New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-07
RRoWy'S NEW OBSERVATORY

coy. 7,Apn', USEFUL AND GENEROUS 'lFI'
pr,,,c,cc +. l.. april l>rccen.-rv the erection
90 tr. n,y, rhr.icl laboratory. wilson Han and tie
ada Astronomical Ohecr ator,. the sstroronicnl anil
,l,.ic.t d.r,~,pcrt Of tl' scientific course VIII Toe
.,,.,fv npfo.,d and the pursuit Of these studies VIII
hc made NOR, Iiacteai and instructive I" the s'u'n'
The astronomical observatory. which u 10 DC '''t'1
,i,c ho canning scl-on !, the CIT Of Governor LaHn'
The lsr-c number Of bindings on ihe college campd'
u cc.ei.a,c placing tho observatory the lot given
s,a wears ago bv Mrs Nclcaf for botanic al garden.
Tn. .lchi Inconvenience resulting from is hcin- placed
at some distance from the colleges VIII 10 more N"h
conntcrlalarccd hy tr advantas.' resulting from SUCH
ste removed from every possible Jar 81 the CIV '''
-, zinc -,ro f.f.e commanding tic'g Of the horizon
prac.al, Instructed in evcry direction. I'D " Tie
Iruouan- some time 40 Professor Upton thn described
tl, observatory a, planned. be- Tie L.dd Observatory
consists 81 tower which j, octaconnl n hcirM "i
tv.,,.fy- G-c ice. where balcony !. placed. ami
cylindrical above the balcony 10 an additional h'-f u
ten feet. Within tbs tower which j. t"cnif ono i'l
in diameter. r.scs heavy masonry pier upon whi'h
s 10 hc placed au equatorial telescope II twelve inches
arcrirre and fifteen feet focal lcagth Tie tower j.
covered by a revolving dome Of copper containing
v.de sit which can be turned g. any part ~ TIC
heavens. Araon he'd 10 the tower on The cast i tn
main building which Is % 10y - feet ana - i'r' "'Sh'
The building contains one large and TWO small
rooms for library and other uses a Photographic room
and rooms for clio, is ana minor l-U.W'h'' i''
towc- and building attached to 1t make The observatory
proper and are substantially built Of brick and sion"
The building is not only well adapted 10 It's Purposes
but il f. well proportional aLd handsome. Indeed. Tire
General appcArlncc 90 TIE ediec. a, shown by draw
lnc- = highly satisfactory. md quite unlilc -" PLAN
and often u Irorortorcd bnilcins. which Hrc usually
erected for obs,l,atoI',.
ATTACHED to t'c building on the ci't i wooden
structure - be uscd transit room. aud containing
piers lor two transit instruments. Openings IN the
roof and north nad south wall, are made BY raising
shutters AID swinging windows. which gives der
meridian from the north 10 thr south horizon above
either instruments.
Beside, TIC ctuto. t' cope and thc two transit
instruments. there wll Do -"Ncfa astronomical CLOCKS
= snrorrsiaph. a miofouei"r and a -p,' fo-c"l", TIE
latter adJuncis to the equatorial ana meteorological
Iustiumeft..'
r.oios or Upton expect, T. have The oh,cr' Atory
ready for Dy next llll. when hc VIII supplement
the pre- hy ,our,c 30 practical Astronomy
student, UIo intend 10 make ti.- branch ~ science
fh,f ifnf. Vocation III tlT.rcinrih hc able To- pursue
,hc.i post Graduate work without lriyin: LioNn.
ilc Brown alumni rcsldur in NcW bedford. Mas.
a..d vicinity nave formed au Alumni Association Niih
81 membership of aNo.t twenty n'r. The following
ofhorr, have h1cn elected 'dc'i. Rev. D. G. Burt,
-. vice president. Ray Green lIuln1, O., ecrctars,
DT. l.. i. tucker, IL