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Christie, Sir W. H. M., and H. A. H. Christie, on an improved method
of illuminating the field in a transit instrument, and its effect
on the discordance in reversed positions of the instrument
Claxton, T. F., observations of the transit of Mercury at Mauritius,

1907 November 14

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374

Cœlostat reflector, description of a 24-inch long-focus, J. H. Reynolds... 488

Comets:-

Halley's, perturbations of, in the past, P. H. Cowell and A. C. D.
Crommelin......

Crommelin

379

......111, 173, 375, 510, 665
perturbations of, 1759-1910, P. H. Cowell and A. C. D.
tables giving approximate values of its perturbations by
Jupiter and Saturn, P. H. Cowell and A. C. D. Crommelin 458
d 1907 (Daniel), spectrum of, J. Evershed

...

d 1907 (Daniel), observations from photographs, Royal Observatory,
Greenwich..

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126

d 1907 (Daniel), photographs of, Max Wolf
d 1907 (Daniel), observed at the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford...... 574

180

Comets of 1907, Council note on

290

Cortie, Rev. A. L., note to Capt. Daunt's paper on helium D3 absorption

in the neighbourhood by sun-spots

625

Council, report of the, to the Eighty-eighth Annual General Meeting
Cowell, P. H., note on the ancient solar eclipses discussed by, A. C. D.
Crommelin

221

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on ancient eclipses........

109

Cowell, P. H., and A. C. D. Crommelin, the perturbations of Halley's
comet in the past: first paper, the period 1301-1531

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the orbit of Jupiter's eighth
576
Crommelin, A. C. D., note on the ancient solar eclipses discussed by Mr
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Cowell

first approximation to the orbit of J VIII. =CJ.... 457
Crommelin, A. C. D., and P. H. Cowell, the perturbations of Halley's
comet in the past: first paper, the period 1301 to 1531

table giving approximate
values of the perturbations of Halley's comet by Jupiter and
Saturn in the first and fourth quadrants of the orbit

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table giving approximate
values of the perturbations of Halley's comet by Jupiter and

Saturn

the orbit of Jupiter's eighth

satellite

458

576

Cyanogen in the solar atmosphere and in interplanetary space, H. F.

Newall

Daunt, R. A. C., observations of helium D3 absorption in the neighbour-

note by Rev. A. L. Cortie.......

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hood of sun-spots in 1907

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625

Downing, A. M. W., occultations of Uranus by the Moon in 1908, visible

at British Observatories.

127

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Eddington, A. S., on the mean distances of the Groombridge stars

104

on the mathematical theory of two star-drifts, and on

the systematic motions of zodiacal stars

588

Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, report of the proceedings of

267

Equation, the single, which comprises the theory of the fundamental

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Espin, Rev. T. E., micrometrical measures of double stars (fifth series) 202

new double stars

.206, 523

--report of his Observatory

278

Evershed, John, the ultra-violet region in sun-spot spectra

12

the spectrum of Comet 1907 d (Daniel).
solar prominences in 1907, observed at Kodaikanal

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Franks, W. S., the relation between star colours and spectra

672

Franz, Julius, proposals respecting lunar nomenclature

135

Turner

relations of stellar characters

Gadsden, Captain, note on his "Spanner" artificial horizon, H. H.
Gibson, Winifred, and Karl Pearson, further considerations on the cor-
Gill, Sir D., the Gold Medal presented to him for his contributions to

535

415

the astronomy of the southern hemisphere, etc. ......... 219, 230, 317

Glasgow Observatory, report of the proceedings of
Gold Medal, the, presented to Sir David Gill for his contributions to

272

the astronomy of the southern hemisphere, etc. .........219, 230, 317
Greenwich, Royal Observatory, observations of the satellite of Neptune
from photographs taken between 1906 December 27 and 1907
April 24

observations of minor planets from
photographs taken with the 30-inch reflector during the year
1906

results of micrometer measures of
double stars made with the 28-inch refractor in the year 1906
proper motions of 1186 Carrington stars
from a direct comparison between Carrington's catalogue for
1855 and the Greenwich second nine-year catalogue for 1900 ...
observations of comet d 1907 from
photographs taken with the 30-inch reflector of the Thompson
equatorial and the astrographic 13-inch refractor....
note on photographs of Phœbe

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Greenwich, Royal Observatory, observations of Saturn's ninth satellite,
Phœbe, from photographs taken with the 30-inch reflector in

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satellite of Jupiter

456

results of micrometer measures of
double stars made with the 28-inch refractor in the year 1907
observations of Jupiter's sixth, seventh,

525

and eighth satellites, from photographs taken with the 30-inch
reflector in 1907-8

582

observations of the satellite of Neptune,
from photographs taken between 1907 December 10 and 1908
March 19

586

diagram showing the positions of
Jupiter's satellites VI, VII, and VIII, from photographs
taken during the opposition of 1907-8

671

diagram showing the positions of
Saturn's ninth satellite, Phœbe, during the opposition of 1907 671

Groombridge stars, on the mean distances of the, A. S. Eddington

104

Hagen, Rev. J. G., note on Y Cephei.
Hale, G. E., some opportunities for astronomical work with inexpensive

676

apparatus

64

Hall, Asaph, obituary notice of

243

Hayn, F., Conncil note on his researches on the Moon's physical

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Hinks, A. R., solar parallax papers, No. 6: construction of a standard

catalogue of photographic star-places
Huggins, Sir William, report of his Observatory
Hypergeometrical functions, F (1/6, 5/6, 2, sin2) and F (-1/6, 7/6, 2,

82

278

sin2), tables of, C. J. Merfield

605

Inexpensive apparatus, some opportunities for astronomical work with,

G. E. Hale

64

Innes, R. T. A., disappearance of Saturn's ring-system, 1907 October

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Instruments of the Observatory, note on the single equation which com-

prises the theory of the, Sir R. Ball

171

International Union for Solar Research, papers of the computing bureau,
No. 1: position of the Sun's axis of rotation, H. H. Turner

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No. 3: on possible periodic inequalities in the epoch of sun-

spot variation, H. H. Turner

656

Interplanetary space, cyanogen in, H. F. Newall.....

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Janssen, P. J. C., obituary notice of
Jewish Calendar dates in Aramaic papyri, suggested explanation of,

245

E. B. Knobel

334

Jonckheere, Robert, observation du passage de Mercure sur le Soleil le

14 Nov. 1907

131

Jupiter, satellite VIII, note on the discovery of a moving object near
Jupiter, Royal Observatory, Greenwich

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576

Jupiter, satellites VI, VII, and VIII, observations from photographs,
1907-8, Royal Observatory, Greenwich

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of, 1907-8, from photographs taken at the Royal Observatory,
Greenwich....

671

Kelvin, Lord, obituary notice of

234

Kennelly, D. J., obituary notice of......

237

Knobel, E. B., a suggested explanation of the ancient Jewish calendar
dates in the Aramaic papyri translated by Professor A. Η.
Sayce and Mr. A. E. Cowley.

334

Kodaikánal and Madras Observatories, report of the proceedings of ...... 280

Lenses, photo-visual, note on the permanency of, W. J. S. Lockyer and

H. Dennis Taylor

19

Library, etc., list of donors to the

311

Liverpool Observatory, report of the proceedings of..
Lockyer, W. J. S., note on the permanency of some photo-visual lenses;

272

with addendum by H. Dennis Taylor

19

Loewy, Maurice, obituary notice of

249

Lunar nomenclature, committee on; proposals made by Dr. Franz, M.

Puiseux, Professor W. H. Pickering, and Mr. Saunder.

135

Melbourne Observatory, report of the proceedings of
Melbourne and Sydney Observatories, joint report on the measurement

283

of astrographic plates

284

Mercury, transit of, 1907 November 14, observed at Johannesburg,

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Merfield, C. J., tables of the two hypergeometrical functions, F (1/6,
5/6, 2, sin2) and F (-1/6, 7/6, 2, sin2), between the limits
iota equals 90 and 180 degrees

605

Minor Planets, observatlons from photographs taken at the Royal

Observatory, Greenwich, 1906

35

ephemeris of Flora near the time of opposition in 1908,

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physical libration of the, Council note on Dr. Hayn's researches 297

erratum 448

radius of the, for libration - 45, W. Heath

568

Moon, theory and tables of the :-

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Lunar inequalities due to planetary action, E. W. Brown
Council note on researches on the action of planets on the Moon
On the lunar inequalities due to the motion of the ecliptic and the

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...

299

figure of the Earth, E. W. Brown

450

Considerations on the form and arrangement of new tables of the

Moon, S. Newcomb

538

Nebulæ :-

H IV. 74 Cephei, Max Wolf.
N.G.C. 7662, the variability of the nucleus of, E. E. Barnard

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465

note on its period of variation, H. H. Turner
Lengths of axes and position angles of 52 oval nebulæ, Max Wolf...
Neptune, the satellite of, observations from photographs, 1906-8, Royal

481

626

Observatory, Greenwich

33,586

photometric measurements of, 1908, J. M. Baldwin
Newall, H. F., spectroscopic observations of cyanogen in the solar at-

614

mosphere and in interplanetary space

2

address on presenting the Gold Medal to Sir David Gill
for his contributions to the astronomy of the southern
hemisphere, etc.

317

Newall telescope, Cambridge Observatory, report of the work of the
Newcomb, Simon, considerations on the form and arrangement of new

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Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory, report of the proceedings of

272

observations of Daniel's comet (d 1907)

574

Oxford University Observatory, report of the proceedings of

274

Pearson, Karl, and Winifred Gibson, further considerations on the cor-

relations of stellar characters

415

an example of Professor Pearson's

calculation of correlation in the case of the periodic inequalities

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Perth Observatory, Western Australia, report of the proceedings of.

280

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Planets and satellites, Council note on the discovery of, 1907

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