ASTRONOMICAL OBSEKVATOJUKH. 08 1 



Nvliilc tlic iiortliern sky is left to the care of more northern observatories. 

 Star occultations and comets will be taken in occasionally. If the staif 

 of the observatory be raised, as is hoped, to three regular observers and 

 one servant, the establishment will be able to prodnce useful results. 



Glasgow, Missouri. 



]\loyrifi(>)i Observatory. 



Lon<;itude from Washington, l'> 3'" 5.93* W. 

 Latitude, 39° IG' 10.75" N. 



Authority for longitude : Exchange of clock-signals with the Naval Ob- 

 servatory in June and July, IS'79, five nights; latitude, from 

 circumpolar stars observed on meridian circle. 

 Director : C. AY. Pritciiett. 



The observatory was founded, ]875-'7G, by the liberality of JNIiss Der- 

 ENICE Morrison, of Saint Louis. 

 Instruments : 



(^0 Meridian circle : One; makers, Trougiiton & Simms; diameter 

 of circles, 24 inches; divided to 5'; read by 4 microscopes to 1"; aper- 

 ture of objecti^■e, C inches; for observations of the sun, ai)erturo em- 

 ployed, 4 inches ; magniiying i>owcr ordinarily employed, 200 diameters. 



(c) Equatorialinstrumcnt : Makers, Alvan Clark & SONS; aperture 

 of objective, 12;|- inches; magnifying powers of eye-pieces, 50 to 1,200. 



(/) Chronograph : One. 



{{/) Clock : Sidereal ; maker, Charles Frodsham, London. 



{h) Chronometer: Sidereal; maker, T. S. & J. 1). Negus, New York. 



(?) Miscellaneous: Alt-nzinuith, by L. V. Casella, London; comet- 

 seeker, by Alvan Clark »& Sons. 



G^reencastle, Indiana. 



McKim Observaforjj of J)e I'auiv [fuiccrsity. 



Longitude from Washington, 14'" 17.91'' W. 

 Latitude. 39° 37' N. 

 Director: J. V. 1). John. 



Hanover, New ITampshire. 



ShatittcJc Observatory of Dartmouth College. 



Longitude from Washington, 19'" 3.5G" E. 



Latitude, 43° 42' 15.2" N. 



Authority for longitude and latitude. Prof. C. A. Young. 



Directors : C. A. Young, 1853. 



Charles F. Emerson, 1878. 

 Founded in 1853 through the liberality of Dr. G. S. Shattuok. Con- 



