PROSPECTUS FOR
THE SIDEREAL MESSENGER,
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A Monthly Joirnni, d,vofed to Astronomical Sci
snce, conducted BY 0. M. MITCHELL. Director


IF the Cincinnati Observatory.
NNHERE does not exist, at present, in the world,
"A, single popular journal, from whose pages
the general reader may follow the rapidly advancing
progress of Modern Astronomy.


The great truths now developing are only to be
found in the Transactions of learned Societies, or
locked up in the annual volumes of Observations,
in strict technical form.


The erection of the. Cincinnati Observatory. by
the voluntary efforts of more than seven hundred
persons, of all ranks conditions and callngs, in one
single city, has demonstrated in the most sa,isfac.
tory manner, the interest which the people take in
the science Of Astronomy. OF these seven hundred.
very few make any pretensons to scientific attain
ments in Astronomy and yet all are anxious TO
learn not only what is doing in their own Observa-
tory, but likewise what discoveries are making
throughout the world


The capital Instrument of the Cincinnati Obser-
vaiory is the Great Achromatic Reactor the second
Telescope in the world. To record. ia plain and
simple form, the results Of the researches made with
this lnstrumen--to present The earliest Asronomi.
cal intelligence from all paris Of the world-to fur
nish TO our conntrymen, in their own language the
most interesting articles from foreign Astronomical
Journalistic excite an interest among the people in



the elevating study Of Astronomy to give a
permanent support to the Institution under whose
auspices this, publication is made--wiIl be the OBJ
ects Of the SIDERAL MESSENGER.


All subscribers to this Journal not residing in the
city of Cincinnati are cordially invited to visit the
Observatory, subject to the same regulations which
govern the members Of the Society.


All members Of the Astronomical Society," who
may subscribs for this journal, will be entitled 10
tho privilege Of introducing to the Observatory in
their company, not more than two strangers at the
came time


The Mxssrroxn viii contain eight quarto pages
and my b conveniently bound into volume at the
end Of twA years


Each number Ny b accompanied BY litho-
graphic engraving.
PAIcs. Three dollars per annu.D, to be paid in.
varisiy IN ths delivery of the first No Of each an
nual volume. may l-itd3tw.