"I had letters to the director, Otto von Struve, but our consul declared that I must also have one from him, for Struve was a very great man.

"I had letters to the director, Otto von Struve, but our consul declared that I must also have one from him, for Struve was a very great man.

"The director of the observatory is Otto Struvehis father, Wilhelm Struve, preceded him in this office.

Properly, the director is Herr Von Struve; but the old Russian custom is still in use, and the servants call him Wilhelm-vitch; that is, 'the son of William.'

"Herr Struve received us courteously, and an assistant was called to show us the instruments.

"They seem to be amused at the size of their lodgings, for Mr. Struve, when he told me of his apartments, gave me at once the dimensions,200 ft. by 100 ft.

"The room in which we dined with the family of Herr Struve was immense.

"Madame Struve spoke German, Russian, and French, and complained that she could not speak English.

"What would you think of it, if the director of any observatory were one of the President's cabinet at Washington, in virtue of his position? Struve's position is that of a member of the President's cabinet.

Struve told me, as he would have told of any other honor which had been his, that his wife, as a girl, had taught school in St. Petersburg.

And then Madame Struve joined in the conversation, and told me how much the subject of woman's education still held her interest.

Struve said, 'There are thousands of women studying science in St. Petersburg.'

"In this year the longitude of Altona was determined by M. Struve for the Russian Government.

On Sept. 30th Otto Struve formally wrote his thanks for assistance rendered.

We proceeded by steamer to Cronstadt and Petersburg, and so to Pulkowa, where I lodged with O. Struve.

I have several times received Mr Struve, the Director of that Observatory, at Greenwich: and in the past summer I made a journey to St Petersburg for the purpose of seeing the Observatory of Pulkowa.

From Aug. 1st to Sept. 5th I was travelling in Scotland with my wife and Otto Struve (for part of the time).

Regarding the large S.E. Equatoreal, the Report states that 'On the character of its object-glass I am now able to speak, first, from the examination of Mr Otto Struve, made in a favourable state of atmosphere; secondly, from the examinations of my Assistants (I have not myself obtained a sight of a test-object on a night of very good definition).

But the close of your remarks touches me much morethe association of the name of W. Struve and my own.

To M. Otto von Struve, Director of the Observatory of Poulkova and the Astronomers of that Observatory.

SEE Strout, Alan L. STRUVE, GLEB, tr.

SEE Strong, L. A. G. STRUVE, MARY L. Retrospection and introspection.

by C. Florence Valentine & Marie Struve.

by Florence Valentine & Marie Struve.

In 1873 she again visited Europe, spending some time with the family of the Russian astronomer, Professor Struve, at the Imperial Observatory at Pultowa.