| Show U C T A prof JB Toronto lectures on the astral science saturday the U 0 T association met in regular session with oo 00 christensen r re biding after the usual opening exercises a motion waa made that the next regular meeting of the association be held at on the inet carried it was by 0 suot that the second monday in april ba birds DAY panf J B toronto professor of in the university 0 utah delivered a most interesting lecture on the stellar universe the naked eye can see about 2500 stars the whole celestial sphere presents to the unaided eye about from mt hamilton california however the aid of powerful glasses about are visible stars are classified as to brightness and magnitude and are again much subdivided sub divided according to degrees of and size A brief history of astral science was presented beginning at alexandria under the Ptole mies when the heavens were cataloguer catalogued catalo gued and from thence to the present today with the aid of photography an accurate map of the heavens is made recording batira down as low as the fifteenth magnitude Ine edeo sensitive are the plates which receive impressions from infinite depth that nebulae surrounding members of the PI bades is clearly pictured it ja discovered loo that the milky way constitute en irregular galaxy of which this earth forms a part and if we view the vast immensity from the galaxy towards either the zenith or nadir we find the number gradually diminishing to zero the variability irregularity and changeability cf some of the stars were but no hypothesis given aa to their capricious conduct by aid of the spectrum the composition 0 he stars ie known a ray of light separated into its simple bolois and even shades of these easily rec sd not alone but the spectrum reveals the feet whether a star is approaching or receding immediately after the closing of the lecture a forcible was given that the ladies their heads but to no purpose although prot To music c the spheres was admirably rendered yet it was somewhat eclipsed bv the stirring music of prof boshard and liaa jones if applause are tests of appreciation the subject of moral training 1 was discussed by a few teachers soma holding to the view that should be taught incidentally others that they should have a place in the A vote of hearty thanks was giyen prof toronto and the meeting adjourned jour ned |
