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In 1855 was published Yol. L, Part II, of the "An- 

 nals of Harvard College Observatory," being a quarto 

 volume of 416 pages, containing a catalogue of 5,500 

 stars situated between the equator and 20' north dec- 

 lination. 



With the preceding exceptions, the American contri- 

 butions to astronomical science are to be found in 

 periodicals and the transactions of scientific societies. 



The Transactions of the Eoyal Society of London 

 contain some observations by American astronomers 

 before the Eevolution. The Transactions of the Ameri- 

 can Philosophical Society contain valuable papers from 

 Kittenhouse, Ewing, Smith, Ellicott, Dunbar, Lambert, 

 Adrain, Hassler, Gummere, Talcott, Courtenay, Loomis, 

 Mason, Nicollet, "Walker, Kendall, Bartlett, Gilliss, and 

 several others.- Among the subjects of these communi- 

 cations may be enumerated the transit of Venus in 1769 ; 

 the transit of Mercury in 1769 ; the comets of 1770, 

 1807, 1842, 1843, and 1844 ; the solar eclipses of 1791, 

 1803, 1806, 1831, 1834, 1836, and 1838 ; numerous oc- 

 cultations of stars ; moon culminations ; observations of 

 nebulae ; observations and computations for the latitude 

 and longitude of numerous places in this country. 



The Memoirs and Proceedings of the American 

 Academy contain important papers from Willard, Wil- 

 liams, Winthrop, Webber, Dean, Bowditch, Fisher, 

 Paine, W. C. Bond, G. P. Bond, and Graham. Among 

 the subjects of these papers may be enumerated observa- 

 tions of the transits of Mercury in 1782, 1789, and 1845 ; 



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