Astronomical Register: A Medium of Communication for Amateur Observers and All Others Interested in the Science of Astronomy, Volumes 15-16J. D. Potter., 1878 - Astronomy |
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... Prof. Tidmarsh , Rev. J. B. 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 ...
... Prof. Tidmarsh , Rev. J. B. 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 ...
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... Prof. Langley's ( U. S. ) researches . The engraving of the great sun spot of Dec. , 1873 , from studies made at the Alleghany Observatory , with the equatoreal of 13 in . aperture , by Prof. George F. Barker , of Philadelphia , is the ...
... Prof. Langley's ( U. S. ) researches . The engraving of the great sun spot of Dec. , 1873 , from studies made at the Alleghany Observatory , with the equatoreal of 13 in . aperture , by Prof. George F. Barker , of Philadelphia , is the ...
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... Prof. Langley says , that " when all extraneous light is excluded , except that from the blackest ' part of the umbra , this proved to be not only intrinsically bright , but insupportably intense to the naked eye . " In Chapter V. on ...
... Prof. Langley says , that " when all extraneous light is excluded , except that from the blackest ' part of the umbra , this proved to be not only intrinsically bright , but insupportably intense to the naked eye . " In Chapter V. on ...
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... Prof. Piazzi Walker , G. J. Warriner , H. Whitbread , S. C. Williams , G. Wilson , Thomas We cannot publish communications which are not authenticated by the name and address of the sender , as a guarantee of good faith . When ...
... Prof. Piazzi Walker , G. J. Warriner , H. Whitbread , S. C. Williams , G. Wilson , Thomas We cannot publish communications which are not authenticated by the name and address of the sender , as a guarantee of good faith . When ...
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... Prof. Tacchini connects the absence of sodium in the chromosphere with the present paucity of sun - spots , and he con- siders it likely that this element may have a large share in their formation . A discussion has been made by M ...
... Prof. Tacchini connects the absence of sodium in the chromosphere with the present paucity of sun - spots , and he con- siders it likely that this element may have a large share in their formation . A discussion has been made by M ...
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