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tigiltioiis. to M.M. (iiiiilol. ( 'alhiiidrraii. ;iii(l Scliiiliidr. 'I'Ik' ..niisscii 

 l)rizc was MwavdtMl to M. IJayet, lov liis sjtectroscopic work. 'I'liis 

 prize is awarded annually Ibr tlie first seven \ears after its I'onndat ion 

 (1887), and becomes l)ieiiiiial in ISO I. 



The Lalande prize of tiie l"'rencli Academy of Scien<;es was awarded on 

 December li>, 18!)l\ to Mr. K. K. !>arnard for his astronomieal discov- 

 eries, especially tlie discovery of the liftli satellit(> of fluoitci', and t) 

 Prof. ^lax Wolf for his work in astronomical plioto,nra|)hy, especially 

 in the discovery of asteroids. The Damoiseau piize to MM, Itadau and 

 Levean; the Valz prize to ^I. Pniseaux for bis work on tlie theory of 

 astrononiicalinstrumentsainl the constant of aberration; the Janssen 

 prize to M. Tacchini for his work on the solar spectrum, 



TJie Donohdc Comet Medals of the Astroioinieal Society of the Paeijic. — 

 The followin<i- amended rules for tbe bestowal of the medal took 

 effect on February I'd, l.s'.U. 



I. A medal of bronze is eslablislied as a ])er])etnal foundation to be 

 given for the discovery of comets, as follows : 



The medal is to bear on the obverse side tlie elligy of a l)right comet 

 among stars, with the legend "Asteonomical Society of the Pa- 

 cific" around the border, and on the reverse the inscri])tion. "Tins 



medal, FOl'NDEI) IN 18(10 EY .loSEPH A. DONOHOE, IS PEESENTED 



TO (the name of the discoverer) to comMEMOKATE the DIS- 

 CO veuy or A COMET ON (the date)." 



It is to be understood that this medal is intended solely as a recog 

 nition of merit, and not as a reward. 



ir. The medal will be given to the actual discoverer of any unex- 

 ])ected comet. 



II r. The discoverer is to make his discovery known in tlie usual 

 way, and, in order to simi)lify the work of the committee, wliicii, in 

 certain cases may lie calhMl upon to consider the merits of sevcial inde- 

 pendent discoveries of the same object, he should also address a letter 

 to the Director of the Lick Observatory, which should state tlie exact 

 time of the discoxciy, the ]»osition of the conu't, the direction of its 

 motion (when this can 1 c deteiinined), and thejihysical apiu-arance of 

 the object, 



Xo aintlication for the bestowal of the medal isre(|uired. The letters 

 received from discoverers of comets will be ]»reserved in the records of 

 the Lick Observatory, Cable telegiams to the Lick Obseivatoiy are to 

 be addressed to ''"■ Astron()m<'r, San Francisco." 



I\', All comnuniications will be referred to a committee consist ing of 

 the l)irectoi-of the Lick ()l>servatory, ^.r o^c/o. and of two other per 

 sons, mendx'rs of the Astronomical Society of the Pacitic. who are to 

 be annually api)ointed by the Board of Directors. The decisimis of this 

 committee are to be final ui)on all ])i>ints relating to the award of the 

 medal. The ccmimittee will i)rint an annual statement of its oju'rations 

 in the i)ublications of the .societ} , 

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