30 UNIVERSAL OR COSMIC TIME. 



PROFESSOR E. RAMSAY WRIGHT, SECRETARY OF THE CANA- 

 DIAN INSTITUTE, TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR- 

 GENERAL, CANADA. 



Canapian Institu'je, Toronto, June 24th, 1879. 

 The Secretary of His Excellency the Governor-General, Ottaiva. 



Sir, — Referring to the papers on Time-reckoning and the selection 

 of a Common Meridian, which His Excellency has been pleased to 

 bring under the notice of the Impeiial Government, in order that the 

 attention of the Scientitic and other authorities of various countries 

 may be directed to the subject, 



I now beg to forward to you additional copies, in order that they 

 may be transmitted, through the Imperial Government, to the proper 

 otHcial authorities and the principal Scientitic Societies in Great 

 Britain and the Colonies, as well as to the representatives in London 

 of the different countries in the accompanying list. 



I am requested respectfully to express the hope that in directing 

 attention to these papers it may be intimated that the Council of the 

 Canadian Institute will be glad to learn how far the solutions of the 

 dithculties referred to may be generally acceptable. 



I have the honor, etc., 



R. RAMSAY WRIGHT, 



Secretary. 

 FOREIGX COUNTRIES. 



France 8 copies. 



Germany 8 " 



Italy 8 " 



Norway and Sweden 8 " 



The United States 8 " 



Russia 8 " 



Austria 4 " 



Belgium 4 " 



Brazil 4 " 



Denmark 4 " 



Japan 4 " 



Netherlands 4 " 



Portugal 4 " 



Spain 4 " 



Switzerland 4 " 



Turkey 4 " 



Greece : 4 " 



- China 4 " 



IN GREAT BRITAIN. 



The Admiralty 1 



The Astronomer Royal, Greenwich 



The Astronomer Royal for Scotland | 



Royal Astronomical Society [-59 copies. 



Royal Geographical Society 



Royal United Service i 



Fioyal Society J 



