NOVEMIIKK, IDOl] 



KNOWLEDGE. 



263 



Ou the l(>tb the pilauet -will be nearly S^ west of a Libra", 

 and will i^ass alxnit 2^ north of that star ou the '25tb. 

 During this time the plant will set about '20° south of 

 west. 



Venus is an evening star, setting about ti.2'2 p.m. on 

 tlie 1st. and about 7.-1- p.m. on the oOth. At the niiildle of 

 the month alxiut six-tenths of the disc- will be illumiiiati'd, 

 and the a]>|xirent diameter will be 20" U. The ])lanet will 

 be low down iu the south-west after sunset. She will be 

 ill conjuuetiou with Jupiter mi thi' 18th, and with Saturn 

 on the li>th. 



Mars may be considered not observable. 



Jupiter remains an evening stai", setting on the 1st 

 about 7 oO P.M.. and on the 30tli about ().2'i p.m. Under 

 favourable atmospherie conditions the following satellite 

 phenomena may be observed: — 



9tli 



1.— IT. Sh. I. 



ni. Tr. E. 



II. Tr. E. 



I. Ec. K. 



III. Sh. I. 



I. Oc. 1). 



II. Tr. I. 



III. Tr. I. 



5 .35 loth.— I. Tr. E. 

 (5 8 I. Sh. E. 



6 9 nth.— II. Ec. R. 



7 11 13tli.— III. Ec. R. 

 7 2:? 17th.— I. Tr. I. 



5 47 I. Sh. I. 



6 3 18th.— I. Ec. R. 



7 13 20th.— III. Oc. R. 



III. Ec. D. 



21 



5 49 

 ■1 48 

 .■5 4 



6 1 

 .^> 29 

 5 8 

 5 35 



Saturn is also an eveniug star, setting on the 1st about 

 8.7 P.M., and on the 80th about 6.26 p.m. The most 

 notable phenomenon in eonuectiou with this planet during 

 the month will l>e its conjunction with Jupiter ou the 

 28th ; this will be the closest conjunction of the two 

 planets which has occurred since 1683, and it will not be 

 until 1961 that there will be another opportunity ot' 

 observing the iwo planets in the same low-power field. 

 Mr. Crommelin has calculated the following data for the 

 conjunction : — 



Uranus is approaching conjunction with the siiii and 

 cannot be observed. 



Neptune is well placed throughout the month, rising on 

 the 1st about 7.18 p.m., and on the 30th about .5.22 p.. m. 

 The path of the plat>et is a short westerly one in the 

 western part of Gemini. On the 1st the planet is 3iin. 

 preceding and 17' south of i; G-eminorum ; on the 30th the 

 distances are respectively 6m. and 17'. 



The Stars. — About 9 p.m., at the middle of the month, 

 Gemini will be low in the north-east ; Auriga and Perseus 

 high up in the east ; Taurus between east and south-east, 

 with Orion below ; Aries nearly south-east ; Cetus nearly 

 south ; Andromeda and Pisces iu the south ; Cassiopeia 

 almost overhead; Pegasus and Aquarius towards the 

 south-west; Cygnus and Aquila in the west; Lyra a 

 little north of west ; Corona setting in the north-wi'st ; 

 and Ursa Major below the pole. 



Minima of Algol will occur on the 3rd at 9.32 p..m. ; 

 on the 6th at 6.21 p.m. ; on the 23rd at 11.1-5 v.m. ; on the 

 26th at 8.4 p.m. ; and on the 29th at 4 53 p.m. 



<!ri)css (To I urn n. 



By C. D. LococK, b.a. 



• 



Communicationg for this column ehotild be addressed 

 to C. D. LococK, Netherfield, Cambcrley, and be posted 

 by the 10th of each month. 



Solutions of Oi-t(>ber Problems. 



No. 1. 



(N. M. Gibbins.) 

 1. ]> to Ktsc], and mates next move. 



No. 2. 



(B. G. Laws.) 



Key-move. — 1. R to R4. 



If 1. . . PtoB4, 

 1. . . P toQ4. 

 1. . . KttoK4, 

 1. . . KtxP, 

 1. . . R moves, 



[It is unfortunate that 

 1. . . R X Pch is so obvious. 



2. Q to B3eh. 

 2. Q to B5ch. 

 2. Kt to K2ch. 

 2. KtxKtch. 

 2. Kt to Q2ch. 



the second solution by 

 Mr. Laws' jiroblems have 



been very unlucky in Knowledge this year. 



Correct Solutions of both problems received from 

 J. Baddelev (6), G. W. (6), G. W. Middleton (6), 

 W. H. S. M. (6), S. G. Luckock (6), W. Nash (6). 

 W. Jay (6), G. Groom (6), A. C. Challenger (6), J. E. 

 Broadbent (6), C. Johnston (6), F. Dennis (G), Vivien 

 Macmeikan (6), H. Le Jeune (.5), W. de P. Crousaz (5), 

 Major Nanglc (5), C. C. Massey (.5), W. H. Boyes (.5). 



Of No. 1 only from G. A. Forde (Capt.) (2), W. 

 Clugston (2), A. E. Whitehouse (2). 



Of No. 2 oidy from Alpha (3). 



Alpha.— La No. 1, B to Kt6 is answered by P to .K4 

 only. 



Major Nangle. — Thanks for the problem, which is, 

 however, too elementary for publicati(m. 



A. E. Wlti/rJioiiiie..~Kt to KR3 docs not appear likely 

 to solve No. 2 How, for instance, does White proceed if 

 Black plays 1. . . K to Qi'f 



PROBLEMS. 



No. 1. 



By W. Clugston (Belfast). 



BLiCK (l>|. 





^9 + » I » 



WUITE (12). 



White mates in two moves. 



