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of comets, as well as to drawings, etc., of Jupiter witli meteorological 

 obscrv^ations. 



Kalocsa. — The latitude of the observatory has been accurately deter- 

 mined. The Sun is regularly observed. Dr. Braun, the director, has 

 contrived a irigonometer with which any spherical triangle can be solved 

 (to about 5' of arc) with great facility (22 triangles in 10 minutes) 



Kiel. — Several additions have been made to the instruments ; notably 

 a comet-seeker and a star-spectroscope. 



The Chronometer Observatory has been separated from the Kiel Ob- 

 servatory, and constituted a distinct establishment under the.charge of 

 Dr. C. F. W. Peters. The Helsingfors-Gotha Zone is now printing. 

 Kiel has been telegraphically connected with one of the longitude sta- 

 tions of the European Gradmessung. 



The Astronomische Nachrichten is regularly published here. 



Leipsic. — The changes to the instruments appear to be nearly com- 

 pleted. The observatory has acquired the astro-physical apparatus be- 

 longing to the late Professor Zoellner. 



The work of observation and reduction of the Zone + 5° to + 10° 

 continues, us well as the reduction of the old Zone -f 10° to -4-15°. 



Leipsic {private obseroatorij). — Dr. Engelmann made, in 1882, 1,200 

 observations of 400 double stars; in 1883, 1,600 observations of 540 

 double stars, as well as other observations. 



Victoria and Sappho were observed to determine the solar parallax 

 on Dr. Gill's plan. 



Observatory at Liege. — The Belgian Government has founded an ob- 

 servatory at Liege for astronomy, meteorology, and magnetism, under the 

 direction of Professor Folie. 



Lund. — The Zone observations are finished. Dr. Dun6r has measured 

 80 double stars, 563 spectra of red stars, and 55 wave lengths in star 

 spectra of the III type. Victoria and Sappho have also been observed 

 by Dr. Engstrom. 



Milan. — The ISiuch equatorial is not yet received.* 



The 8-inch equatorial has been employed in making (395) observa- 

 tions of double stars, (64) observations of 3 comets, etc. 



The most generally interesting work of the observatory is the prepa- 

 ration of Baron Dembowski's observations for the press. They will be 

 printed in two volumes. The contents of vol. i is as follows : 



I. 2,100 measures of 611 stars made at Naples. 



II. 2,155 measures of 432 stars of Otto Struve's catalogue. 



III. 663 measures of 199 stars, whose distance is between 32" and 

 120". 



IV. 1,229 measures of 342 doubles, discovered by Burnham. 



V. 476 measures of 134 miscellaneous pairs. 



•It is undorstood thni tho oostof tho dome and telescope is to be paid from a grant 

 of 250,000 francs (I6!50,0li0). Tlie objective cost 45,000 francs ($9,000), and is made by 

 Merz. Tho mounting (by Repsokl) cost 65,000 francs ($13,000). 



