OBSERVATORY LECTURE
An address on "Simple Methods of Determining the Meridian" was delivered before the astronomical section of the Philosophical Society at thp Kelburne Observatory on Tuesday by Dr. Hector. The lecture was illustrated, and on behalf of his mother, Lady Hector, Mr. Hector presented the society with a valuable series of lantern slides on astronomical subjects, which were formerly in the possession of the late Sir James Hector. The lecturer also exhibited a number of scientific instruments, including a hpecial type of 6iindial (lent by Mr. E. W. Hursthouse), from which the standard New Zealand time can bo obtained whenever the sun is shining. Mr. C. E. Adams gave a short address on "The Adjustment of the Equatorial Telescope." Tho lecturer exhibited a {.plendid set of photographs taken with the 60-inch reflector telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory in America — the largest reflector in the world.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 99, 23 October 1913, Page 4
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