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"With the largest and no doubt best
refracting telescope in the southern
hemisphere, mounted to secure maxi-
mum efficiency -under a modern dome
of the most approved type, and situ-
ated on one of the best-known sites
for astronomical work to be found
anywhere, the outlook for the Lamont
expedition is now most promising,"
declared Prof. R. H. Curtiss, director
of the astronomical laboratory, in an
interview yesterday.
The Lamont astronomical expedi-
tion grew out of a friendship between
William 3'. Hussey and Robert P.
Lamont, two engineeting students in
the University. Lamont continued in
the field of engineering after gradua-
tion, and became president of the
American Steel foundries. Hussey
went into the field of astronomy, and
in 1906 was awarded the Lelande
medal of the Paris Academy of
Science for his discoveries and stud-
ies of double stars at the Lick ob-
servatory.
In 1907 Professor Hussey was call-
ed back to the University .,to
head the department of Astronomy
and to be director of the observatory.1
In 1908 Lamont athorized Prof. Hus-
sey to proceed in the construction of a
telescope for the study of double stars
in the southern hemisphere. The war
discs for the telescopes could not e
secured until 1924. Meanwhile Hussey
made a trip to South Africa tochoose
a site for the new observatory. He
selected Bloemfontein, and recom-
mended on his return to Michigan'
that Naval Hill of this city should
be made the site of the University's
southern observatory.
Telescope Ready
By October of 1925 the telescope
was ready for shipment, but further
delay was experienced in securing the
56-foot dome necessary to house the
giant telescope. Consequently the ex-
pedition did not start for South Af-
rica until Oct., 1926. The expedition
party, headed by - Professor Hussey,
sailed to England en route to Bloem-
fontein, and while in England, speak-
ing before the Royal Astronomical
society, Professo Hussey suddenly be-
came ill, and died later from an at-
tack of pleurisy.
Professor Curtiss then became act-
ing director of the University obser-
vatory, and was commissioned to di-
rect the Lamont expedition. Dr. Ros-
iter was ordered to continue the un-
dertaking'the Professor had planned,
and he sailed from hngland and
reached Bloemfontein Nov. 28, ap-
proximately one year . ,-go.
Meanwhile the 56-fot steel dome
and other necessary articles had been
secured by Professor Curtiss, and'
these were shipped from New York
Aug. 21. During the year, M. k. Jes-
sup and H. F.. Donner-were in train-
ing at Ann Arbor in preparation for
rouble star work at the African sta-
tion. These men sailed lfor South Af-
rica from England 0t' 1.
Naval Hill, the site hosen for the
observatory, is within ie municipali-
ty of Bloemfontein, and is only one
mile from the business center of the
city. The hill itself is about one mile
in length, and rise more than 350
feet above the surrounding land. It
has at least two acres of level land
on its summit. In regard to the wea-
ther, it is said that 300 clear nights
in a year may be exp~eited in this re-
gion. For a program of micrometrical
investigation no surior location.
considering all the factors involved,
could have been fotid, according to
« Dr. Rossiter.
Location Picked
After a thorough survey and exam-
ination of Naval Hill, Dr. Rossiter se-
lected a location for the observatory
on the northern part of the level
summit. From this ;site practically
none of the city was visible, and it
was sufficiently far from the business
section to be unaffected by either
smoke or city lights. At the same
time the site was sufficiently far from
the edge of the flat summit to beI
unaffected by the ds' al currents up
the sides of a steep hill. A good road
had already been constructed to the
top up which a motor car could eac-
ily go in high gear.
The city of Bloemfontein has agreed
to furnish architectural and engin-
eering and storage service, by con-
structing a mile of water line and a
half mile of power line, by afforesta-
tion, by arranging practically free
site rent, by providing water and
power at cost, and by building a rent-
free house for the observer. The init-
ial outlay by the city will approxi-
date $20,000, and a yearly saving to
the expedition of probably $1,500 will
result.
The building is nearing completion.
room nI O-r a. (cr1 E oir. T[lhe 10iOa 1('l
(f the ldiutfis 4 fe 'ie
will rie to a light of ( _ feel.
The wojlk of the expedia ion will
continue for at least eigh yeris.
.During this period practicaly all the
observing thie of the linoit 'drera-
iin g to 'rfso ('111 1 , ('01 itute
one of the mI 1 fsiating bruliies
of astronomical reseaihl'-a branch
lanifin"n iiinnedila atention be-
cause the retiir' in the form ot
final solutions of the orbits of
these st ars, revol ing slowly in
3 moist cases, ml:atc(f1i only after
many years have ela)sed.
According to Professor Curtiss ti.e
outlook for the expedlition is very
promising. With the largest and pro-
llably the bast refiacting telescope in
the southern hemisl)h ore mounted to
secure maximum efficiency, under a
modern donee of the most approved
type. and situated on one of the best-
(know-n sites fo r astronomical work
to be found anywhere, most valuable
Professor William J. Hussey observation could be done in the nor-
thern skies. But in the many regions
It will consist of a circular room 56 of the southern skies remaining ai-
feet in diameter, within which will most unexplored for double stars,
be installed the 27-inch Lamont re- abundant returns can be surely anti-
fracting telescope. There will be one Cipated.t
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