TABLE OF CONTENTS.* Publications No. 20, January 1, 1892. List of Members of the Society, January 1, 1892. . Publications No. 21, January 30, 1892. Portrait of Prof. ADAMS. POGSON'S Comet and the BIELAN Meteors, by W. H. S. MONCK. PAGE II 15 15 19 21 to face page 25 Notices from the Lick Observatory 25 The National Observatory of the Argentine Republic, by 25 Preface to Volume XIII of the Cordoba Observatory Publications, by Dr. J. M. THOME, Director. Gift to the LICK Observatory from Professor MICHELSON . On Variations of Short Period in the Latitude, by Sir WILLIAM The United States Naval Observatory. Extract from the Report of the Secretary of the Navy for Petition to Congress A Meteoric Crater (in Arizona) A Bright Meteor (in Ventura County), by H. J. DENNISON Dr. RUTHERFURD'S Negatives of the Moon (presented to the Catalogue of Positive Copies of the Original Negatives of *To the Binder: this should precede page 1, Volume IV. Also, cancel the first page bearing the number 203. Note on the Eclipse of the Moon of November 15, 1891, at The Royal Astro-Physical Observatory of Potsdam, by ARMIN Sir JAMES SOUTH on Chronometers Personal Note regarding Professor MICHELSON Duplicates in the Library of the LICK Observatory Gifts to the LICK Observatory (from Mr. J. A. BRashear, and Minutes of the Meeting of the Directors, January 30, 1892. . List of Members elected Changes authorized in the Diploma of the Society. Minutes of the Meeting of the Society, January 30, 1892 Committees appointed, etc. Minutes of the Ninth and Tenth Meetings of the Chicago Section, Publications No. 22, March 26, 1892. Engraving of the Great Telescope of the LICK Observatory, to face page Address of the Retiring President of the Society, at the fourth annual meeting, March 26, 1892, by WILLIAM M. PIERSON . . . Harvard College Observatory Astronomical Expedition to Peru, by MRS. M. FLEMING to face page 65 66 70 Astronomical Observations, by TORVALD KÖHL, at Odder, Den- Plate of Sun-spot drawings 78 Plate of the Moon (Mare Crisium and vicinity), photographed at the LICK Observatory, August 31, 1890. to face page The Systems of Bright Streaks on the Moon, by EDWARD S. A Bright Meteor (Arizona) 82 Steel Engraving of the Great Telescope (presented by Messrs. 82 The BRUCE Telescope for the Harvard College Observatory. Photograph of Mare Crisium and vicinity Large Sun Spot of February, 1892 The New Star in Auriga February 1892. (Note by EDWard S. A Handy Star Atlas (MESSER's) A Large New Nebula in Auriga, discovered by J. M. Errata in Volume III. Minutes of the Meeting of the Directors, March 26, 1892. Resolutions adopted, etc. Minutes of the Meeting of the Directors, March 26, 1892. 88 88 Resolutions adopted . 88-9 Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Society, March 26, 1892. . Report of the Committee on the Comet-Medal Rules adopted by the Comet-Medal Committee for its own Annual Report of the Treasurer Report of the Auditing Committee Officers of the Society, etc. . . Publications No. 23, May 31, 1882. Lithograph of the Total Eclipse of the Moon, January 28, 1888, by The Total Eclipse of the Moon of January 28, 1888, by Professor 95 95 Discovery of a New Crater on the Moon, by Professor WEINEK (abstract by EDWARD S. HOLDEN) 96 Sirius, by ANDREW GRIEG. 97 Proper Motions of Stars with different Spectra, by W. H. S. MONCK 98 104 Is the Sun becoming Colder or Hotter? By Lord KELVIN The Astronomical Exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition, by GEORGE E. HALE 123 The World's Congress Auxiliary; Department of Science; General (Eighth) Award of the DONOHOE Comet-Medal (to Dr. Lewis SWIFT) 127 128 (Ninth) Award of the DONOHOE Comet-Medal (to W. F. DENNING) 129 A Very Bright Meteor, observed by Mr. F. R. ZIEL, May 20, 1892 . 129 131 151 A repetition of FOUCOULT's Pendulum Experiment, by TORVALD . 1S3 The RUTHERFURD Photographic Measures of the Pleiades, by Dr. 134 Observations of the Sun in 1891 and 1892, by Miss ROSE O'HAL- Note on the Early History of the LICK Observatory, by EDWARD S. Early Plan of the Observatory Notices from the Lick Observatory . 141 151 The National Observatory of Paris, by EDWARD S. HOLDEN 151 138 139 to face page 139 Plate of the Paris Meridian-Circle . Total Solar Eclipse of April, 1892; LICK Observatory Expedition to Chile. . to face page 151 to face page 152 153 Exhibit of the LICK Observatory at the World's Fair in Scientific Visitors to the LICK Observatory (Dr. KIRKWOOD) 155 155 The number of Stars shown on some Stellar Photographs, by Resignation of Mr. S. W. BURNHAM Minutes of the Meeting of the Directors, June 11, 1892. Resolutions relating to Advertisements and to the By-Laws Minutes of the Meeting of the Society, June 11, 1892 Officers of the Society, etc. . Publications No. 25, September 3, 1892. 155 156 157 157 The Partial Eclipse of the Moon of May 11, 1892, by A. STANLEY The Effect of Parallax on the Phenomena of the Satellite of Mars, 160 161 163 166 to face page 166 Plate of Drawings of Jupiter 177 Note on the August Meteors of 1892, by Professor DANIEL 179 A Suggestion to University Instructors of Classes in Astronomy by C. B. HILL . . The Stability of the Great Equatorial 1888-1892 (from observa- 183 . 184 A Graduate School of Astronomy at Mount Hamilton, by 184 Total Solar Eclipse of April 16, 1893 186 Investigation of the Systems of Bright Streaks on the Moon, by Dr. OTTO BOEDDICKER 186 Resignation of Dr. HENRY CREW. 187 Powder Explosion at West Berkeley, July 9, 1892, by EDWARD 187 Application of Interference Methods to Spectroscopic Measurement, by Professor MICHELSON. |