Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPriestly and Weale, 1861 |
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... considerable addition to the labour of the calculation of the secular varia- tion of the Moon's mean longitude , which I have not yet quite completed . I must in fact execute in regard to these terms as great a labour as in the ...
... considerable addition to the labour of the calculation of the secular varia- tion of the Moon's mean longitude , which I have not yet quite completed . I must in fact execute in regard to these terms as great a labour as in the ...
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... considerable altitude above the sea . Treasury Chambers , 8th August , 1861 . In reply to your application addressed to Lord Palmerston on the 24th June last , for a grant to the Royal Astronomical Society of 1000l . in aid of the ...
... considerable altitude above the sea . Treasury Chambers , 8th August , 1861 . In reply to your application addressed to Lord Palmerston on the 24th June last , for a grant to the Royal Astronomical Society of 1000l . in aid of the ...
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... considerably advanced on the disk , appeared perfectly well defined , round . and black . I watched the phenomenon from time to time unti about 22h ; after which I observed it uninterruptedly until its disappearance . I had , however ...
... considerably advanced on the disk , appeared perfectly well defined , round . and black . I watched the phenomenon from time to time unti about 22h ; after which I observed it uninterruptedly until its disappearance . I had , however ...
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... considerably , and the internal and external contacts were observed very satisfactorily . h m 8 The internal contact took place at 21 19 8.68 G.M.T. The external ditto 21 21 22.80 When the planet was about one - fourth or one - third of ...
... considerably , and the internal and external contacts were observed very satisfactorily . h m 8 The internal contact took place at 21 19 8.68 G.M.T. The external ditto 21 21 22.80 When the planet was about one - fourth or one - third of ...
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... considerably fainter , and of the 117 magnitude . Since that date I have kept the star pretty constantly in view ; and the discussion and projection of my observations give October 27th as the epoch of minimum , just two days prior to ...
... considerably fainter , and of the 117 magnitude . Since that date I have kept the star pretty constantly in view ; and the discussion and projection of my observations give October 27th as the epoch of minimum , just two days prior to ...
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