GENERAL INDEX TO VOL. IX.

ABJURATIO GALILEI.

Astronomische Gesellschaft Zone, -9° 50' to -14° 10' (note)
AITKEN, R. G., Elements of Comet b, 1897, with W. J. HUSSEY, 246;
Dimensions of Planets and Satellites, 241; Light Absorption as a
Factor in Determining the Size of Objectives (note), 98; Measures
of the Companion to Proycon, 47; Measures of ß Delphini, 93;
Measures of Sirius, 101; Measures of Sirius and 8 883, 238;
Observation of the Solar Eclipse of July 29, 1897, 195; Statistics
of the Lick Observatory Library, 150; Weather at Mt. Hamilton
in Winter of 1896–97, 103; The BRUCE Photometers of the Lick
Observatory, 184; The Great Sun-Spot of January, 1897 (note), 43;
Photograph of the Spectrum of a Meteor (note)

AMES, KATE, Unusual Lunar Halo, August 5, 1897.
ARRHENIUS, S., Influence of Carbonic Acid in the Air on the Earth's
Temperature

Astronomical Society of the Pacific, By-Laws of .

BRUCE Medal of, 104, 168; Comet-Medal of, 170; Corresponding
Institutions of, 12; Exchanges of, 13; Members of, 1; Minutes of
Meeting of Board of Directors of, 49, 113, 118, 160, 205, 206,
207, 248; Minutes of Meetings of Society, 50, 114, 160, 206, 249;
Officers of, 51, 119, 161, 171, 208, 250; Report of Committee on
Comet-Medal, 115; Report of Treasurer

Astrographic Charts.

Astronomical Telegrams.

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30

40

240

195

14

163

116

102

47, 155, 246

Astronomy and Astronomers in Their Relations to the Public, by

W. J. HUSSEY..

Atlas der Himmelskunde.

Awards of the DONOHOE Comet-Medal

BABCOCK, A. H., Earthquake at Oakland, January 17, 1897

Earthquake of June 20, 1897 . . .

CHABOT Observatory Eclipse Expedition.

BARNARD, E. E., Honor Conferred on (note)

BOND, W. C. and G. P., Memorials of (note)

W. C., Portrait of, to face 89; note.

BRUCE, Gift to Prague Observatory

.

Medal for Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 104, 168; Pho-
tometers of Lick Observatory, 184; Photographic telescope, 1st
results of (note). . .

BURTON-BROWN, A. Col., Total Eclipse of Sun, January 22, 1898. .
CAMPBELL, W. W., Recent Observations of the Spectrum of Mars .
Carbonic Acid in the Air, Its Influence on the Temperature of the
Earth, by Prof. S. ARRHENIUS.

93

189

109

14

CHABOT Observatory Eclipse Expedition.

PAGE

245

CLARK, ALVAN G., Death of (note)

152

Coast and Geodetic Survey, Longitude Net of, 242; Change in (note) 241
Coddington, E. F., The Cause of Gravitation (translation).
COLTON, A. L., The Great Sun-Spot of January, 1897, with Photo-
graphs ..

190

42

Photograph of the Solar Surface, with C. D. PERRINE, Frontispiece
Resignation of . . .

203

g 1896, PERRINE, Discovery, 39; Elements by SEARES and CRAW-
FORD, 36; Elements by HUSSEY and PERRINE, 40; Elliptic
Elements by HUSSEY and PERRINE, 46; Telegrams.
D'ARREST'S, Rediscovery by PERRINE.

47, 48

Comet b, 1897 (PERRINE), Elements by W. J. HUSSEY and R. G.
AITKEN.

Note on, by C. D. PERRINE, 232; Telegrams on
Medal, Awards of, 36, 38, 99; Rules of

Comstock, George C., The WASHBURN Observatory.

.

155

246

246

170

31

Corresponding Institutions of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
CRAWFORD, R. T.. Elements of Comet g, 1896; Comet b, 1897 . . 36, 234
CROCKER, C. F., Death of (note).

Double Stars, Measures of, See AITKEN, LEHMAN; Procyon, Sirius.
Eclipse of Sun, July 29, 1897, by D. E. HADDEN

188

Observations of, by R. G. AITKEN, 195; Predictions for, by C. D.
PERRINE

85

131

January 22, 1898, by E. W. MAUNDER

By Col. A. BURTON-BROWN, 189; Expedition to, from Lick
Observatory (notes), 155, 244; from CHABOт Observatory (note) 245
Earthquakes in California in 1896, by C. D. PERRINE

At Oakland, January 17, 1897, by A. H. BABCOCK, 45; Of June
20, 1897, by A. H. BABCOCK, 135; by S. C. LILLIS, 135; On Pacific
Coast, Catalogue of (note).

37

Errata in Publications Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Exchanges, Astronomical Society of the Pacific..

Gravitation, The Cause of, by V. WELLMAN

HADDEN, DAVID E., Eclipse of Sun, January 29, 1897.

Review of Solar Observations for 1895-96

HAGEN, J. G., A New Observatory. .

238

47.90

13

190

188

77

121

Heliocentric Theory and the University of Cambridge in 1669 (note) 43
HOLDEN, E. S., A New Celestial Atlas (review)

ALBERT MARTH (biographical notice), 202; Appointments in the
Lick Observatory (note), 160; Atlas der Himmelskunde (note),
203; BRUCE Medal, 105; Catalogue of Pacific Coast Earthquakes
from 1767 to 1897, 238; Cost of Lick Observatory Library (note),
201; Death of ALVAN G. CLARK (note), 152; Death of CHAS. F.

145

CROCKER (note), 160; Experiments with the Moving Floor of the
Large Dome, 148; First Results from the BRUCE Photographic
Telescope (note), 93; HOËNÉ WRONSKI (note), 90; Howe's Ele-
ments of Astronomy (review), 94; Inventory of Lick Observatory,
Buildings and Equipment, 201; Lick Observatory Eclipse Expe-
dition to India (note), 155; LowWELL'S Observations of Mercury
and Venus, 92; Memorials of W. C. and G. P. BOND (note), 100;
Notice to Members A. S. P., 41; Observatory Moon Atlas, 202;
Photographs of DONATI's Comet (note), 89; Photograph of
Solar Surface (note), 39; Portrait of W. C. BOND (note), 91; Por-
traits of Astronomers (list), 95; Mt. Hamilton Post Office, 151;
Probable Errors of Some Star Catalogues, 107; Reflector and
Portrait Lens in Celestial Photography (note), 147; Relief Map
of Lick Observatory Reservation, 40; Resignation of, 235;
Reversing-Layer of the Corona (note), 100; Small Telescope
for Sale (note), 160; Stability of the Great Equatorial, 147; Trial
of the CROSSLEY Reflector (note), 159; The Work of the Lick
Observatory. . .

Howe's Astronomy (review)

Hussey, W. J., Astronomy and Astronomers in Their Relations to
the Public..

.

Elements of Comet 6, 1897, with R. G. AITKEN, 246; Elements
of Comet g, 1896, 40; Elliptic Elements of Comet g, 1896, with
C. D. PERRINE, 46; Measures of Procyon, 147; Search for Comets
Reported by SWIFT, September 20, 1896 (note), 89; The YERKES
Observatory. .

Instrument Making at Alleghany (note).

Jupiter, Photographs of, by J. M. SCHAEBERLE

Köhl, TorvalD, Astronomical Observations in 1896

LADD Observatory, The (note).. .

LEHMAN, D. A., Measures of Double Stars .

Leonids, See Meteors.

Lick Observatory, Appointments in

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151, 160, 235

BRUCE Photometers of, 184; Eclipse Expedition to India, 155,
244; Experiments with the Moving Floor of the Great Dome,
148; Graduate Students at, 151; Inventory of, 201; Latitude of,
101; Library, Cost of, 201; Statistics of, 150; Moon Atlas, 202;
Post Office at, 151; Relief Map of Reservation, 40; Resignation
of Director of, 235; Stability of the Great Equatorial of, 147;
Weather at, 103; Work of

196

Light Absorption as a Factor in Determining the Size of Objectives. 98
LILLIS, S. C., Earthquake of June 20, 1897 . .

135

Longitude Net of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
LOWELL Observatory, Return to Arizona (note).

242

105

Luminous Appearances in the Sky, Some, by W. H. S. MONCK
Lunar Halo, Unusual (note).

Ephemeris for Physical Observations of the Moon

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. 76, 108

MAUNDER, E. W., English Preparations for Total Eclipse of January
22, 1898..

131

24, 70, 136, 174, 226

I

92

41

MCNEILL, MALCOLM, Planetary Phenomena .
Members of Astronomical Society of the Pacific, List of . .
Mercury and l'enus, LOWELL'S Observations of .
Meteors of November 15, 1896 (note) . . . .

2=3

A Brilliant (note), 44; Of January 24, 1897 (note), 91; Of January
26, 1897 (note), 90; Of May 5, 1897 (note), 146; The Leonids (note),
41; Leonids in 1897, The, 239; Photograph of the Spectrum of. 240

Metric System (note)

MONCK, W. H. S., Some Luminous Appearances in the Sky

The Spectra and Proper Motions of Stars.

Moon, Atlas of . . .

90

33

123

202

Ephemeris for the Physical Observations of, by A. Marth, 76, 108
WEINER'S Photographic Atlas of . . .

MOSES, WM. S., A Brilliant Meteor (note)

Nebula, Lowe Observatory Catalogues of, by Lewis Swift.

156

44

186, 223

Notice to Members of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. . 41, 108
Observatory, Dedication of FLOWER . .

148

LADD, 47; WASHBURN, 31; Royal, at Greenwich, 152; The
SAYRE, 130; Valkenburg, 121; YERKES

209

Observations, Astronomical, in 1896, by TORVALD KÖHL .
O'HALLORAN, Miss ROSE, Maximum of 。 Ceti.

65

86

232

PERRINE, C. D., Comet b, 1897.

Discovery of Comet g, 1896, 39; Elements of Comet g, 1896, 40;
Elliptic Elements of Comet g, 1896, with W. J. HUSSEY, 46;
Earthquakes in California in 1896, 37; Fireball of January 26,
1897 (note), 90; Lick Observatory Eclipse Expedition, 244;
Photograph of Solar Surface, with A. L. COLTON, Frontispiece;
Predictions for Solar Eclipse of July 29, 1897, 85; Comets Due
to Return in 1898, 239; The Leonids in 1897, 239; Rediscovery
of D'ARREST'S Comet..

Photograph of Solar Surface (note).

Frontispiece, by A. L. COLTON and C. D. PERRINE

PRICHETT, H. S., Appointed Superintendent of United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey

Observations of the Companion of Sirius.

Reflector and Portrait Lens in Celestial Photography (note).

147

Royal Astronomical Society, American Foreign Associates
Americans Who Have Received the Medal of

SCHAEBERLE, J. M., Measures of the Companion to Procyon.

Meteor of May 5, 1897, 146; Observations of the Companions of
Procyon and Sirius, 46; Photographs of Jupiter. .

SEARLE, ARTHUR, A. G., Zone, -9° 50′ to — 14° 10′,(note)
SEARES, F. H., and CRAWFORD, R. T., Elements of Comet g, 1896.
Sirius, Measures of . . .

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45

45

244

173

40

36

46, 101, 104, 238

Solar Observations, by DAVID E. HADDEN.

77

Spectra and Proper Motion of Stars, by W. H. S. MONCK.
Stars, Catalogue of Fundamental

123

166

Probable Errors of Catalogues of, 107; Spectra and Proper
Motions of ..

123

Sun, Photograph of (note), 39.

Frontispiece

Eclipse of July 29, 1897

188

Reversing Layer of Corona (note), 100; The Great Sun-Spot
of January, 1897, with Photographs, by A. L. COLTON.
SWIFT, LEWIS, Catalogues of Nebulæ Discovered at the Lowe
Observatory, 186, 223; Honor Conferred on (note)

Telescope for Sale (note). .

TUCKER, R. H., Latitude of Lick Observatory .

UPHAM, Mrs. F. K., Meteors of November 15, 1896 (note)
Valkenburg, A New Observatory at, by JOHN G. HAGEN .
Variable Star, Maximum of 。 Ceti

Venus and Mercury, LOWELL'S Observations of
WASHBURN Observatory, The, by G. C. COMSTOCK .
WEINEK, L., Photographic Atlas of the Moon..
WELLMAN, V., The Cause of Gravitation.
WRONSKI, HOËNÉ (note).

YATES, WILLIAM, The Leonid Meteors (note)

YERKES Observatory, The, by W. J. HUSSEY

42

47

160

ΙΟΙ

41

122

86

92

31

156

190

90

41

209