Word: holder
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...expedition sent to South America is completing the observations in the southern hemisphere. A new photographic telescope has been added to the apparatus of the Observatory similar to the 7 inch Bates telescope in Peru. The instrument consists of a telescope with an adjustment for a photographic plate holder...
Professor Pickering is at present working upon an experiment for ascertaining the exact location of the pole. The instrument used consists of a stationary reflecting telescope with a plate holder suspended in the centre of the aperture upon a pendulum, to avoid any variations of the telescope which might arise from changes of temperature. The movement of the stars revolving about the pole as a centre are photographed upon the plate, and from the races described the location of the pole can be accurately ascertained by geometrical and trigonometry observations...
...Rushers: Morrison, G. W. Beals, Goddard, Wheeler, Houghton, Holder, E. W. Beals; quarter-back, Kimball; half-backs, Peters, Hunt; full-back, Watkinson...
...Every holder of a season ticket may get an admission ticket for the Princeton game by signing the book at Leavitt and Pierce's. No tickets will be given after Friday night and season tickets will not be good on the day of the game...
...WOODMAN, 15 East 16th Street New York.Every holder of a season ticket may get an admission ticket for the Princeton game by signing the book at Leavitt and Pierce's. No tickets will be given after Friday night and season tickets will not be good on the day of the game...