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large star camera at the Observatory. The largest cluster—one 
of the finest in the heavens—had been photographed with the 
double object of showing its beauty and seeing if there were any 
nebula connected with the stars. Long exposure of six and eight 
hours were given without sign of any nebula ; but where Herschel 
estimated 200, there were considerably more than 2,000. Several 
of the other photographs exhibited were taken with the object of 
still further exploring the depths of the Milky Way, and the 
result was surprising. The earlier photographs taken at Sydney 
with a smaller instrument were very perfect ; in fact, the best of 
the kind that had been published. As a means of showing the 
difference between these earlier and later photographs, it might 
be stated that in one space where one of the earlier photographs 
showed forty-three stars, the later one taken in May last, showed 
1,166, or twenty-seven times as many, and the scale was so large 
that each star stood separate from its neighbours. The smaller 
scale had two serious drawbacks—first, the stars were so crowded 
together that it was impossible to see separate stars that it was 
now known ought to have been visible ; and, secondly, the crowd- 
ing of the stars helped to mislead the eye by presenting apparent 
lines, curves, and forms which were not found when the stars 
were conveniently separated and clearly shown, as in the later 
photographs. j 
Mr. L. HarGrave showed a new 2°8ib. steam screw motor, of 
about one-quarter horse power. 
_  WHEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1898. 
Prof. T. P. ANDERSON STUART, M.D., President, in the Chair. 
Twenty-seven members and six visitors were present. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 
The certificates of ten new candidates were read for the third 
time, of one for the second time, and of six for the first time. 
The following gentlemen were duly elected ordinary members 
of the Society :— 
