Mercury is very favourably situated for observation at the beginning of the month, setting more than two hours after the sun, the interval gradually decreasing. Venus is too close to the sun to be well observed. Mars rises about two hours after midnight at the beginning of the month, the interval decreasing to about half an hour after midnight on the last day. Jupiter rises about half an hour before midnight on the 1st, the interval decreasing. Saturn may be seen in the morning, rising on the 1st about an hour and a half before the sun. On the last day he rises one hour and a quarter after midnight. THE MINOR PLANET JUNO. The Minor Planet Juno, the third of the series, will come into opposition on the 31st of the month. 358.66 87.8 45'52 *05 The defect of illumination is on the preceding limb. h. h. 12 add 754 to the longitude at 13 1116 1877. noon. A. M. Superstition and Books received.- "The Window Observatory." By H. King, Capt. R.N. London: Crossley, Lockwood, and Co. reasonable belief." Square. 1877 By Kuklos. London: John Harris, Kilburn THE NEW COMET. We have received the following ephemeris of the new comet from the Secretary of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at Vienna : T= = 1877 April 28.2017 A cos. ẞ=—10s. Ephemeris for 12h. Berlin time. a log A I 42 4 57 54'5 225 6 60 5.2 61 19.1 61 17.8 May 4 5 234 59 54-8 57 18.9 The elements show a very great resemblance to those of the comet of We cannot publish communications which are not authenticated by the name and address of the sender, as a guarantee of good faith. When subscriptions sent by post are not acknowledged in the next number, the Editor will be much obliged if subscribers will at once inform him of the fact. All Letters requiring an answer must enclose a penny stamp. The Editor will be obliged if those gentlemen who have not paid their subscriptions will kindly send them by Cheque, Post-office Order, or penny postage stamps, but the Editor will not be liable for loss in transmission. Post Office Orders for the Editor are to be made payable to JOHN C. JACKSON, at Lower Clapton, London, E. The Astronomical Register is intended to appear at the commencement of each month; the Subscription (including Postage to all parts of Great Britain and Ireland) is fixed at Three Shillings per Quarter, payable in advance, by postage stamps or otherwise. The pages of the Astronomical Register are open to all suitable communications. Letters, Articles for insertion, &c., must be sent to the Rev. J. C. JACKSON, Clarence Road, Clapton, E., not later than the 15th of the Month. Third Meeting of the Session, May 11th, 1877. in the Chair. Secretaries-Mr. Glaisher and Mr. Ranyard. The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. William Maurice Beaufort, Esq., of 18, Piccadilly, and Athenæum Club, was balloted for and duly elected a Fellow of the Society. Mr. Glaisher said that 49 presents had been received since the last meeting of the Society, but none of them seemed to call for any special notice. The President: In asking you to give your thanks to the donors of these presents, I must mention to the Society a fact which I am sure will be received with much pleasure, namely, that the Society has had a gift of £500. The late Mr. Lambert, of Upper Thames Street, left a large sum of money at the disposal of his son, to be given in part for scientific purposes, and his son has presented to this Society £500 free of legacy duty. The Council have this afternoon passed a special vote of thanks to Mr. Lambert for his very welcome gift, and I will ask you to return your thanks to him, as well as to the donors of these presents. (Hear, hear.) The President: I have the unpleasant duty to give notice that two names will have to be suspended for arrears of payment. According to the Bye-laws, if a Fellow is more than three years in arrear, his name is to be suspended in the meeting-room. I VOL. XV. |