Word: instrument
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...novel astronomical instrument has been prepared for the observatory and is now about to be put into use. This "horizontal telescope," as it is called, is the first on record, though the principles on which it is based are not new. It was planned by Professor E. C. Pickering and constructed by Mr. G. B. Clark, of the celebrated firm of Cambridge telescope makers. Its chief use will be for photometric observations, especially in classifying the stars into three groups, those visible to the naked eye, the catalogue stars or those from the sixth to the ninth magnitude, and those...
...hinged so that it may be set at whatever angle is necessary for reflecting the object of study into the telescope field; but there is this strict limit of the range of observation, that the object must be at or near to meridian. For the contemplated uses of the instrument this limitation is not regarded as a disadvantage, as the meridian position of an object is always best for observation because there the atmospheric obstruction is least. By varying the angle at which the mirror is hung, an object may be kept within the field for two hours, or even...
...audience must have been somewhat disappointed to hear Miss Ausder Ohe in Liszt's E flat concerto, which she gave last winter. It is a wonderful solo, probably the most brilliant for the instrument. Her abilities as an artist are well known, and though it was her second appearance in the same selection, she received several recalls...
...those affected by them. The mind will not be broadened by an education which is built on the competitive examination system; rather, it will be narrowed by the most superficial and selfish ambition-the rank-list. Knowledge is no longer sought for knowledge's sake, but as an instrument for securing prizes and scholarships. And it too often happens that knowledge is not sought at all, but merely the scholarships and prizes. A false, superficial learning, a knowledge "crammed" just before examinations often serves as well, or better, than the more steady and real growth in knowledge. Again, the student...
...contains three laboratories, On the ground floor are the physiological and embryological laboratories, and on the second floor the morphological laboratory. Eight large working tables, for four men each, have been placed in the morphological laboratory in front of the windows; the end wall spaces are fitted up with instrument and reagent cases, and between the windows are hung diagrams, charts, etc. Adjoining this room is a library provided with the works necessary for the courses; and in the basement are numerous aquaria...