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MK\>ri{i:s 4 27 ',K) (I OS 2N - 11 03 - 28 05 ^ 14 - 28 41-0 OHHir l>K t ANDIiOMKD.K. 153 4571 O'lH 4-,l'.t 7J1 lll.'i -'71 4404 '.«■>.; 4:i.'j2 00li 4:mo"'j» 4325 9;i9 4:514 '.(45 4294 ■r)2S 4289 MT 4271 ^74 421". ^9 4101 820 4071-927 401W h49 V.4, Wi'iKlii.-.! inriui V. t'lirv Hadml Veloriiy i:t 7 1 1 i:. 17 21 17 21 2'it)7 2.i-64 32 0; 1613 11 1 15-46 15-43 MEASURES OF f AXDROMED;E.— CofUinud. Vil \Vi f,r,90 1^ 711 25 31 21 tttt 29 ',«! 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I ' Wl 1.-.71 '.i.".-» It ^.■. ; li'i r.J |. l,Vl:i T.'l - .;l Jii , u\r, 271 - :iH-4(», 1 - ^4 111: ; ll((t 'M)2 - Jr, 10 i - ;tl (iti, S i:i4(l T'.K - 11 111' i - J-' H: : t:tJ.-. ii:i^t - :i7 ',H), ; ~ :tii .-)(! i i:U4 (I4."i - :.'7-38 1 - 21 (K) 1 f.'v.l HoT - :ijr>,s k tj7i sr4 - ■Jt):i4l ; - ■jhwD; i 4-Ji:i S4;t - ■-'(Mill ! uni s'Jii ■-'.•70 i Wnnlii.il lli.-:lli - ii.'i OJ - J'.i 'J-' V. - ■J4:).' - j:i!is \\, - U-2i\ - ()-2:i CuTV. - 0-2n - O'-'S Ha.liHl V.-luntv - ) 1 The fifty-('if;ht ohscrviitiDiis were fiixiuiied into twelve iioniial places. ThcM^e are n'wcu in Talile I\' with the mean .Julian day. mean pliase. mean velocity, weijjht ami residual I'roin iinal elements. ililU 1 I'K s' A.SUUDMtU.t. 155 1 vh NoKMAI ,1 l\ . I'1.A( l,,- Juliuu Uii> . Fhiw Vflwity. 1 U......l.iiil 1 ■J fjii, l'.K)..':i(t "i irju -18-8 2 - 2-7 2 :t.v.i S75 (i!irj - 8-4 3 + 1-2 - 13 3 liM) lH;t Hs:i:i - 4 3 4 5 6 7 s i:w :)!>!• 10 17:) - 6 « 3 + 11 t7:i 'J.W 117 l>7'2 n o:l'i 1 1 J7> - 8-7 -•S2S -;ii»o 1 3.3 5-5 + 3 3 - 0-6 - 5 ;i71 s:!0 11. IT.'. -.11 2 4.5 + 13 9 \m iKi 1) i:.s ■)8li 4 - 2-3 10 :i:,i nr,(i 1 s.;ii -484 3-5 + 14 11 12 lii:Mis7 ■J .■)7S -43-4 3 + 10 4(»h(m8 3-767 -34 5 3 - 5 Preliminary clcnicnH ..f tiic nrl.it wciv ol.laiiuMJ l.y the a|.i>lH'iitioii of Dr. Kiiin'.s firupliicul iiicllinil. 'Vhr>v wrrc. /' = 17 "(ir;; days r = ■().-) 0, =i,s(r A' =2() km. 7 = -29-70 km. T =2.t2().024 .S.SI ,1. I). A l(.aM-s(|uarcs solution was caiTicd through to iinprov.', if possihlo, the elements ol.tained >ira|.lucally . The i-eriod. obtained l.y usinfi I-ick ol.servati(.ns in eo.ir etion with (.ur <.wii, eoverinn an ei.(.eh of .VM cycle.s was coiLsidercd as tixed. In tlie solution, T was also left out on account of tlie eccentricity hoinp .so small, and c, oj, K and 7 used. 1 :,t; piiiMi ATi'iNs (n Mil iiiiMiMc'S rin>rm' \i nt! Y 'I'lir folluuiin: .il.MTvatinn ('(juations wore formed; TAHM- V )BSKKV.\TlliN liilATlONS a h r ./ W . icht + -521 + xn + KiX + J :( ■_. + -754 - ■M.ns 4- .W4 - 17 3 + av) -1 non + 016 + l-» 3 + »m - BHa - 412 - OS 3 + -717 - im - tui - 2 3 1 + •;m2 + twn - •<.I20 + 2 3 :. - ^S-) + !<02 - '.171 + 1 il - . r, - -HM - :m - -.".Ml -. 1 (1 1 .'i -1048 - -Wl + wc f 1 i> 4 - mA - iJii + KA - 2 3 3 5 - Mo + -f.N + -(its - IK 3 - IW *- '.Ct . K'lO - 1 3 From th(>-t'. llir I'fillnuiiiL; niiiin:il ((|iiatiuii- were dcrivcil: ;5i) • ( )( )i}.c - 11 ')^'/ - n -'1 H: - 1 • •")■> 1 " f ■'> •'»' '• ' = n l'.t-77L'// -I :'.(i:i-- {)77:>,ii +.ji)is = () IS stsc -1 S4:i'( 4 s 004 = a l',)-.Jl7//-2()-7.')l) = Till' -iiliilinii- 111' !lii' inuli;:!! ('iiii:ili(i!i< ^:i\r. X + 1 IK Mi from wliicli. 57 = -.LS km 5A- = -lU km 6r = -Ol.'i 6u) = -}- 2° ■ 22 OUUIT (Ji- i" ANUUUMLIJ.K. 157 llrlicc llic lirw \:ilU(- III' llic rlcriiclll,-: - -, - -2!) NH h - -'.')( ili e - 037 a, =182-2'-' 7' =2,120.021 sM .). 1) . a- lirl'mc. Tlir-c ticu value- nl' iIh' iliiiH'iil - uavr a rciliii'l inn iif 1'/'"' fr'i"! 1^" to SI (ir abdill 2.") |iri- ((111 'I'lic ic-idllaN (■(Hiipillcd t'idlll tl.c (il'lilt.il (•Iriiiriil- ami lliiiM' I'riiiii ilir (ili-( ! '. aiinii ri|uati(iii.- wrrc \cr\ ricarlv- iiiriit iciil ;ili(| iHi i'iii-iIht (■(illrclii)li^ wric al Icriipli'i I. The prolialilc clldl III' a iKirinal lihicr is ±2-1 and thai nf a Mnulc nl)>('r\aMiin nf avrraiic \\cii:lii ■2-S. Tlic piohalilr crrnr- nf ilir various fliiniiii- arc uivcn al'ici' ilic luial \alur- in tlir -iinuiiarv t'dllnw iiiy,'. SI MMAi:', l.li iiicni I'll liiiiiii.irv P 17 Ti;: (l;iyn « M.'i M isir y -■.>!17(> kiiL K ■•<■< km T ■J, 1JI> (C.'l ^>^l ,1 1) n Hill 1 17-7fi73 dtty» (i.r ISJ" J-.' "■.'!1 s:i km. ■J'. I'.'i km . I.'IIIIJI sM .1 I) ti.'jT.: mid km 1 1.' J r 27 OKI km. I) ."i7 km In tlic fiiruri' tin' ciirlo.- arc Ottawa tidrnial placi- and ilic rirclcs rriisscii arc i.ick dli-crvaliims. Il will lie >ecn that it' the whole curve were rai>ei| ahout :\ km. the Lick oliscrvation^ would lie lieltcr satisfied. Tin.- is jirohalily due to dil'fcreni w.ave-lemiih.- tieinti- ii.-cd. or perhaps, to some extent, to the I'act that no doubt in the work lien niatix' of the lines measured are lilciids, .\nv cliaiitie in tin period doc- not >cem to hrinn the i.ick oliscr\allon- clo-er to tlic cur\c ;ii\en li\ our own ()li.-er\ atloiis. I )o:ninion j< )liser\ atory, Ottawa, i chi"uU^ 6 « 10 t? Voloriiy f'linn iif C Anilmnii'.l;!', 14 16 la 20 Dr,l.