The 60-inch reflecting telescope, made in England in 1888 by the late A. A. Common, and purchased this year by the University, is now at the grounds of the Astronomical Observatory where it will be set up this spring. On account of the enormous size of the telescope and the peculiar mounting which it necessitates, a two-story building 15 feet wide and 27 feet long is being erected to enclose it. The lower floor will contain a silvering room, and the upper will accommodate the observer. The telescope will probably be mounted about the end of March.
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