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of comets, as well us to drawiugs, etc., of Jupiter with meteorological 

 observations. 



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

 miued. The Sun is regularly observed. Dr. BrauD, the director, has 

 contrived a trigonometer 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. 0. F. W. Peters. The Helsiugfors-Gotha Zone is now printing. 

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

 tions of the European Gradmessung. 



The Astronomisclie Nachricliten is regularly published here. 



Leipsic. — The changes to the instruments appear to bo 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 -4- 5^ to -}- 10° 

 continues, as well as the reduction of the old Zone +10° to -\-15^. 



Leipsic {private obsercatory). — Dr. Engelmanu made, in 1882, 1,200 

 observations of 400 double stars; in 1883, 1,000 observations of 510 

 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 Folic. 



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

 80 double stars, 503 spectra of red stars, and 55 wave lengths in star 

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

 by Dr. Engstrom. 



Milan. — The 18 inch 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 Gil 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 uuderstood IIkiI the cost of the dome and Telescope is to be paid from a grant 

 of 250,000 iraucs ($50,000). The objective cost 45,000 francs ($9,000), and is mado by 

 Mez-z. The mounting (by Repsold) cost 65,000 f-ancs ($13,000). 



