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quite dim beside it." — When I first observed it 

 at the Cape it was very decidedly inferior to a 

 Cru eis. 



Believe me, my dear Sir, ever yours most truly 



J. F. W. Herschel. 



I must not forget to wish you a „merry Christ- 

 mas and many happy retiu-ns of the season" in 

 English fashion. 



