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107A. On the present state of the theories of the celestial motions. 

 Sid. Mess., vol. 2 (1883): 11-17, 33-39. , 



Reprint of the introduction to no. 107. 



108. The Nautical Almanac. 



Proc. U. S. Naval Inst., vol. 5 (1879): 33-19. 

 Read before the U. S. Naval Institute, Jan. 30, 1879. 

 Also in Side-Lights on Astronomy (1906): 191-215; see no. 300 in this section. 



109. Six Months in Ascension, by Mrs. David Gill. 



Nation, New York, vol. 28 (Feb. 13, 1S79): 121-122. 

 Anonymous review . 



110. Astronomy for Schools and Colleges, by Simon Newcomb and Edward S. Holden. 



New York, Henry Holt & Co., Oct., 1879, 11+512 pp. Second ed., "revised for students and general 

 readers," 1880. Third ed., "revised for high schools and colleges," 1880. Fourth ed., revised, 1883 

 12+512. Fifth ed. 1885. Sixth ed., 1887, 12+512 pp. There were other reprints or editions in 1888 

 (100 of the 1,300 in this edition were destroyed by fire), 1893, 1897, 1902, 1907. In all 11,825 copies 

 were printed. 

 "American Science Series." "With the publication in 18S3 of Astronomy (American Science Series, Shorter Course) (no. 136) 

 this work was called Astronomy (American Science Series, Advanced Course). 



111. Note on the correction of the mean longitude of Hansen's lunar tables. 



Mo. Notices R. Astr. Soc, vol. 40 (Dec, 1879): 81-82. 



112. Observations at Separation, Wyoming, in "Reports on the Total Solar Eclipse of 1878, 



July 29." 

 Washington (1880): 99-116. 

 Also in Wash. Obs., 1876, app. 3 (1880). 



113. Observations of the transit of Venus, Dec. 8-9, 1874, made and reduced under the direc- 



tion of the Commission created by Congress. Part I — General discussion of results. 

 Washington, Govt, print, off., 1880, 157 pp. 



114. A transformation of Hansen's lunar theory, compared with the theory of Delaunay, by 



S. Newcomb and J. Meier. 

 Astr. Papers, vol. 1, 1882, pt. 2 (1880): 57-107. 



115. Request for observations of Polyhymnia. 



Astr. Naeh., vol. 96 (Jan. 1, 1880): cols. 191-192. 

 Dated Washington, Nov. 28, 1879. 



116. Sketch of the life of Prof. Otto W. Struve. 



Pop. Sci. Mo., vol. 17 (June, 1880): 263-264. 



117. A method of developing the perturbative function of planetary motion. 



Amer. Jl. Math., vol. 3 (Sept., 1880): 193-209. 



118. [Note on J. C. Watson.] 



Nation, New York, vol. 31 (Dec. 2, 1880): 393. 

 Anonymous. 



119. Apparent right ascensions additional time stars, 1881-84, with mean additional time stars, 



1881-84, with mean places for 1884. 

 Washington, 1881. 61 pp. 



120. [E. S. Holden's Sir William Herschel] 



Nation, New York, vol. 32 (Feb. 17, 1881): 118-119. 

 Anonymous review. 



121. [Note on a comet.] 



Nation, New York, vol. 32 (June 30, 1881) : 450. 

 Anonymous. 



122. Astronomical observatories. 



N. Amer. Rev., vof. 133 (Aug. 1881): 196-203. 



Also in Nature, London, vol. 26 (Aug. 3, 1882): 326-329. 



Also in The Observatory, London, vol. 5 (Sept., 1882): 247-253. 



123. Catalogue of 1098 standard clock and zodiacal stars, prepared under the direction of Simon 



Newcomb. 

 Astr. papers., vol. 1, 1882, pt. 4 (1882): 147-314. 



