Excerpt from Report of Committee on Southern and Solar Observatories, 1903 We also urge the establishment of an observing station for solar investigation in exceptionally favorable conditions of atmosphere, to be kept up during one full sun spot period at least (eleven years), or, preferably, through the maximum which may be expected to occur about I 916. In connection with this station (or with both stations) we recommend the construction and maintenance of a powerful re ecting telescope, as large as it is thought prudent to undertake, for use in astrophysical investigations upon the stars. In appropriate sections of this report and in the appendices the sev eral projects are discussed in some detail. We are indebted to our scientific colleagues for important advice and suggestions upon the matter herein treated, for which our best thanks are due. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."