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being confident of it. In the month of March it could 

 not possibly be seen, so that it must have disappeared be- 

 tween October, 1605, and February, 1606. Mr. Hind's 

 star is about 12 north of the place of that discovered 

 in 1604, and about 17 minutes of time less in right ascen- 

 sion. 



Mr. Hind has recently announced another scarlet star, 

 between Orion and Eridanus. Its place is in right as- 

 cension 4h. 52m. 45s., declination 12 2' south. He says, 

 "I found this star in October, 1845, and have kept a close 

 watch upon it since. It is of about the seventh magni- 

 tude, and the most curious colored object I have seen." 



In November, 1850, Mr. Hind discovered a new star of 

 the seventh magnitude, of a fiery color, with a dull plan- 

 etary aspect. Its place was in right ascension Ih. 22m. 

 54s., declination 2 6' north. This star is not in the 

 Histoire Celeste, or Bessel's Zones ; nor does it occur on 

 the star maps of the Berlin Academy. 



Mr. Hind, in the course of his observations in search 

 of planets, has discovered fifteen new variable stars. Prob- 

 ably most of these will be found to belong to the class 

 of periodical stars. 



