New-York tribune., 1896-06-20
THE NEW ROYAL OBSERVATORY.

From The London News. ,,., 80
the work and req,iirememts Of the place. and the
grea; development of solar observations by the pho
pArtment The share which Greenwich Is taking IN
the formation OF the great intcrna loha S
represents another deparimeht tnat pio'ys' o r 5,
has also called forth ana the I4t,hE Vt a ve,1p r
Moreover the normal business OF the observatory
has immensely increased ieW Eeais a. ssi yves
800 observations by the famous lfahS.i Cn~rIe ~ Va
a very good years work, now lhey MAKE Ilo," ~
go to 1900. The magnetic WORK OF Gr.rnwarn @ a'aI
similarly increased in extent ana 'nporiaii'Ve. az
indeed the whole business OF the Observatory mas
more than doubled wi,hln ne pas. fnnSesn lTm or
d!nary assistants were sufhcient ior tle "Uih 30 ~.
The PACE 1t nas now San II 's yera? doparmcn,s
who. of course, are men OF hgh sceh'-ic attain
Even with this staff however. It has Of late been
found impossible 70 meet ali the demands uioh ,,o
portant addition Of which he has long stood IN Ef'at
tional chief assistant. ana inst'ld oi hfr S,".ra %
class assistants he is 10 have eight estab shei com
This VIII give an increase 81 louI J." "Ti',V " -, ,rc
a considerable addition to the mental cahpie oi l'e
staff. The advances and developments OF science
and the increased demands upon the resources of
the observatory have rendered increased accomino-
as,rnno,,,er Royal can get al the Treasury only
through my Lords Of the Adm rally and has. mere
1ecnt encrcv before h. can gc any effective a;icn-
tion - his requirements. Mr. Christie has certainly
Snccg.,i.l @
iona. .nst,tuiion ana when the invited guests 20
down for their annual visitation day on SatuIda!
Greenwich remains where Il vas. Greenwich OBJ
serVttorV has shifted IS latitude.
Ii Is no longer The chaotic cluster Of old buildings
lust inside the walls where Wis tors % the park nave
been wont 20 see the gun metal standards OF meas
urement and the famous clock with twenty uT
hours on its face These od bindings VII sun nave
thcr-uses -hui Greenwich Observatory villas son
IS "A lite finishing work can be pushed on DE- ioUnd
thc other extremity Of ne grcrndS and some III l.,
distance nearer Ila 'khcath. Tho bulicrs sirlf'
and other little hindfanccs have DELAYED the en-
= be- occupied VIII not be complete on Nisl'at. ~
Day. hut the main portion OF the structure itself Is
practically nnsh'd. ana ought very Sl'Fuf ~ l'
"a her striking alornmcn; 20 Greenwich PARK i
Is handsome and very claborat"ly ofnamcnted
structure In red brick and hr 3wn terra c3'ia sii.
mounted by a central dome and emhclSied hy az
gorica. designs. by large bust of Flamsteei. iAe
first Astronomer Royal. and by tablets li-r.ayln.
the names OF leading asironomers. Including sN ~
Flamsieeds successors. the seventh beng NJ
Christie. whose name howev'r. docs not app'ai oi
the building. What IS approa ming compruon
and what the visitors Saturday VIII have an OPP
Royal Observatory. but the main building. 20 wicf
two wings have stil 10 be aided, east and west
! next Visitation Day comes around Greenwich OBJ
servaory viii present an appearance somewhat NOR
in keeping with its world-wl" fame, and. what f.
| more Will have IN the building an instrument
which will rank among the very finest In eNlsirhc"
This VIII he the central feature Of the new oir
! sArvatory and VIII. of course, be placed beneaif
the dome which surmounts what Will eventually b'
! cructorm building, Il IS being made IN nnn.ir
| witch by Slr Henry Thompson. i VII De i twenty
/ sx-inch PHOTOGRAPHIC telescope. and win il "il h'
OF tweve and three-quar'or inches aperinrc ma
Photographic telescope ana Is guide" Will DO o'
one side OF the support of the instrument and OF
the other will be sllver-on-glass reflector Of thr'i
| inches diameter This fine collection Of instru
! ments Will be mounted on a very massive poi's'a A
! of brickwork sol'dy incorporated with tho bulldni
and running deep down below its founiatlons
This new structure, as 1t has been SAID. MI hence
| being retained Tor purposes