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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... minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed . It was announced that 52 presents had been received since the last meeting , and the thanks of the Society were voted to the respective donors . Capt . James Waterhouse , Assistant ...
... minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed . It was announced that 52 presents had been received since the last meeting , and the thanks of the Society were voted to the respective donors . Capt . James Waterhouse , Assistant ...
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... minutes before totality , when the solar crescent is very thin , and the illumination of the atmosphere must be enormously decreased . It seems very improbable , therefore , that by dimming the light of the atmosphere as well as that of ...
... minutes before totality , when the solar crescent is very thin , and the illumination of the atmosphere must be enormously decreased . It seems very improbable , therefore , that by dimming the light of the atmosphere as well as that of ...
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... minutes . It may possibly be known to the Fellows that I have been endeavouring for some time past to apply photography to the spectra of the stars . As far back as 1862 I obtained a photograph of the spectrum of Sirius , but for ...
... minutes . It may possibly be known to the Fellows that I have been endeavouring for some time past to apply photography to the spectra of the stars . As far back as 1862 I obtained a photograph of the spectrum of Sirius , but for ...
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... minutes giving 16 meteors from Gemini . The first meteor of this family was noted on December 4th and they have continued to the present time . Ninety - six " Geminids " were seen in about 13 hours ' watching , from the 4th to the 12th ...
... minutes giving 16 meteors from Gemini . The first meteor of this family was noted on December 4th and they have continued to the present time . Ninety - six " Geminids " were seen in about 13 hours ' watching , from the 4th to the 12th ...
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... minutes of the preceding Meeting were read and con- firmed . Mr. Ranyard announced that 45 presents had been received since the last meeting of the Society . Amongst these was a model of the lunar crater Copernicus , which has been ...
... minutes of the preceding Meeting were read and con- firmed . Mr. Ranyard announced that 45 presents had been received since the last meeting of the Society . Amongst these was a model of the lunar crater Copernicus , which has been ...
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