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ASTRONOMY FOR 1889, 1890. 



have come under the compiler's notice, some few titles having been taken 

 from reviews or catalogues, where the publications themselves have not 

 been accessible. 



In the reference to periodicals the volume and page are simply sep- 

 arated by a colon; thus: Astron. Jour. 8:153 indicates volume 8, page 

 153, of the Astronomical Journal. The following h ss obvions abbrevia- 

 tions occur : 



Abstr. = Abstract. 

 Am. = American. 

 Bd. = Band. 



d. = di, der, del, etc, 

 ed. = edition. 

 Hft. = Heft, 

 hrsg. = herausgegeben. 

 11. = illustrated, 

 j., jour. ^=: journal. 



k. k. = kaiserlicb, koniglicb. 

 Lfg. = Lieferung. 

 M. = Marks. 

 n. d. = no date, 

 n. p. = no place of publication. 



n F.= neue Folge. 

 n. s. == new series. 

 Not. — Notices. 

 Obsvy. = Observatory. 

 p. = page, 

 pi. = plates, 

 portr. ^ portrait. 

 pt. := part, 

 r. =: reale. 

 Rev. = Review. 

 8. = series. 

 8C. = science, scientific, 

 vol. = volumes. 



NECROLOGY OF ASTRONOMERS FOR 1889-'90. 



Biographical sketches of most of the following astronomers are to be 



found in the columns of the Astronomisclie Nachrichten, in the Viertel. 



jahrschri/t, der Astronomischen Geselhchaft, or in the Monthly N'otices of 



tbe Koyal Astronomical Society. 



Adolph (Carl). Born at Nordstemmen, Hanover, April 8, 1838; died Januarys, 

 1890. 



Cacciatoue (Gaetano). Born at Palermo Marcb 17, 1814 ; died at Palermo June 16, 

 1889, cBt. 75. 



De LaRue (AVaruen). Born at Guernsey January 18, 1815; died April 19, 1889, 

 ait. 74. 



Erck (Wentworth). Born in Dublin, 1827; died at Sherrington, Wicklow, Jan- 

 uary 15, 1890, wt. G3. 



Fearnley, (Carl Fkederik). Born at Frederiksbald December 19, 1818; died 

 August -22, 1890, cet 72. 



Fievez (Charles). Died February 2, 1890, at 46. . 



MONTiGNY (C. M. v.). Died at Scbaerbeck, Marcb 16, 1890, wt 71. 



Newall (Robert Stirling). Born in Dundee May 27, 1812; died April 21, 1889> 

 <vt. 77. 



OoM (Frkderico Augusto). Born at Lisbon December 4, 1830 ; died at Lisbon July 

 24, 1880, a't 60. 



Perry (Stephen Joseph), Born in Loudon August 20, 1833; died at sea near Dem- 

 arara, December 25, 1889, cet. 56. 



Peters (Christian Heinrich Friedkich). Born at Coldenbtittel, Scbleswig, Sep- 

 tember 19, 1813; died at Clinton, Now York, July 19, 1890, «<. 77. 



Respighi (Lorenzo). Born at Cortemaggiore, Pracenza, October 7, 1824 ; died at 

 Rome December 10, 1889, a't. 75. 



