The Observatory, Volume 34Editors of the Observatory, 1911 - Astronomy Some vols. for 1886- include a special issue: Annual companion to the Observatory. |
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... Star with Considerable Proper 48 Whittaker 457 Motion , A 317 Phillips , Rev. T. E. R. , A Visit to STARS : - the Meudon Observatory 365 4 Lacertæ 90 " The Red Spot on Jupiter ... 270 , The Diameter of 125 308 Improbability of Random ...
... Star with Considerable Proper 48 Whittaker 457 Motion , A 317 Phillips , Rev. T. E. R. , A Visit to STARS : - the Meudon Observatory 365 4 Lacertæ 90 " The Red Spot on Jupiter ... 270 , The Diameter of 125 308 Improbability of Random ...
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... Stars . With regret we have to say that the increase in the number of Variable Stars makes it impossible to continue the complete list as a feature of this Annual Companion . The compilers of the ' Annuaire du Bureau des Longitudes ...
... Stars . With regret we have to say that the increase in the number of Variable Stars makes it impossible to continue the complete list as a feature of this Annual Companion . The compilers of the ' Annuaire du Bureau des Longitudes ...
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... '3 + 1 19 + 7 19 10'2 6.0 < 11.6 8.5 6.7 1125 O 20 Herculis .... Z Herculis 17 501 +16 57 9'3 II'I 17 54 1 +15 9 7'1 8.0 7'7 316 30 3 23 49'6 List of Stars of the Alyol Type ( continued ) 22 [ No. 430 . Algol Type Stars .
... '3 + 1 19 + 7 19 10'2 6.0 < 11.6 8.5 6.7 1125 O 20 Herculis .... Z Herculis 17 501 +16 57 9'3 II'I 17 54 1 +15 9 7'1 8.0 7'7 316 30 3 23 49'6 List of Stars of the Alyol Type ( continued ) 22 [ No. 430 . Algol Type Stars .
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List of Stars of the Alyol Type ( continued ) . R.A. Dec. Max . Min . h m W Serpentis 18 4'7 -15 34 8.5 10'0 S2 Sagittarii . RS . 18 117 -34 9 6.6 V Serpentis 18 117 -15 34 9'5 7'3 II 2 Period . d h 2 ... Stars . - Jupiter's Satellites .
List of Stars of the Alyol Type ( continued ) . R.A. Dec. Max . Min . h m W Serpentis 18 4'7 -15 34 8.5 10'0 S2 Sagittarii . RS . 18 117 -34 9 6.6 V Serpentis 18 117 -15 34 9'5 7'3 II 2 Period . d h 2 ... Stars . - Jupiter's Satellites .
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... Stars , Minima of Variable Stars of the Algol Type ( continued ) . S2 CEPHEI . 4h 50m 3 + 80 ° 6'6 7h 15m.4 -16 ° 13'4 Jan. d h 25 U OPHIUCHI . 17h 11m.8 + 1 ° 18'7 6'0 to 6'7 Tenth . od 20h 7m.7 . Jan. d h 4 12 12 21 21 6 R CANIS MAJ ...
... Stars , Minima of Variable Stars of the Algol Type ( continued ) . S2 CEPHEI . 4h 50m 3 + 80 ° 6'6 7h 15m.4 -16 ° 13'4 Jan. d h 25 U OPHIUCHI . 17h 11m.8 + 1 ° 18'7 6'0 to 6'7 Tenth . od 20h 7m.7 . Jan. d h 4 12 12 21 21 6 R CANIS MAJ ...
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