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Show MEANS END OF OBSERVATORY Power House Threatens Usefulness of Scientific Sta'l-tn. Tho Greenwich observatory, England, Eng-land, one of tho most important astronomical astro-nomical stations of tho world, Is about to bo "put out of business," according to the Electrical Ileviow, by the power pow-er station located near It by the London Lon-don county councIL "The power station is located," says the Review, "exactly on tho morldlan, ' about a mile south of tho observatory, and, although It at present has but a small part of its complement, tho entlro equipment will have an output of over 60,000 horsepower. Already Bomo disturbance has resulted from the observatory -authorities have from tho operation of certain generating units, and tho observatory ob-servatory authorities have brought the matter beforo parliament, as thoy fear that when all the machinery ma-chinery Is in place and running, their Instruments will becomo useless." As nearly all tho world now gets Its longltudo from Greenwich, all tho world will sharo In tho wondor that tho British government was so Inert as to allow a power station to bo put whoro It will lnterfero with important scientific work. |