New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-11
WORK on COLUMBIA'S OBSERVATORY.
VALUABLE ASTRONOMICAL BOOKS PURCHASED
FOR THE LIBRARY.

VALUABLE ASTRONOMICAL BOOKS PURCHASED
FOR THE LIBRARY.
The trustees OF Columbia College Announce that. with
the consent OF the Boa,, OF Goyeinn.s Of the Neg
York Hospital the erection Of the small ASTRONOMICAL
observatory has been begun upon the new dte az
Blooming alo This observatory Will be completed by
August |. and will contain solid pier, up0n when
viii lc mounted the new zenith telescope now being
made for the coll"ec By Wanscha1. Of Berlin. This
Instrument which VIII bc ready early In september, Is
one OF psly OF Instruments exactly alh". The ohc?
Is 70 be mounted at The Royal Observatory Of CipV:i-
monte, hear Naples, by order OF the Italian Govern
mcnt With these two instruments. precisely siuiilr,
,imultacOIs Ob>cIvanons will De undertaken for the
purpose of securing accurate determination OF the
variation Of terrestrial auudcs recently discovered In
Germany. II IS expected that the WORK Will hc begun
al both stations ms October l. Tho New YORK
c,s-rva ions VIII Nc made Uy Professor Fees and Nj.
Jaccby these al the Italian observatory by VI. Fcrgoa
Exceptional advantages are Offered b. the circGm tiHc'
that the TWO ObscrvaiOiics ale situated upon nearly
the sumc latitude. II Is confidently expected that this
advantageous condition. which la, not boon rallied
In any N The series Ok observations iar under
taken, Will lead 20 results 81 high interest
Tic late President Barnard. in hi, WILL CT atcd II
fund under The name OF The Barnard Fund 70. tho
Increase Of the Library He directed that the income
shOud be devoted 10 the purchase II such bOOhs ~
from time u time nj yht be most needed IN the
Columbia College Library especially those relating 10
ply seal Astronomical aGcncr selecting Ia prefer
ence those Which may be Likely to be most useful b
person, engaged IN scientific investigation. Under the
advice Of the officer 81 the Dez tncnts of PAY !cs al
Astronomy, The trustee, have purchased from VI.
stluvc exdlrccOr Of t!e great National pD.c 'ntnS
az InIowa Ilus.ia his me library ~ a>iruIohur.i al
und physical NOrks. continuing i.3bl bound AMI MI
bound boots AMI 1896 pamphlets. NJ >truvr his also
promised to give - the COLLECTION AL The "rA' ne may
receive up the time 81 his death. Ia" hm"Fh
i arrive here few WtchS. ana u Is
said be iCh IN important eih OF works, chi inOh,
ETC.. nnibny The whole exceedingly valuable to thOe
engaged jB Original inyc,ugaiJn.
Inc widow ana family Of the late Professor William
g. Icch have given 81 tte hDray a large porl0i 81
hl, private libInfy. including mot Of MS scientific
books. ii. f.. Pccw and his son, &. f. pcllew. have
gwen about 500 volume from the library f he late
Geo. re Tellcw iu"v cOTpTis" an Interesting coffee
ton Of seventeenth ana eighteenth century romnicc'
uany If them ;cnrc' ana other works. chlchV
litcriry The AvcJv Architectural Collection e. IL
trlucS to grow, through Mr. A"erys continued gcncr'
osity and large O:ders have jd,t been placed In
Europe and Mr. Avery has authorized expenditures
which viii largely supplement his original giit