| Show MEANS END OF observatory power house threatens threaten U usefulness Useful nes of scientific atal n 1 the greenwich observatory ang land one of the most moat important astronomical stations of the world is about to be put out of business according to the electrical review by the pow or r station located near it by the lon d don county council I 1 the power station elation Is located says the review exactly on the meridian about a mile south of the observatory and although it at present has but a small email part of its complement the entire en tire equipment will have an output of over 60 horsepower already some gome disturbance has resulted from the observatory authorities have from the operation of certain generating units and the ob atory authorities have brought the matter before parliament an a they tear fear that when all the ma chenery is in place and running their instruments will become useless As nearly all the world now gets its longitude from greenwich all the world will share in the wonder that the british government was so inert us a to allow a power station to be put where it will interfere with important scientific work |
