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Astronomy. — Reconstruction of the Bureau of Longitude. — For a long 

 time there has existed among astronomers in Paris a strife quite unworthy 

 of the science, in which personal rivalries are much more prominent than 

 the progress of astronomy which has gained nothing by the unhappy 

 scenes of which the Academy of Sciences has been for a long time the 

 theatre, and which have been of no benefit even to those who have sys- 

 tematically undertaken to disparage all the scientific labors of the most 

 able astronomer among them, the Director of the Observatory. The work 

 of the Bureau of Longitude having suffered very much by these internal 

 dissensions, this body has been reconstructed, retaining all who have here- 

 tofore been members, and adding some new names from among the 

 contestants. The class of assistant members is suppressed and all the 

 members are made equals. The Bureau as now constituted comprises 



3 Members of the Academy of Sciences, viz :— Liouville, Le Verrier 

 and Delaunay, 



5 Astronomers, viz '.—Messrs. Mathieu, Laugier, Yvon de Yillarceau, 

 Faye and Foucault. 



3 Members from the Navy, viz :— Admirals Mathieu, Deloffre, and 



1 Member belonging to the War Department, Mareshal Vaillant. 



1 Geographer, Colonel Peytie, with the rank of Major. 



3 Artists, Messrs. Breguet, Lerebours and Brunner. 



It has been organized by the appointment of, for President, Mareshal 

 Vaillant; Vice-President, Admiral Deloffre; Secretary, ViUarceau. 



^^ew Observatories.— The Observatory at Paris is about to establish a 

 branch in the south of France, in order to have the advantage of a purer 

 sky than that on the borders of the Seine. The necessity of this was 

 jnore than ever realized in the recent efforts made to recognize the Satel- 

 I'te of Sirius lately discovered by Mr. Clark. It was only after repeated 

 efforts and with a sky for a few moments unusally pure that M. Chacornac 



of Sirius again at Paris. 



^as able to verify the discovery of Mr. Clark, 

 rendered it impossible to see the companion of 



Astronomers appear to be more than ever engaged in searcmng lor a 

 f re sky. M. Bulard, the Director of the Observatory of Algiers has 

 I'^and a sky of remarkable transparency in the oasis of Laghouat which 

 ^s situated exactly in the meridian of Paris. They will not fail to found 



an observatory i - ^- u » r„«.^ opn«. 



Already Russi 



on Mount Ararat. , . ^ 



. ^international College.— For sometime there has been a project con- 

 J'jiered which will be laid open for concours through the medmna of the 

 I^Diversai Exposition of London. It relates to the estabhsment of an 

 ^oternational College to be organized simultaneously at Pans, Oxford, 

 ^"J?'ch, and Rome or Florence ,. . • . . 



f he principal of this unique College is to establish m the four countnes 

 ^"identical course of study to be conducted simultaneously m four 

 aitferent languages so that the students may at any time change their 

 ''^idence and language without any modification of the method or course 

 Of study. The initiative of this measure has been taken by M. Barbier, a 

 Manufacturer of Clermont-ferrand. In order that this question may 



