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self-registering instruments were reduced by Mr. Leppig. The results of 

 the tri-daily observations were published in the annual report of the 

 Leipzig Geographical Society. The volume containing the tri-daily ob- 

 servations of all stations m ill be published shortly. Telegraphic obser- 

 vations were sent to General Myer, in Washington. Mr. von Dankel- 

 niiin is in charge of the Bureau for Weather Prognostics. 



Miscellaneous. — Mr. Wei nek, assisted by Mr. Regler, and Dr. Hil- 

 fiker, has continued the reductions of the transit of Venus. 



Mr. Harzer's time and geographical determinations of the Venus ex- 

 pedition, were revised by Mr. Schneider, and are nearly ready for pub- 

 lication. 



UNIVERSITY OBSERVATORY, LUND. 

 (Professor Axel Moller, Director. ) 



The refractor was used by Dr. Duner on making observations on 

 double stars; U. Geminorum and V. Coronae were observed by him sys- 

 tematically and over 1,500 spectroscopic observations made. 



Dr. Lindstedt determined comparison stars for the refractor observa- 

 tions. 



Observations for the zone + 35° to + 40° were commenced and con- 

 tinued during the second half of the year. The programme contains 

 11,200 stars, of which, owing to unfavorable weather, only 1,183 could be 

 observed. 



UNIVERSITY OBSERVATORY, MANNHEEM. 



(Dr. W. Vaeentiner, Director.) 



The observations on the cluster G. C. 4110, of which the densest por- 

 tion had been previously observed, were extended farther to the north. 

 Seventy-one stars were determined by observation of the diiferences of 

 31G8 right-ascensions and of 1507 declinations. The second group G. C. 

 11(50 contains 36 stars with observations of differences tor lf>70 right- 

 ascensions and 594 declinations. The results of the observations on the 

 above groups are in the hands of the printer, and expected soon to be 

 ready for distribution. 



Of group (l.C. 1454, only a few measurements were obtained. Of this 

 group L* stars were noted as double stars (A. O." 5045 and — 10 s , — l'.T). 



Measurements in G. 0. 1119 will be commenced shortly. 



The reduction of the meridian observations of Barry has been printed 

 in the "Jahresbericht des Mannheimer Yereins fur Naturkunde" and 

 distributed. 



Money has been appropriated Cor the purchase of a. transit instru- 

 ment. The Reichenbach Repeating Circle is to bo changed into a merid- 

 ian circle. 



UNIVERSITY OBSERVATORY, MILAN. 



(Frof. M. SrniAi'AKr.u.i, Director.) 



During the year ill health prevented the usual activity in the use of 

 the refractor, and only 102 double stars were measured. No comet was 



