Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPriestly and Weale, 1858 |
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... seen at the Royal Obs . 12 , 13 14 , 15 October 11 , 7h . Distance of. Apparent N.P.D.。 Egeria . 18 Mean Solar Time of Observation . h m Apparent R.A. S h m S 1858 , Aug. 25 14 49 12.0 I 5 28.25 102 32 22 44 Sep. 11 13 31 381 054 43.00 ...
... seen at the Royal Obs . 12 , 13 14 , 15 October 11 , 7h . Distance of. Apparent N.P.D.。 Egeria . 18 Mean Solar Time of Observation . h m Apparent R.A. S h m S 1858 , Aug. 25 14 49 12.0 I 5 28.25 102 32 22 44 Sep. 11 13 31 381 054 43.00 ...
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... seen on Oct. 9. It first appeared well defined in the head ; but later in the evening its definition was not so good , owing , perhaps , to a thin haze , indicating that its light is not strong . There is apparently a darkish band ...
... seen on Oct. 9. It first appeared well defined in the head ; but later in the evening its definition was not so good , owing , perhaps , to a thin haze , indicating that its light is not strong . There is apparently a darkish band ...
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... seen and brightest at the edges . " A sketch represented the nucleus as nearly round , surmounted by a luminous sector , which on the side towards the tail was bounded by two ares tending to form a cusp at the nucleus , and on the other ...
... seen and brightest at the edges . " A sketch represented the nucleus as nearly round , surmounted by a luminous sector , which on the side towards the tail was bounded by two ares tending to form a cusp at the nucleus , and on the other ...
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... seen for mist . I en- deavoured to estimate the radius of the exterior arch in the direction transverse to the axis of the tail . I think it was 6 of the micrometer , or 52 " . " [ This estimation is very uncertain . ] Oct. 15 , 6h ...
... seen for mist . I en- deavoured to estimate the radius of the exterior arch in the direction transverse to the axis of the tail . I think it was 6 of the micrometer , or 52 " . " [ This estimation is very uncertain . ] Oct. 15 , 6h ...
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... seen with the fixed telescope owing to trees . All the other observations were made with the 7 - foot equatoreal , 5 inches aperture , and power 117 . Oct. 1 , 7 P.M. Nucleus not round , irregular oval ; perhaps paraboloidal . Larger ...
... seen with the fixed telescope owing to trees . All the other observations were made with the 7 - foot equatoreal , 5 inches aperture , and power 117 . Oct. 1 , 7 P.M. Nucleus not round , irregular oval ; perhaps paraboloidal . Larger ...
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Adams Admiral Smyth angle Apparent R.A. Apparent appearance April Arcturus Astronomer Royal axis bright calculated Captain Carrington Catalogue centre coefficient comparison computed correction crater dark determined diameter direction disk distance ditto Donati's Comet eclipse edge elements envelope ephemeris epoch equations equatoreal error exhibited Geminus Greenwich instrument Jupiter l'équation l'on latitude length light longitude luminous lunar Lune magnitude Mean Solar measures Memoirs meridian Minor Planets mirror Monthly Notices moon moon's limb Nautical Almanac nearly Norman Pogson nucleus object-glass observations obtained occultation October orbit paper perihelion phenomena polar position present Prof Professor proper motions R.A. Apparent N.P.D. rays réfractions remarkable right ascensions ring Royal Observatory Saturn séculaire seen Sept Sheepshanks side Society solar spots standard stars sun's surface T. W. Webb tail telescope theory tion Variable Star visible volume