FEBRUARY 1, 1884. | 
Russians make use of foreign writings. In fact, 
very few of the books in the library are in the 
Russian, even when containing their own work. 
There is, however, a strong reaction in this 
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to change it into such a form as he wanted. 
Again, the old observatory was a poor place for 
magnetic instruments, both on account of the 
unsteadiness of the instruments, and the close 
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METEOROLOGICAL STATION AT PAWLOWSK, RUSSIA. 
respect ; and before many years we may expect 
to receive the Russian scientific publications, 
not in the French and German languages, as at 
present, but in the Russian. This will be un- 
fortunate for us; because the language is diffi- 
eult to learn, and much of their science would 
be buried to us for a long time at least. 
At Pawlowsk there is much of interest. It 
requires about an hour’s time on the railway 
to go from St. Petersburg to this place. On 
the way there, the clump of trees surrounding 
the great Pulkowa astronomical observatory is 
visible ; and in winter the main building itself 
can be plainly seen. 
There were several reasons for the founding 
of this new observatory. Professor Wild had 
ideas that he wished to carry out, and which he 
considered essential for the best results: he 
had found the city observatory in a settled 
condition, and it would have been impossible 
proximity to the iron ships that are constantly 
passing and repassing on the river, only a few 
hundred feet away. He also had the idea, 
which is shared by most meteorologists, that 
the city itselfis no place to make meteorological 
observations ; as the conditions are not the 
same as in the surrounding country. 
This observatory is situated nearly two miles 
distant from the town of Pawlowsk, which hes 
thirty kilometres south-east of St. Petersburg. 
This town, although thinly inhabited in the 
winter-time, is filled to overflowing in the sum- 
mer by the people from St. Petersburg, who 
want to enjoy what little summer country life 
they can find. 
A small portion (several acres) of the park 
of the uncle of the present czar has been given 
for the purpose of the observatory, and this 
piece of ground has been fenced off and the 
buildings erected upon it. The land lies per- 
