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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Page 225
... object was evidently of considerable size , it would be observable all round its orbit . In fact it might become a naked - eye object at the end of the year , when in perihelion . The discovery was , therefore , rather a sensational one ...
... object was evidently of considerable size , it would be observable all round its orbit . In fact it might become a naked - eye object at the end of the year , when in perihelion . The discovery was , therefore , rather a sensational one ...
Page 241
... object , and it is probable that more reliable information will be obtainable from these alone than from any attempt ... object . Detonating Fireball of March 5 , 7h 45m . This object was mentioned in the April Notes ' ( p . 136 ) ...
... object , and it is probable that more reliable information will be obtainable from these alone than from any attempt ... object . Detonating Fireball of March 5 , 7h 45m . This object was mentioned in the April Notes ' ( p . 136 ) ...
Page 309
... object , and from these he obtained a value of Ioh 38m 3s for the interval covered ; furthermore , from fifteen white and dark spots in the same latitude , which he followed from July to December , Denning found that the period for this ...
... object , and from these he obtained a value of Ioh 38m 3s for the interval covered ; furthermore , from fifteen white and dark spots in the same latitude , which he followed from July to December , Denning found that the period for this ...
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