1890s Correspondence

1890s Wilson Donation

To the members of the Astronomical Society

Gentlemen

It will afford me much pleasure if you will accept the telescope and celestial globe of the late Sir Adam Wilson as it was his express wish that it should be offered to this astronomical society in which he took so much interest.

I remain Gentlemen
Very Sincerely Yours

E. Wilson

Spadina Crescent
May 4th.

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1890s Hale

Note: the first page of this letter is missing.

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18920412 Espin

Tow law

Darlington

England

1892 April 12th

I have to acknowledge with thanks your contribution to the library of the Observatory entitled

"Transactions of the Astron. & Physical society of Toronto."

T. E. Espin

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18920331 Moller

Bothkamp (Holstein), 31. Marz 1892.

Transactions of the Astronomical and Physical Society of Toronto for the year 1891

— ein Werk, welches Sie die Güte hatten, der hiesigen Sternwarte zu dedicieren — ist in die Bibliothek derselben eingereiht worden.

Mit ergebenstem Danke

J. Moller

Astronom der Sternwarte
des Kammerherrn von Bülow zu
Bothkamp.

An

die Astronomical and physical
Society of Toronto

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18920317 Kirkwood

268 Arlington Ave., Riverside, California
March 17, 1892

G. E. Lumsden Esq.:
Cor. Sec. A. &. P. Soc.

Toronto, Canada

Dear Sir,—

Please accept my hearty thanks for "Transactions of the Astr. and Physical Society of Toronto;"—a very interesting and valuable volume, just received.

I remain

Yours, faithfully

Daniel Kirkwood.

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18920215 Espin

The 1893 edition of Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes
is available as a free download from archive.org: Volume 1 | Volume 2.

Tow law

Darlington

England

Feb. 15. 1892

My dear sir,

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18920106 Espin

The 1893 edition of Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes
is available as a free download from archive.org: Volume 1 | Volume 2.

Tow law

Darlington

England

1892 Jan 6th.

My dear sir,

      I have received from time to time and read with great interest the accounts of the meetings of your Society.—

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18911125 Burnham

CABLE ADDRESS:
ASTRONOMER, SAN FRANCISCO

LICK OBSERVATORY.
University of California

Mount Hamilton, Nov 25 1891

Dear Sir

      I beg to acknowledge your favor of the 9th inst. informing me of my election as Corresponding member of your society.

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18911112 Kirkwood

Riverside, Calif. Nov. 12, 1891.

      G. E. Lumsden, Cor. Sec.
Astro. & Phys. Soc. of Toronto:

      My dear Sir,—

            Absence from home prevented my sooner answering your kind letter of Oct. 11th. I have just returned, and it will be impossible now to prepare a paper for publication as you kindly suggest.

      With many thanks for your kindness,
      I remain
            Yours faithfully

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18911127 L.D. Proctor

29 Phoebe St. ???

Nov. 27th 1891

Dear Mr. Lumsden.

Your note of the 25th just received as I have been out of the city. I lectured at Peterboro ??? - day evening and had the largest and most enthusiastic audience I have had in Canada.

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