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Lord Balfour, in proposing "Sucess to the Royal Astronomical Society;" sail: When the relatively small body of astronomers met together to found the Royal Astronomical Society, I suppose, ou the whole, what they fookel foranl to was that in the next hundred years increased ecumey of observation," per- luips improved instruments, would en- able them to refine and bring to a yet further perfection what may be proudly called the Nertanian scheme of the Hea yenly Architecture. They certainly never! foresaw no one could have foreseen-that- beyond, I won't say above, but beyond the purely mechanical view of the heareas, beyond the view of mere improvement of precision and of accurney of instruments, there was going to be a whole new field of human scientific speculation opened in all directious by the growth of pliysics, of opsies, of all the collateral sciences which have been bright in to serve the great) purpose of enabling us to understand some- what better the vast and glorious mystery which concerns us, and which we see every nigh (Cheers.) It is a great record which astronomers, not only of this society but of that great body of scientit workers in which this society has taken no taimpor tant part, bave done in that one" Eundrel
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I am not going to discuss the progress of astronomy, and I must refrain from further historical reflection. Let me con- elude by saying that as we are here to celebrate the first 100 years of existence of this society, so it is our right and our privilege to look forward, to the best of our abilities, to the next 100 years-as why should we not ?-and advances in know- ledge proportionate to those which have marked the hundred years which have just come to an end. This society, when it meets again in three generations, will be able to look triumphantly back upon a great and glorious past. (Loud cheers.)
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