Word: instruments
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...plan of providing informal entertainments at charitable institutions of Boston and vicinity, which was begun last spring, is to be resumed this fall. All men able to sing, to play a musical instrument or to give readings, who are willing to give their services occasionally during the winter are requested to send their names to Charles W. Birtwell, director, 20 Hancock street, Boston, or to call at Grays 17 next Tuesday morning...
PIERIAN SODALITY.- There will be a trial of candidates for the Pierian Sodality in Roberts Hall, Brattle street, at 7 o'clock on this evening, Sept. 3 and 4. Every man who plays an instrument is urged to try. Please bring solo...
...observatory is being built for the University of Pennsylvania. The new building will be built of brick surmounted by a large steel dome. The telescope placed in a large circular room, will be an eighteen inch equatorial, built on the same general plan as the Lick instrument. It will be moved by electricity and so adjusted that it can be shifted by the slightest touch of the finger. Smaller instruments, built after the most approved models, will also be found in the observatory. Professor Doolittle, formerly of Lehigh University will conduct the course in astronomy, and will be the acting...
...addition of this instrument to the equipment of Lick Observatory will be of inestimable value and the authorities of the University of California will raise the necessary funds for transportation...
...great three foot reflecting telescope, with its dome and all its apparatus complete. Mr. Crossley, himself an enthusiastic amateur astronomer, makes no conditions to his gift, except that his telescope when set up at Mt. Hamilton shall be called the Crossley Reflector and that the expenses of transporting the instrument and dome from England to California shall be borne by Americans...