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in the south entrance of the building.
The pressure of the other official duties has prevented me from devoting the time necessary to catalogue this apparatus in a thorough manner,though some progress has been made in laying out the work,and it is hoped that an opportunity will soon be found to seperate the apparatus which is of interest as Museum specimens from that which should be placed in storage.
A careful distinction is made between the apparatus which is intended for exhibition and that purchased for use in connection with the Astro-Physical Observatory and for other experimental purposes.
[[strikethrough]] I trust [[/strikethrough]] ^[[The Curator hopes]] that with some little clerical assistance it will be possible to draw up  a complete inventory of all the apparatus under my care.
The principal accessions to the Museum apparatus have been a collection of ancient watch movements,made by the Secretary, [[strikethrough]] Mr. [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Prof. S.P.]] Langley,during a visit to London and Paris in the summer of 1890. These have been labeled and exhibited,together with several ancient dials and an