, 1874-05-23
THE DEARBORN OBSERVATORY.

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THE DEARBORN OBSERVATORY.
Frof. Sn1forilss Report Setting Forth
tho Work OF the Chicago Astronolnas
cal society,
The following is the full text Of tho report sub
mittod at the last meeting OF tho Astronomical
Society, by Prof. T. Il. Stafford, tho Director Of
the Dearborn Obsorvatory:
THE REPORT.
At tho limo Of tho areAt Fire we we're making sorios
German Astronomical Society. Our work was up to
tAc standard, beth In quantity and qualify. Bit
practical s orer t. sat as senoed had
Rready nderaksn to prepare to prepare catalogue
for tho Lake Surrey, from tho obaer7aops Of about
1a72, and published by tho War Department for tho
USE Of tho Engineers at the RECOMMENDATION of tho
CHIEF Engineer, Con. Humphreys, mud Gen. Com.
IT praeteal ass Il an is to as.st in making map
Of tho lakea Work "a now doing upon Lake Michigan:
at Fort Lcavenworth, Lieut.. Isnfrner 1Io has been
getting ap mara Of Kansas, Colorado, and Now Mex.
lIsya City. Denver, and Pueblo. Tho last rlaco Was
determined II order to AZ t4e saaera boundary Of tho
Ss " H. j
After ny relnrn IRON, lie Weat IL 1879 assisted to
Canadian o!cia1s in fixing an eastern boundary neas
Ths involved, from old tlocumenta, finding whera
Cairo ln this State ia situated the ordinary rnapa ot
Illinois gyo this point four mea in crror, With rctor
Tho nort work undertook vag some calcula,ion1
relative to the South 1no Of Wyoming Territory Tha
McConntl, by astronomical observations. 7 myself
wont out IN November Inst, and with him fixed tls
and ers 'eu oecupng Iahs% % Yonss oSaerSator. @
The corner tn question s tho btartsng line between
S,ppn FpA In hn In NVntrtu %16&{ {1knfS
matter Of SOME Importance to the tilo mining vilaga
Of Alma; During last aummet Was n New Mexico:
Uuion; they are ncarly hyo mica nearer each other
than the maps have made them -aity-dye miles IN
81 IL he sans d sRoa "a
determine thu latitude and longitude of tic end Of tc
Northern Pasiho track.
mapping the country-a work which Ii very necessary
for mining ara other opersun.h - and Which is to b
oy M Il Il
perhaps, well known that tho best 1nar8 YET made oI
the West are the military maps. II is hard to estimate
psopar uoianti1o exploration Of tue Wcat. A mart
:" rain chart Of that country might have ssved mill
ions which hnVe been useessly spent, had boel
necessary 10 tako account Of stooi aud sce What
ns of ths ss s
be- Tue asronon.ers have to Do their part training
othcr sciences ''o
We haye done something towsrds educating men 70,
this purpose. OF my special astronomical pupils
Messra Stone aud sItinnor doing well osaorvcri
At Washington; Mr. AIecnf is Professor Of Engineers
United States Engineers iu Montaun at he time Of bis
laMeAted DEATH lAst year Mr. Olson 10 HOW in his
tiyo country Norvay 4 tns unyersity q o1rlsania.
Tho young ladies' who hive pursued practical aatrono
my At tile observatory Are teaching Or writing.
Allow mo hero to That tho material interests q
school, aud that the professors OF such school must
be scientifically trained Tha IL use, and very
important ono, oi the Dearborn Observatory: p m
Tue dttToronce between Bciont1o and purely lit
faco face With Nature hersclf tho l4tor with boots.
aud as result our aohoars akc their ideaa At second
land, and put tho,n into AZ un1rssotlca! r form.
III osss to as @sy ss
educatlon mud thus be Of much psueA to the commu.
nity.
and bond, who ,,atlo astronomy and higher ,nathe-
mates their sole study during the years lived
4 s9 hSf' ny n il Pssssnt
& Gha t4e so1s nes'a IT s 8 & sats yey
are l.lany hais-scienlao professions nowadays, to
ra authorities in which arc MEN who have pursued
studies r. sssc a1d - as
science shall 10 brought into direct organic connection
viii .,at x liz world. Wbsn therefore, Il was pro
Iesl soaet, aud receiyed tuyatiou to Join Il,
diu 40 al oute. The understanding ras thasft wns
atey II tnx 'es esaogs i ,n1 ss
cnssea Mhich Rew to be With nsce.sty, sven for
the Of rsssa fSsogT1a Tsp sSs
s IT. IN .a SSsS' 'assa via Ss'tssas
isua @ ind @ 1s11 were duly lsas aud sppsarea ter
Il tho aas meeting. III 1873, was compelled 10 asa.
full time Of one astronomer to curry 1t oil we'll "a
help from an assistan. where posaible; and my own
ony d sappor ss he Tro Aer ha
aneraken our ortoa e as greSt no
1ss' ss1. as' Rs x ss n9 Ss
great part boqueathe for tue observatory whch has
an Income Of 99,ooo or $lp 300 unnualiy.
do not wsh & to give up tae tlea & ef completing our
done according to tue best models 1t l.aa etnuduri
Axctl by the most emncu astronomers OF the world,
readily do. Those who lave taken POSITIONS In thn
aoyeF,sns sofyios from thc Dearborn Observatory
Asnd: Mr. stonea observations Of tho auns tiamotcr
III year utter le left here. better than those Of
msds ut Nefoi,atel, Palermo Oxfsrd Tasta and Ean.
,gsnor nnd fily h p to ths eyprgo
and longitude. u western lopt. taken xt very ia
lorior instrument, also bstar than much Euro1ean
work. The others AYe said TO have tonu equally we'll
but have not data ut hand In detail. former ntMii
Of nne, as before satol has tho management Of tue
other American shnre Of tlle grcat stur catalogue,
crcllt to cl!cago, aud ut the aAun ue esabiIshinn
il1e4 standard q Ch'ago acuntine work wlioh Viii
be known 1n MI future history Of astronomy, rho 70.
practical inporAlsct too for hsy nre wanted by tho
gfnorsFs r. ~ tsst Is sy eps
OF continuing the work begun, tor tNa rnko Of lie
honor to cheago Of the praottral utility ovon to our
own commerce, ai1tl OF its usefulness i drawing ot
an developing tho Atent BconttAo talent Of thD Tcs
no tlst IL Tine to como VIC n4y have kcixpit1u achnls