March 1, 1893.] 



KNOWLEDGE 



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satellite : — Superior, March 17th, llh. 22m. p.m. Inferior, 

 March 9th, 2h. 45m. p.m. ; March 26th, llh. 80m. a.m. 



Saturn is well situated for observation, coming into 

 opposition on the 29th at a distance of about 797i millions 

 of miles. He rises on the 1st at 8h. 12m. p.m., with a 

 southern declination of 2° 7', and an apparent equatorial 

 diameter of 18-3" (the major axis of the ring system being 

 43" in diameter, and the minor 6"-"). On the 31st he rises 

 at Gh. 2m. p.m., with an apparent equatorial diameter of 

 19" (the major axis of the ring system being 485" in 

 diameter, and the minor 51"). Saturn will be occulted by 

 the Moon on the 4th, but the phenomenon will only be 

 visible in the southern hemisphere. He will also occult a 

 9| magnitude star on March 12th. central occultation taking 

 place at 9h. 32m. p.m. This will, of course, be visible in 

 England. Dione is in inferior conjunction at 8-2h p.m. 

 on the 2nd ; Rhea in superior conjunction at mid- 

 night on the 4th ; Dione is in inferior conjunction at 

 1-lh. A.M. on the 11th ; Ehea is in superior conjunction 

 at 0'7h. A.M. on the 13th ; in inferior conjunction at 7'2h. 

 P.M. on the 20th; in superior conjunction at l"4h. a.m. 

 on the 23rd ; lapetus is in inferior conjunction at 8-5h. 

 P.M. on the 24th ; Rhea is in inferior conjunction at 7'8 p.m. 

 on the 29th. During March, Saturn describes a retrograde 

 path from 38 to the east of y Virginis. 



Uranus is an evening star, rising on the 1st at llh. 5m. 

 P.M., with a southern declination of 14° 35', and an 

 apparent diameter of 3-7". On the 31st he rises at 9h. 2m. 

 P.M., with a southern declination of 14° 20'. During the 

 month he describes a retrograde path Ln Libra, through 

 a region barren of naked eye stars. 



Neptune is stUl visible, and se^s on the 1st at Ih. 44m. 

 A.M., with a northern declination of 20° 13', and an apparent 

 diameter of 2-6". On the 31st he sets at llh. 48m. p.m., 

 with a northern declination of 20° 19'. During the month 

 he describes a short direct path in Taurus to the west of 

 the 5J magnitude star, Weisse's Bessel-, iv. h. G50. A 

 map of the small stars near his path will be found in the 

 EnijHsh Mevhank for October 28th, 1892. 



There are no very well marked shooting stars in March. 

 The zodiacal light should be looked for in the west on 

 every moonless evening. 



The Moon is full at 4h. 3m. p.m. on the 2nd ; enters 

 her last quarter at 5h. 13m. p.m. on the 10th ; is new at 

 4h. 33m. A.M. on the 18th ; and enters her first quarter at 

 9h. 34m. p.m. on the 24th. She is in apogee at midnight 

 on the 8th (distance from the earth 251,330 miles), and in 

 perigee at 7h. p.m. on the 20th (distance from the earth 

 226,620 miles). 



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



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All ooMMtTNioATioNS for this column should be addressed 

 to the " Chess Editor, Knowledge Ofice" and posted before 

 the 10th of each month. 



Correct Solutions received from Alpha, A. G. Fellows, 

 R. A. B., W. T. Hurley, and A. Rutherford. Additional 

 correct solution of January Problem from S. V. Mott. 



C. T. Hltuislianl. — Apart from duals in the 1. . . . P to 

 B4 variation {e.y., 8. Kt to R4, and 2. P to QKt4), your 

 pi'oblem may be solved simply by 1. Q to B5. 



A. G. FcUoirs. — Thanks for the problem, which we 

 reserve for next mouth, a two-mover being now due. 



PROBLEM. 



By W. A. Clark, East Molesey. 



First Prize in I.iTprpool WeeUp Mercurii Tourner. 

 B1.ACE. 



White. 

 White to play, and mate in two moves. 



The following game was played in the North r. South 

 match at Birmingham. To save space, the opening moves 

 are omitted : — 



Position after Black's 27th move. 



Black. 



White. 



White 

 (Eev. AV. E. Bollund). 



28. P to Kt3 



29. Q to K3 ! 



30. QxKt 



31. Q to K3 (/<) 



32. K to Ktsq 

 83. Q to Bsq {d) 

 34. P to R3 (e) 

 85. R to Q3 



36. PxR 



87. P to Kt4 ( / ) 



88. Q to B2 



Black 

 (W. H. PuUinger). 



28. Kt to Kt8 ? 



29. Q to Q3 (a) 



30. P to R5 



31. Q to R6ch (c) 



32. R to Qsq 



33. Q to Kt5 



34. Q to B4 



35. RxR 



36. QxP 



37. Q to B6 



38. Q to K6 



