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Viliiiiiy 1 lie 1 _• r.'iis.'ij "ii 1 1 lt.'.7 f:«ts Ml — 2-1 •> i;i,i:.:i7 :mi):i +-.'7(> ■J 1 1 -4") A 711 4(M. ."> (i:i(i i-l!l 4 1 (1 -21 4 i«i :i.'i t 11 :i74 + IN-4 1 .; r 1 ■ (1 li'.ir. riiw !t 12(1 + 1S1 1 ,1 ■ . 1 ti .-iHO- 1(111 11 j;!i + s-<> 1 11 Hs,-| 441 i:i ■-•17 + (•>•(» 1 II i-lC S HJ4 iniii 1(1 (il'.i + 1-4 1 II -1-2 () r,.i>,i li.^.'i l>t MM + IS ■J.i -o;i 10 ,S47 '.HIS •-'■J 114 4-12 S - • '* V«-2 II 7(11 h:io ■J.'i (17(1 + 17-4 - ■' -OS r* 7 43 .S74 1 -27 (K14 fIJJ-.S 1 II la s-2-'>2H II 111) trM-i 1 .'. -1-4 14 lll.S 1<)3 (1 7(ii; + 54 7 1 (1 + 2-4 Tliis curve \v;i.-^ ai'lcriuiiicd t>,r;iiihi"uily liy suucx'.-.-ivf trials. Tlic elements are : P = 27- 804 days ( = J.) u = 33.'/ A' = 25-.') km. 7 =14-8 km. T = 2,420,471 tio: M). a sin i -= 8,1<')().()()0 km. c "i it will tic seen thai the rc.-idual.s are miiiMially larjic aiul thai the form (if the curv, which woulil wi thn.ush. or appniximatcly thnmnh. all the mirmal placi- would sun^jcsi the results of iilends. Starting at phase 1 (on curve) it will he seen thai the residuals liecome negative and contnuie .so until atiout phase (i days, when they heconie positive. They remain positive until about phase II days. The similar featun- is marked in the uii-curve. This would he tlu^ effeci of a hlended spectrum caused In the liiiht of the second body of the system if its spectrum were atTccting the liiK.s of the .siiectrum of the primarv. It is impossible to say whether the curve niven is low enough tit th(' nnnimuni or hit;h enouy:h at the maxinmm. .Mthoutih, on ,some iMiHir 111- iiii; >ri;( iitiiM (ii'K hinakv 12.") iaiki t.'.") 'Illi''' "I' li>in' |j|:iti'> lin\\ a suspicion of (iuiiiiiiiic;, lliirr III'' none clraiix' riioiiiiii c|i'liii"il to iiirasurc. so that llicir i> no |io>>iMc inraii,- ol' .In , i niininii the inir nia\iiniiiii and iiiininiiini. Mr. I.rc in iiis aniioiincciiicni ol ilic iIiitc nica-uri'- ri't'iTn.l lo aliosc, (Icscrilio iIm' lines a- •■ ^irnoli'." aliiioiiiih one of ]]\< ])lal('s is taken at the !na\ini;iin ol ijic curve. Ilie lines of tile -peetiiiin. a It 1 1. iiiiili not i^ooi] at all. >lioiili| all(j\\ of nnn-h closer nua^nrenieni than the ie-i(hial> indicate, and the lilet.d theorv -eeins the onlv one thai Would e\|)lain the rey:\ilar variation of the n^iduals "' 'III' iioiinal places. Sunilar etf'ects lia\e lieen found in sv.steni- uhen the -econdan- \\-a< lieen nieasural)le at tlie niaxiinuni and niinirniiiii Xo least-s(|uare> -olution was ajjplied as any ctTcct tlie solution niinht have, could hardly sci\-e to approacli nearer tlie true elenieiits than those arrixcd at uraphically. On account of tlie probability of blends atTectin^; the \cloi'ities of the ])lates, no probable error was computed fo|- cither normal i)laces or indivib>er\atory Ottawa June, I'.llli. Days ?