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...romance was then passing into the modern world, and to Scott it was given to gather up the picturesqueness of the past of Scotland and hand down to us in his poems and his novels, the history of the heroic deeds of the North from the time of Robert Bruce and William Wallace. It has been said that Scott was a dull boy but nothing can be farther from the truth. He was early driven by lameness to seek occupation different from those of other boys, and he turned to literature. He was descended from a long line of true...
...period covered in the lecture was from Chaucer to Elizabeth. The first poet of note was John Barbour who was born in 1320. In 1375 he wrote his story of Robert the First, called, "The Bruce." The language was the Northern English much like that used by Chancer. Barbour was a man of varied culture, a master of pathos and a true poet. His work is full of dignity and some of his characters show that his own nature must have been that of a gentleman. There is in his work no trace of humor; his mind seemed to turn...
...approaching completion of the new Bruce photographic telescope was referred to at length by Professor Pickering. If successful, it will be the most powerful in the world. The eight surfaces of its objective have been ground and polished so that it could be tested on a star. The results were satisfactory. Plans have been made and the foundations laid for a one-story brick building, with a sliding roof, in which it will be erected during its trial in Cambridge. After this it is proposed to send it to the Arequipa station in Peru...
...western side of the observatory grounds, the foundations for the new Bruce photographic telescope are being laid...
Although as regards diameter of lens this Bruce telescope, being but 24 inches, is much smaller than many now in use in this country yet in many respects it will be the most powerful ever constructed. Its chief point is its adaptibility for use in the construction of maps and study of the spectra of the faintest stars. It will remain in Cambridge some time before being sent to Peru...