Word: sky
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...following games will be played tomorrow: Rollos vs. Butterfingers, north diamond; Vladimirs vs. R. E. Morses, south diamond; Amazons vs. Sky Pilots, west diamond...
...feet long and 13 feet deep, but will be capable of being deepened to 20 feet. Both the large rooms are to have balconies, connected by a foyer running between the two staircases. On the top floor there will be several club rooms lighted by gables and sky-lights...
...performance of the "Comedy of Errors," in the evening, the deep shadows in the foliage, the faint reflection in the upper branches and, above, the moonlit sky, made a background fit for the "Midsummer Night's Dream"--and one wished for a moment it were to be given. But the "Comedy of Errors" as presented left no regreis. A peculiarly difficult play to act with just enough vigor to emphasize its broad comedy and yet not overdo its farce,--it was given with admirable balance and admirably restrained strength...
...numbers of stars have been photographed simultaneously, with the result that large numbers of objects having peculiar spectra have been discovered. Secondly, stellar spectra, six inches long, and showing several hundred lines, have been obtained, demonstrating that large numbers of stars have identical spectra. Thirdly, photographs of the entire sky have been taken night after night, which, with the photographs taken in previous years, furninsh a complete history of the heavens since 1890, and a partial history since...
...watch will be kept at the Observatory tonight and the succeeding nights of the week for the shower of Leonids which is expected to occur within a few days. The photographic apparatus is adjusted by electricity so that the cameras are continuously exposed to the same portion of the sky. Several other instruments for determining the velocity and angular projection of the meteors have been mounted and are ready to be operated at any moment. It is thought that tomorrow night will be the time for the appearance of the meteors this year, although no definite forecast can be made...