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II. H'ljhry of JJ}i-onc77iy for the Year 1799. By Jerom]^ 

 Lalande. Head at the Lyceum on the iGtb of Deccmbcrt 



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J. II E Geographical Ephcmerides of M. Von Zach, which 

 appear every month, have continued to eftabHfli a valuable 

 corrcfpouciencc between the aftronomers of Germany and 

 thofe of the red of Europe ; but this work feems to have 

 done more by procuring to aftronomers new amateurs and 

 new aflidants in regard to nbfcrvations and calculations ; fuch 

 as Colonel Le Coq, of Minden, in Pruflia; M. Felgenhauer, 

 at Reichenback, near Schweidnitz, where he has ellabliflied 

 an obfervatory furniflied with excellent inftruments; M. Eer- 

 hrnauer, at Budiflin or Bautzen, in Lufatia; M". Grille), at 

 Wettin, in the duchy of Magdcbourg ; and INI. Gaufs, at 

 Brunfwick, a young man who fliews great talle and zeal for 

 aftronomv, and who has made ufeful calculations. 



In Ruflia, two ofiicers of the navy have been fent to de- 

 termine the pofition of various points on the White and 

 Frozen Seas. The Prefident of the /icadcmy. Baron de 

 Nicolav, a Gtirman from Strafourgh, and a poet, feems to 

 be interefted in this undertaking. 



The beautiful inftruments of Megnie, among which are 

 an azimuth quadrant, have been purchafed by C. Lubbert, 

 of H;nnburc;h ; and he has given me fomc hopes that he 

 will eftablilh an obfervatory, where they may be rendered 

 ufeful. The Senate of Hamburgh having refolved to caufe 

 a correct map of i'.s territory to be made, JSI. Horner has fet 

 out from Gotha, where he laboured in the obfervatory, and 

 has gone to Hamburgh. 



The Duke of Gotha has purchafed new inftruir.ents for 

 his beautiful obfervatory, and JSI. Von Zach continues the 

 printing of a valuable work, la two volumes quarto, on the 

 Stars ; which will foon appear. 



In the Batavian Republic, C. Calkoen has gone to take 

 poflciTinn of the obfervatory of Leyden, and has left that of 

 Amfterdam to C. Keyfer; but we have received no obferva- 

 tions except from C. Duteuhove at Utr'-'.'ht, The laft mcn- 



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