Word: similarity
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Observatory is, at present principally devoted to stellar photography. Observations are made as far south as 25 degrees beyond the equator, while the 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...
...impossible to compile a similar summary of the volumes taken from the Harvard library as no such records are kept. The greatest number of books taken in any one month from the Harvard library in this period was in March, when 6,124 volumes were drawn out. The greatest number was drawn out of the Yale library in February, when 1367 volumes were taken out; during the same month, 5332 volumes were drawn out from Gore hall...
...court epics are of a different nature, being similar to the short English verse of seven or eight feet. Of this class the principal writers are Hartmann, Gottfried von Strasbourg and Wolfram Eschenbach. Hartmann, the author of "Erick," a poem of several thousand lines, was a writer of great poetic genius, as was Got fried, who, although unable to read or write, has left a poem of 1900 lines. But after the death of these three men there was a great decline in literature...
...McKean, '90, was elected president in the place of F. S. Duncan, '90, resigned. It was decided to have a dinner in the near future and a committee was appointed to make arrangements for the same. A committee was appointed also for the purpose of conferring with a similar committee from the Andover club to give some expression of regret upon the fact that that there is to be no Exeter-Andover football game this fall...
...those who have the interests of Harvard well at heart and especially to those who have come from the large preparatory schools the second editorial must be very welcome. By all means, let Exeter and Andover play their championship games on Jarvis Field; encourage at Andover a similar feeling for Harvard as exists at Exeter, for there is no reason why Andover men should prefer Yale, and Exeter men Harvard...