Word: star
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There are two other stationary instruments. Over the end of one a prism is placed, which breaks up the light of the stars so that by the study of the rays the composition and character of any one star may be accurately determined. The second instrument is regulated by two ordinary alarm clocks, which open and close the shutter at any time the operator may wish. Every night this telescope is pointed directly at the north star, and after an exposure of twelve hours a semi-circle is thus traced on the plate. By this device an impression...
...review of the year includes the record of the work with various instruments in Cambridge and at Arequipa. Twenty-one variable stars were found in addition to a new star in the constellation. Aquila, which makes the sixth "Nova" discovered at Harvard by means of photography. At the Blue Hill Station, apart from routine observations, the chief work has been the continued exploration of the air by kites--twenty-two flights being made. The average height of these was 8973 feet, and the greatest single height being 15,800 feet. This system of lifting self recording instruments into the free...
...Pennsylvania team Hare was the star. His general playing was better than that of any other man on the field, and had it not been for him Pennsylvania would have had no strength whatever. Besides playing his position in good style he gained more ground than all the rest of his team taken together, and made most of the tackles on Harvard's end plays. His only fault was slowness in getting his punts away, and this resulted in a touchdown for Harvard. No other man on the Pennsylvania team approached Hare in playing. McCracken and Wallace gained a little...
...March, "Tannhauser," Wagner. 2. Waltz, "Sounds from Vienna Woods" Strauss. 3. Prelude, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner. 4. Ride of the Valkyries, Wagner. 5. Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner. 6. Three Dances from "Henry VIII," German. 7. Legato, Strube. 8. Preludes to Act I. and Act III., Wagner. "Lohengrin," 9. The Evening Star, Wagner. 10. Sailors' Chorus from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner. 11. Polka, Tyrolean," Zeller. 12. March, "Niebelungen," Sonntag...
...excellent story of the running down of an outlaw in the West, is told under the title of "A Lone Star Ranger," by W. Jones '00. The western tone of the article is enhanced by the rough colloquial style in which it is written. In "Charles Lamb as a Critic," W. Morrow '00, attempts to show Lamb's comparative powers of criticism in different works and subjects. "Before the Wind," a sketch by R. C. Bolling '00, is a vividly drawn picture of a storm...