May 1, 1895.] 



KNOWLEDGE. 



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on the 13th, and in inferior conjunction on the 81st. 

 During May, Saturn pursues a short retrograde path in 

 Virgo, being less than \° north of the 4th[magnitnde star k 

 Virginis on the 4th, and within 10' of the 7th magnitude 

 star 96 Virginis on the 19th. 



Uranus is an evening star, but owing to his great 

 southern declination he is not very well placed for 

 observation. On the 1st he rises at 7h. 50ni. p.ji., with a 

 southern declination of 16° 56', and an apparent diameter 

 of 3'8 '. On the 31st he rises at oh. 45m. p.m., with a 

 southern declination of 16° 35'. He is in opposition on 

 the 8th, at a distance from the earth of about 164'2J 

 millions of miles. During May Uranus pursues a short 

 retrograde path in Libra, without approaching any naked- 

 eye star. 



Neptune has left us for the season. 



There are no very well marked showers of shooting 

 stars hi May. 



The Moon enters her first quarter at 3h. 44m. a.m. on 

 the 2nd ; is full at llh. 59m. p.m. on the 8th ; enters her 

 last quarter at 5h. 44m. p.m. on the 16th; is new at 

 Oh. 46m. P.M. on the 24th ; and enters her first quarter 

 at 8h. 48m. a.m. on the 31st. She is in perigee at lOh. 

 A.M. on the 4th (distance from the earth 229,070 miles) ; 

 in apogee at 8h. p.m. on the 16th (distance from the earth 

 251,030 miles); and in perigee again on the 29th (distance 

 from the earth 229,320 miles). At 7h. 50m. p.m. on the 

 4th the 5th magnitude star r Leonis will disappear at an 

 angle of 120°, and reappear at 9h. Om. p.m. at an angle of 

 315°. At 7h. 38m. p.m. on the 6th the 6th magnitude 

 star 49 Virginis will make a near approach at an angle of 

 216 ; and at Sh. Om. p.m. the 6th magnitude star 50 Virginis 

 will make a near approach at an angle of 37°. At 3h. 42m. 

 A.M. t)n the 8th the 6th magnitude star B.A.C. 4722 will 

 disappear at an angle of 4U, and reappear at 4h. 4m. a.m. 

 at an angle of , the star being below the horizon of 

 Greenwich. At 91i. 21m. p.m. on the 9th the 6th magnitude 

 star 4 Scorpii will make a near approach at an angle of 

 204 , and at lOh. 15m. p.m. the 3rd magnitude star 

 TT Scorpii will disappear at an angle of 77°, and reappear 

 at llh. 14m. p.m. at an angle of 828'. At 3h. 11m. a.m. 

 on the 12th the 4th magnitude star /^ Sagittarii will 

 disappear at an angle of 148°, and reappear at 3h. 50m. 

 A.M. at an angle of 205°. At 2h. 29m. a.m. on the 17th 

 the 6th magnitude star 45 Aquarii will disappear at an 

 angle of 79 , and reappear at 3h. 40m. a.m. at an angle of 

 226°. At lOh. 54m. p.m. on the 30th the 6th magnitude 

 star 45 Leonis will disappear at an angle of 183 , and 

 reappear at llh. 20m. p.m. at an angle of 237°. 



By 0. D. LooooK, B.A.Oxon. 



Communications for this column should be addressed to 

 C. D. LococK, Burwash, Sussex, and posted on or before 

 the 12th of each month. 



Solution of April Problem. 



(J. T. Blakemore.) 



1. B to B5, and mates next move. 



Correct Solutions received from N. Alliston, J. 



M'Robert, A. E. \Yhitehouse, W. Willby, W. 0. Brigstocke, 



E. W. Brook, F. V. Louis, A. Louis, H. S. Brandreth, 



G. G. Beazley, Norman Reeve, W. W. Strickland. 



Additional solution of March Problem (No. 2) from 

 J. M'Robert (too late to acknowledge last month; ; also of 

 the December Problems, from W. W. Strickland. 



W. TF. Strickland. — We do not remember receiving your 

 solution of Signer Orsini's problem. Probably it was lost 

 in the post. 



A. C. Challeiujer . — Thanks ; they are marked for insertion 

 next month. 



Or. E. Ba rider. — Many thanks for enclosure. 



PROBLEM. 



By N. Alliston. 



Black (1). 



White (8). 



White mates in three moves. 



The inter- University Chess Match was played, as usual, 

 at the British Chess Club, in the boat-race week. Oxford 

 won by the odd game, their first success for six years. 

 The following was the score ; — 



OXFOED. 



E. Lawton (C.C.C.) 



P. W. Sergeant (Trinity) 

 H. G. W. Cooper (Oriel) 1 

 II. K. Bobbins (C.C.C.) 1 

 T. B. Collins (Ch.Ch.) 



E. Ct. Spencer Churchill 1 



(Magdalen) 

 H. Lake (Lincoln) 1 



Cambeidoe. 



P. Hart-Dyke (King's) 1 



H. .J. Snowden (Queen's) 1 



W. Naish (Emmanuel) 



C. Varley (Christ's) 



D. R. Fotheringham 1 



(Queen's) 



W. T. Qum (Caius) 



J. B. Foster (Trinity) 



We give below one of the best-played games in the 



