Frontispiece—BUILDING AND DOME FROM SOUTH
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Hon. Charles Stewart Minister
W. W. Cory, C.M.G. Deputy Minister
The
Dominion Astrophysical
Observatory
Victoria, B.C.
A SKETCH of the development of astronomy in Canada and of the founding of this observatory. A description of the building and of the mechanical and optical details of the telescope. An account of the principal work of the institution.