CXX ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



It will embody the results of investigations recently undertaken as ap- 

 plied to the design of a new single prism spectrograph. 



Each of tlie members receives free the bi-monthly Journal of the 

 Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, coT^taining, besides many of the 

 papers presented to the Society, astronomical news of general interest 

 and frequent contributions on different branches of astronomy. At the 

 begiiming of the year a handbook is also published and distributed free 

 to the members. This contains the ephemeridcs of the sun, moon and 

 planets, and much other valuable information. 



At the annual general meeting held on December 19th, 1907, the fol- 

 lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year : — 



Presideni>— W. F. King, B.A., LL.D., D.T.S. 



Vice-President— Otto Klotz, LL.D., F.R.A.S. 



Secretary — J. S. Plaskett, B.A. 



Treasurer — E. M. Stewart, M.A. 



Council— Joseph Pope, C.M.G., F.R.A.C; A. H. McDougall, B.A.; 

 F. A. McDiarmid, B.A. 



XL — Fr.om The Royal Asironomical Society of Canada, through 

 R. Stewart Muir. 



The increasing interest in the study of astronomy in Canada is 

 manifested by the membership having increased to over 500 during the 

 past year. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows : — 



Hon. President — Dr. W. F. King. 



President — ^W. B. Mussen, Esq. 



Vice-President — A. T. DeLury, Esq., M.A. 



Second Vice-President — L. B. Stewart, Esq., D.L.S. 



Secretary — J, R. Collins, Esq. 



Recorder — Miss E. A. Dent. 



Librarian — A. Sinclair, Esq., M.A. 



Treasurer — George Ridout, Esq. 



Curator — R. S. ]~)uncan, Esq. 



Council— Joseph Pope, C.M.G.; A. F. Miller, Rev. B. D. :\Iarsh, 

 L. H. Graham, Dr. A. D. Watson. 



The retiring President, Dr. A. C. Chant, having occupied the posi- 

 tion for the past four years, has devoted himself with singular zeal and 

 energy to his duties. Tlis final address was an exhaustive review of the 

 progress of astronomy during the past year. 



The publication of the Journal and Annual TTandbook has been 

 continued, and judging from the large number of requests for copies re- 

 ceived from astronomers and scientific societies in foreign countries, the 



