APPENDICES 347 



WATSON MEDAL 



[Founded in 1883, by James C. Watson, for the promotion of 

 astronomical research.] 



1887. Benjamin Apthorp Gould. 



For valuable labors in promoting the progress in astronomical science, 

 and especially for his establishment of the National Observatory of 

 the Argentine Republic. 

 1889. Ed. Schonfeld. 



For services in cataloguing and mapping the stars visible in our latitudes, 

 and especially for his [then] recently published southern " Durch- 

 musterung." (The medal and gold were forwarded through the 

 German embassy at Washington.) 

 1891. Arthur Auwers. 



For his contributions to stellar astronomy. (The medal and gold were 

 forwarded through the Gerinan embassy at Washington.) 

 1894. Seth Carlo Chandler. 



For researches on the variation of latitude. 

 1899. Sir David Gill. 



For work in perfecting the application of the heliometer to astronomical 

 measurements. 



