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A MEETING was held at Stonyhurst College, on Tuesday, to consider a proposal for the establishment of some memorial of the latė Father Perry. Sir Edward Watkin, M.P., presided, and he was supported by the Bishops of Salford, Shrewsbury, and Mangalore (India), Sir John Lawson, and a large body of Catholic gentry. It was resolved that the memorial should consist of a 16-inch equatorial telescope. A Committee of scientific men was appointed.

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Notes. Nature 42, 352–354 (1890). https://doi.org/10.1038/042352a0

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