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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... Monthly Notices there was a short paper by Col. Tennant giving the errors of right ascension and north polar distance of the tabular place of Venus on the date of the late transit . It appeared that when Col. Tennant received the ...
... Monthly Notices there was a short paper by Col. Tennant giving the errors of right ascension and north polar distance of the tabular place of Venus on the date of the late transit . It appeared that when Col. Tennant received the ...
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... month later the planet would be more gibbous , and there was then a more sensibly oblong patch with round corners about three times as long as broad ; and on reducing the light a third at each end disappear , and it became perfectly ...
... month later the planet would be more gibbous , and there was then a more sensibly oblong patch with round corners about three times as long as broad ; and on reducing the light a third at each end disappear , and it became perfectly ...
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... Monthly Notices for November , 1872 , it seemed that the southern observers had neglected their splendid opportu- nities , and he applied , therefore , to any of their personal friends who might be present to give their help by ...
... Monthly Notices for November , 1872 , it seemed that the southern observers had neglected their splendid opportu- nities , and he applied , therefore , to any of their personal friends who might be present to give their help by ...
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... month in the current number of the Astronomical Register , a close approach of the moon to the star & Arietis at 9h . 33m . p.m. this evening is announced . I was unaware of this conjunction , and had no intention to observe it , but ...
... month in the current number of the Astronomical Register , a close approach of the moon to the star & Arietis at 9h . 33m . p.m. this evening is announced . I was unaware of this conjunction , and had no intention to observe it , but ...
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... month appear to have belonged to it , although the accounts are not very precise . The long horizontal flight from east to west of the large fireball seen in twilight on the evening of November 8th , corresponds with the position of ...
... month appear to have belonged to it , although the accounts are not very precise . The long horizontal flight from east to west of the large fireball seen in twilight on the evening of November 8th , corresponds with the position of ...
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1st Oc 1st Sh 1st Tr 2nd Oc 2nd Sh 2nd Tr angle aperture appear Ascension Astronomer-Royal Astronomical Register atmosphere bright lines Bye-laws catalogue centre Christie clouds comet Conjunction of Moon corona corresponding Council crater dark diameter Dione disc distance double stars Dunkin eclipse Editor Encel equatorial error Greenwich heliometer Hyginus inches inner satellite instrument Jupiter Jupiter's Satellites light limb longitude Lord Lindsay lunar Mars Mean Noon measures meeting Mercury meteors miles Mimas minor planet moon's motion Neison object observations Occultation orbit paper parallax photographs planet position present prism Proctor Prof Professor proper motions Ranyard Reappearance of ditto remarks Rhea right ascension ring Royal Astronomical Society Royal Observatory Saturn Schröter seen Sidereal slit spectroscope specular reflection spot surface telescope Tethys theory Thur tion transit of Mercury transit of Venus Tues visible