PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
ANNUAL MEETING OP ASTEONOMIOAL SECTION. •■■■.•••■
The annual meeting of the Astronomlcai Section of the Philosophical Society wa» held last night. Dr. 0. E. Adams Breeding. . ■ '• The annual report stated that owing to the -isd weather and the lack' of loiaurij the work dono at tho observatpry. had been reduced. During the year eight papers'had beew read at meetlnga tothe section. Referring to tho observatory the report mentioned that while the building was in fair repair it required painting and the dome dressing. The instrument was in good order, and electric lights had been fitted to the.circles and cross wirej. Several other alterations had been carried
The balance-sheet showed that the cart account had a credit balance of £8 2». 9d., while the Proctor Library Fund showed a credit balance of £99 19s.- 9d.
The election of officers,resulted in last year a officers being elected en bloc
Mr. A. C. Gilford read two very interesting papers, one entitled "The Collisions of Planets and Passing Stars," and the other! "Professor Pickering's Theory of Novae."
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 10, 7 October 1920, Page 3
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174PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 10, 7 October 1920, Page 3
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