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Show VtEANS END OF OBSERVATORY 3ower Houso Threatens Usefulness of Scientific Station. Tho Greenwich observatory, England, Eng-land, ono of tho most Important astro-ajmtcal astro-ajmtcal stations of tho world, Is about to be "put out of business," according to tho Electrical Hevlow, by tho pow-r pow-r station located near It by tho Lon-Ion Lon-Ion county council. "The power stntlon Is located," says :ho Review, "exactly on tho meridian, ibout n mllo south of tho observatory, tnd, although It at present has but 1 small part ot its complement, tho antlro equipment will havo nn output jf over CO.OOO horsepower. Already lomo disturbance has resulted from tho observatory authorities havo 'rom tho oporatlon of cot tain cncratlng unlta, and tho ob-torvatory ob-torvatory authorities have brought tho matter boforo parliament, is thoy fear that when all tho ma-jhlnery ma-jhlnery is In plnco and running, their nstrumcnts will hocomo useless." As nearly all the world now gets .ts longltudo from Greenwich, nil tho world will sharo In tho wondor that :ho HrltlBh government was so Inert is to allow- a power station to bo put whoro It will intorfero with important iclontlflo work. |