64 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 
nication which require precision, also for the form of expression of all 
scientific relations to time, Mr. Forster points out that a universal 
time common to the whole world is to be recommended. 
Dr. G. Von Boguslauski, in the Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft 
fiir Erdkunde, (transactions of the Geographical Society of Berlin), 
commends the new scheme as it has been put forth in the Canadian 
Institute papers, and foretells that it will be a matter of fact in a 
short time. ‘ 
Col. Aden, Director of the Military School, Belgium, has two 
papers in the Bulletin dela Societé Belge de Geographie. He supports 
the proposal to establish universal time, and expresses the opinion 
that longitude throughout the world should have a common notation, 
dating from one universally accepted Prime Meridian. - 
Col. Wauverman, President of the Geographical Society of Ant- 
werp, in the Bulletin of that society, 1882, advocates the change, 
and with ability meets the arguments raised against it, showing them 
to be groundless and arising from a want of thoroughly understand- 
ing the question. 
In Spain, the proposals have met with full support. Al the papers 
issued by the Canadian Institute have been translated and published 
in a pamphlet of 80 pages by the Revista General de Marina. The 
translator, Don Juan Pastorin, an officer of the Spanish navy. is 
warm in his commendation of the scheme, and takes a wise and com- 
prehensive view of the whole question. The Spanish Government 
secured the advantage of this gentleman’s services as a delegate to the 
Washington Conference. 
M. Otto Struve, the well-known Astronomer and Director of the 
Imperial Observatory, Pulkova, reports on the papers transmitted by 
‘Lord Lorne to the Imperial Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. 
He gives his adherence to the establishment of Universal Time, based, 
as suggested, on a Prime Meridian common to the whole globe, and 
strongly advocates counting the hours in one series up to twenty-four. 
In England, the Royal Society considered favourably both the 
establishment of a Universal Time and the determination of a com- 
mon Prime Meridian, while the psesent Astronomer Royal, Mr. 
Christie, takes a favourable view of the question, his predecessor, Sir 
G. B. Airy, reported in a qualified manner. The report of the 
Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Prof. Piazzi Smith, is unfavourable. 
The latter documents have already been submitted to the Institute. 
