Download or read book The Monthly Register of the Society for Practical Astronomy Volume 6-9 written by Society For Practical Astronomy and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...arise to prevent it. Our publication, "L'cents4stronomie," for July was already in type when your letter came, and the August number will be so late this year, because of the war, that your Conference will be over before that time. For this, we express most sincere regrets. If you will send us a summary of the proceedings of the Confer ence, we will try to publish that also. uYours most sincerely, "Signed C. F1.AMMARIoN." The President read a telegram which h-e had received from Messrs. Russell W. Porter and Robert H. Bowen, the hosts of the First Conference, held at Land's End Observatory, Port Clyde, Me., 1914 August 19-21. The message was: --"1915 August 17, 11107 P.M., Port Clyde, Me.; Frederick C. Leonard, Presi dent Society for Practical Astronomy, 1338 Madison Park, Chicago, Ill.: Best wishes for successful Conference, and hope for large attendance. Are with you in spirit. Busy here with final adjustment of 16-inch polar reflector of unusual mountings. Notwithstanding poor weather had two good nights for visual work, and start photographing Moon tonight. Please convey our regards to members present. 4' ROBERT H. BOWEN AND RUssEu. W. PORTER." The President then called for the minutes of the business session of August 17, which the Acting Secretary read, and which were confirmed. The President said he would call for papers 11 and 12 first, which were to be accompanied by lantern slides. ' Mr. Levinson delivered his paper entitled "Astronomical Photography with Wide-Angle Lenses," illustrated by twenty excellent slides made from stellar and cometary photographs. Mr. Henry read a paper on "Sunspot Photography," accompanied also by about twenty lantern slides, all o