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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...... 181
Claxton, T. F., observations of the transit of Mercury at Mauritius,
1907 November 14

374
Colostat 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..............
.....111, 173, 375, 510, 665
perturbations of, 1759-1910, P. H. Cowell and A. C. D.

Crommelin

tables giving approximate values of its perturbations by
Jupiter and Saturn, P. H. Cowell and A. C. D. Crommelin

d 1907 (Daniel), spectrum of, J. Evershed

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

d 1907 (Daniel), photographs of, Max Wolf

d 1907 (Daniel), observed at the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford....
Comets of 1907, Council note on

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Cortie, Rev. A. L., note to Capt. Daunt's paper on helium D, absorption
in the neighbourhood by sun-spots

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

on ancient eclipses....

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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second paper, the apparition

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Comet, 1759-1910

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

satellite....
Crommelin, A. C. D., note on the ancient solar eclipses discussed by Mr
Cowell

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

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second paper, the apparition

of 1222

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1066 to 1301.
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to A.D. 760

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comet, 1750-1910

the perturbations of Halley's
table giving approximate

values of the perturbations of Halley's comet by Jupiter and
Saturn

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458

the orbit of Jupiter's eighth

satellite.......

576

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

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

Daunt, R. A. C., observations of helium D, absorption in the neighbour-
hood of sun-spots in 1907
Downing, A. M. W., occultations of Uranus by the Moon in 1908, visible
at British Observatories.....

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127

ephemeris of Flora near the time of opposition in

1908...
note on the adopted co-ordinates of the Bombay
(Colaba) Observatory

216

487

the total solar eclipse of 1910 May 8

664

Dunsink Observatory, report of the proceedings of
Durham Observatory, report of the proceedings of

271

271

Errata

Esdaile, J. K., obituary notice of.....

....

Eddington, A. S., on the mean distances of the Groombridge stars.
on the mathematical theory of two star-drifts, and on
the systematic motions of zodiacal stars
Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, report of the proceedings of
Equation, the single, which comprises the theory of the fundamental
instruments of the Observatory, Sir R. Ball

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

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

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--report of his Observatory

278

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Franks, W. S., the relation between star colours and spectra
Franz, Julius, proposals respecting lunar nomenclature

672

135

Gadsden, Captain, note on his "Spanner" artificial horizon, H. H.

Turner

535

Gibson, Winifred, and Karl Pearson, further considerations on the cor-
relations of stellar characters

415

Gill, Sir D., the Gold Medal presented to him for his contributions to
the astronomy of the southern hemisphere, etc. ..219, 230, 317
Glasgow Observatory, report of the proceedings of
272
Gold Medal, the, presented to Sir David Gill for his contributions to
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......

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

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observations of the satellite of Neptune,
from photographs taken between 1907 December 10 and 1908
March 19
diagram showing the positions of
Jupiter's satellites VI, VII, and VIII, from photographs
taken during the opposition of 1907-8

object near Jupiter (1908 CJ)
satellite of Jupiter
results of micrometer measures of
double stars made with the 28-inch refractor in the year 1907
observations of Jupiter's sixth, seventh,

note on the newly discovered eighth

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

note on the discovery of a moving

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586

671

diagram showing the positions of
Saturn's ninth satellite, Phoebe, during the opposition of 1907 671
Groombridge stars, on the mean distances of the, A. S. Eddington

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

apparatus

Hall, Asaph, obituary notice of

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

Heath, Walter, occultation of the Hyades....

the radius of the Moon for libration - 4°5.

Herschel, A. S., obituary notice of

Hinks, A. R., solar parallax papers, No. 6: construction of a standard
catalogue of photographic star-places

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erratum 448

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Huggins, Sir William, report of his Observatory
Hypergeometrical functions, F (1/6, 5/6, 2, sin2 ;) and F ( − 1/6, 7/6, 2,
sin), tables of, C. J. Merfield

278

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605

Inexpensive apparatus, some opportunities for astronomical work with,
G. E. Hale

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

the transit of Mercury, 1907 November 14

reappearance of Saturn's ring, January 1908
magnitude of Argûs, 1908

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Instruments of the Observatory, note on the single equation which com-
prises the theory of the, Sir R. Ball

International Union for Solar Research, papers of the computing bureau,
No. I position of the Sun's axis of rotation, H. H. Turner
Council note on the meeting of

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the third conference, 1907.....
papers of the computing bureau,
No. 2 further note on the position of the Sun's axis of rota-
tion, H. H. Turner......

papers of the computing bureau,

No. 3 on possible periodic inequalities in the epoch of sun-
spot variation, H. H. Turner

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,
E. B. Knobel

Jonckheere, Robert, observation du passage de Mercure sur le Soleil le
14 Nov. 1907
Jupiter, satellite VIII, note on the discovery of a moving object near
Jupiter, Royal Observatory, Greenwich

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334

131

373

note on the newly discovered, Royal Observa-

tory, Greenwich

456

Crommelin

first approximation to the orbit of, A. C. D.
the orbit of, P. H. Cowell and A. C. D.

457

Crommelin

576

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

582

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

671

Kelvin, Lord, obituary notice of

Kennelly, D. J., obituary notice of.........
Knobel, E. B., a suggested explanation of the ancient Jewish calendar
dates in the Aramaic papyri translated by Professor A. H.
Sayce and Mr. A. E. Cowley.....

Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, report of the proceedings of

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

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Liverpool Observatory, report of the proceedings of.

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

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272

with addendum by H. Dennis Taylor

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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

283

Melbourne and Sydney Observatories, joint report on the measurement
of astrographic plates...

284

Mercury, transit of, 1907 November 14, observed at Johannesburg,
by R. T. A. Innes [etc.]

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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

Minor Planets, observations from photographs taken at the Royal
Observatory, Greenwich, 1906

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- ephemeris of Flora near the time of opposition in 1908,
A. M. W. Downing......

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

213

radius of the, for libration - 4°°5, W. Heath

erratum 448

568

Moon, theory and tables of the :-

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
figure of the Earth, E. W. Brown

Considerations on the form and arrangement of new tables of the
Moon, S. Newcomb

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Nebulæ :-

H IV. 74 Cephei, Max Wolf...

N.G.C. 7662, the variability of the nucleus of, E. E. Barnard
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
Observatory, Greenwich .......

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481

626

.33, 586
614

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

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

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

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Observatories, reports of proceedings of
Officers and Council, 1908-9, list of

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331

Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory, report of the proceedings of

272

observations of Daniel's comet (d 1907)
Oxford University Observatory, report of the proceedings of

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274

Pearson, Karl, and Winifred Gibson, further considerations on the cor-
relations of stellar characters

Peek, Sir Wilfrid, report of his Observatory

an example of Professor Pearson's
calculation of correlation in the case of the periodic inequalities
of long-period variables, H. H. Turner

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Perkins, Thomas, obituary notice of

279

Perth Observatory, Western Australia, report of the proceedings of..
Petrie, J. G., obituary notice of

Photographs, celestial list of reproductions of
Pickering, W. H., proposals respecting lunar nomenclature
Planets and satellites, Council note on the discovery of, 1907

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