The Observatory, Volume 37Editors of the Observatory, 1914 Some vols. for 1886- include a special issue: Annual companion to the Observatory. |
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A. S. EDDINGTON absolute magnitudes aperture appear April Astrographic Astronomer Royal bright British Astronomical Association Cape Catalogue centre chromosphere Chronometers comet Cygni d h d h D.Sc determined diameter distance double stars Earth eclipse ephemeris equatorial error Evershed galactic give given Greenwich instrument interesting July June Jupiter latitude Lick Observatory light lines magnitude Marine Chronometers Maunder mean measured Meeting Melotte meridian Meteorological meteors method miles Monthly Moon nebula number of stars object observations obtained orbit paper parallax period Perseids photographic planets plates position present President probably Prof proper motions published radial velocity reflector region remarkable rotation Royal Astronomical Society Royal Observatory satellites Saturn seen Sept solar spectra spectral type spectrum spots stellar sun-spot Sun's telescope theory Turner variable stars visual visual magnitudes wave-length XXXVII
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