Word: presented
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...barely possible that the large laboratory will be in condition for use during the latter part of the present college year...
HASTY PUDDING CLUB.- The next dinner will be held Tuesday evening, December 10th, at 7 p m., at Parker's. All members, taken in since last dinner must be present. See notice at club house. Dress suits...
...Fifth Avenue Hotel on Saturday night to consider the advisability of arranging a rule to prevent the disputes which occurred this year, relative to graduate and professional players in intercollegiate athletics. No business was transacted as the delegates from Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania were absent. Those present were Tracy Harris of Princeton, W. C. Camp of Yale, and F. D. Beattys of Wesleyan...
...work at the Harvard Observatory is, at present principally devoted to stellar photography. Observations are made as far south as 25 degrees beyond the equator, while the expedition sent to South America is completing the observations in the southern hemisphere. A new photographic telescope has been added to the apparatus of the Observatory similar to the 7 inch Bates telescope in Peru. The instrument consists of a telescope with an adjustment for a photographic plate holder...
Professor Pickering is at present working upon an experiment for ascertaining the exact location of the pole. The instrument used consists of a stationary reflecting telescope with a plate holder suspended in the centre of the aperture upon a pendulum, to avoid any variations of the telescope which might arise from changes of temperature. The movement of the stars revolving about the pole as a centre are photographed upon the plate, and from the races described the location of the pole can be accurately ascertained by geometrical and trigonometry observations...