Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPriestly and Weale, 1861 |
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... less in subsequent centuries . I consider , there- fore , its correction to be superfluous . Page 77 , Arg . 10 , Year -500 , 56.619 was written by mistake instead of 56.691 . 3 , 4 Note by the Astronomer Royal . The 31 b.
... less in subsequent centuries . I consider , there- fore , its correction to be superfluous . Page 77 , Arg . 10 , Year -500 , 56.619 was written by mistake instead of 56.691 . 3 , 4 Note by the Astronomer Royal . The 31 b.
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... less so , perhaps , as regards the best time for drawing the solar disk -in the way , at least , with which I am obliged at present to content myself , as alluded to in my last communication to the Society . " The absence of penumbra on ...
... less so , perhaps , as regards the best time for drawing the solar disk -in the way , at least , with which I am obliged at present to content myself , as alluded to in my last communication to the Society . " The absence of penumbra on ...
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... less difficulty than the first ; the separation of the planet from the Sun's limb was instantaneous , and may , I think , be depended on to one second of time . Egress observed by John Joynson , Esq . , at Waterloo , near Liverpool ...
... less difficulty than the first ; the separation of the planet from the Sun's limb was instantaneous , and may , I think , be depended on to one second of time . Egress observed by John Joynson , Esq . , at Waterloo , near Liverpool ...
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... Less than γ Crucis . 49 , 50 Results of Meridional Observations of Small Planets ; Occulta- tion of Stars by the ... less than Crucis , but is considerably lower . little brighter than & Sagittarii , both stars having about the same ...
... Less than γ Crucis . 49 , 50 Results of Meridional Observations of Small Planets ; Occulta- tion of Stars by the ... less than Crucis , but is considerably lower . little brighter than & Sagittarii , both stars having about the same ...
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... less distinct ; it passed north of d Draconis , of several stars of the 6th magnitude . Estimated length , about 44 ° . " At 12h , the northern border could be traced beyond Herculis ; the southern border still less distinct than the ...
... less distinct ; it passed north of d Draconis , of several stars of the 6th magnitude . Estimated length , about 44 ° . " At 12h , the northern border could be traced beyond Herculis ; the southern border still less distinct than the ...
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