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IX. Obfcrvatlons of a new Variable Star. -By John Goodrick6, 

 Efq.\ communicated by aS/V H. C.-Eiigldkld, Barf. F. R, S^ 

 and A. S. 



Read Jannary 27, 1785 



TO SIR K. C. ENGLEFIELD, BART. 



**^.l ^HE account that has been lately given of the regular 

 variation of Alfrol's liRht, and the notice aflronomers 



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DEAR SIR, York, Jan. 10, 178^. 



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have been pleafed to take of it, are well known. It is natural 

 tiierefore to fappofe, that the relation of other fimilar pheno- 

 mena may alfo meet with the fame flivourable reception. Of 

 tnis kind is the following, -^hich I begthe faveur of }^ou to 

 ^prefent to the Royal Society. 



On the I oth of September, 1784., whilfl: my attention was 

 diredled towards that partof the lieavens where /3 Lyne was 

 lltuated, I was furprifed to find this ftar much lefs bright than 

 iifual, whereupon I fufpedted that it might be a variable flar : 

 my fufpicions were afterwards confirmed by a feries of obfer- 

 vations, which have been regularly continued fuice that time, 

 and which will pvefently follow in their proper place. At firll: 

 Lthought the light of this flat fubje(5l to a periodical variation 

 •of nearly yFv days and nine hmirs^ though the degree of 'its di- 

 minution did not then appear to be conftant ; but now, lipon a 

 -more clofe examination of the obfervations themfcives, I am 



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