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Show MEANS END OF OBSERVATORY Power House Threatens Usefulness of Scientific 8tatlon. Tho Greenwich observatory, Eng-and, Eng-and, ono of tho most Important astro-umlcal astro-umlcal stations of the world, Is about to bo "put dit of business," according tho Electrical Review, by tho pow-tr pow-tr station located near It by tho Lon-Ion Lon-Ion county council. "The power station Is located," say tho Review, "exactly on tho meridian, ibout a mile south of the observatory, ind, although It at present has but i small part of its complement, the intlre equipment will havo an output f over 60,000 horsepowor. Already tome disturbance has resulted from the observatory authorities have from the operation of certain generating units, and the ob-lorvatory ob-lorvatory authorities have brought the matter bofore parliament, is thoy fear that when all the ma-shlnery ma-shlnery Is In placo and running, their 1 nstrumonts will becomo usoless." As nearly all tho world now gets ts longltudo from Greenwich, all tho world will sharo In the wonder that :he British government wns so Inert is to allow a power station to bo put where it will Interfere with Important iclontlflc work. |