smith. 



Instruments : 

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

 ture, 2^ inches. 



{g) Clods : one mean time ; makers, E. Howard & Co., Boston 

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



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

 (good). 



{i) Miscellaneous: Sextant, by Gambey ; comet-seeker, G-inch object 

 glass. 



Observations during the past year: 

 {h) {b') 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. hj S. from Cincinnati Observatory. 

 Director: E. H. McClure. 



Instruments : 

 {e) One equatorial silvered glass Newtonian reflector. Diameter of 

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

 pieces, 60, 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) : 

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

 to Jujuter, 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. 



