Garfield County News | 1925-07-10 | Page 8 | Honolulu to be Center of Astronomical Work

honolulu Iono lulu to be ceni center ter of astronomical work the establishment of a large tele bolc and astronomical observatory in honolulu is assured according to an announcement made by T S 11 shearman lead head of the weather bureau in vancouver british columbia bi a who arrived here recently to take the alio matter up with officials of the pan pacific research institution says a hawaii news letter shearman Sh Sli carman i is s the builder of the worlds largest telescope which is to bo be placed in the observatory in seattle former plans called for its establishment in honolulu said d Shea shearman Sh carman but the outbreak of the war in 1914 resulted in a change according to shearman the placing ng of a four foot reflector telescope in in Ilono honolulu lulu will begin immediately and if hawaiian skies prove satisfactory as an observing area will be replaced by a ten foot reflector instrument a twin of the one in seattle