The Observatory, Volume 56Editors of the Observatory, 1933 Some vols. for 1886- include a special issue: Annual companion to the Observatory. |
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... correction to the perihelion of Mercury for the epoch 1785 comes out as o.0 ± 0 " -9 , but I have thought it advisible to write up the probable error to twice this value . There are five recent determinations of corrections to the ...
... correction to the perihelion of Mercury for the epoch 1785 comes out as o.0 ± 0 " -9 , but I have thought it advisible to write up the probable error to twice this value . There are five recent determinations of corrections to the ...
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... correction is 0.2666L = -2045 , whereas with scale correction it is 0.0306L = - · 0095 . Thus with a scale correction , eliminating in the usual way , you get for the light deflection term a coefficient practically zero ; the unknown L ...
... correction is 0.2666L = -2045 , whereas with scale correction it is 0.0306L = - · 0095 . Thus with a scale correction , eliminating in the usual way , you get for the light deflection term a coefficient practically zero ; the unknown L ...
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... correction found by each observer for each year . When this is done , it becomes difficult to find evidence of a sudden change in Right Ascension results . This effect is heightened by comparing the corrections obtained from the ...
... correction found by each observer for each year . When this is done , it becomes difficult to find evidence of a sudden change in Right Ascension results . This effect is heightened by comparing the corrections obtained from the ...
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