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NATURE I 
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| which they were hatched out were collected in the first instance 
_ by the Board and forwarded to the National Fish-Culture Asso- 
tion to incubate, which was done most successfully. The Severn 
Fishery Board are to be commended upon the action they have 
taken to replenish their river with fish, as they set an example 
to other bodies having the interests of their waters at heart. 
The hatchery at South Kensington and Delaford belonging to 
the Association might become an extensive medium in carrying 
such an object into effect at a minimum cost. 
THE additions to the Zoological Society’s Gardens during the 
past week include a Nisnas Monkey (Cercopithecus pyrrhonotus) 
from Nubia, presented by the Rey. W. MacGregor ; a Macaque 
Monkey (MZacacus cynomolgus) from India, presented by Mr. J. 
Coston ; a Common Badger (Aé/es taxus), British, presented by 
Mr. C. A. Ross ; six Black-footed Penguins (Spheniscus demer:us) 
from South Africa, presented by Capt. John Hewat; four 
Siamese Blue Pies (Urocissa magnirostris) from Siam, two Small 
Hill-Mynahs (Gracszla religiosa) from Southern India, a Rufous 
necked Weaver Bird (Hyphantornis textor) from South Africa, 
presented by Mr. J. M. Cook, F.Z.S. ; a Golden Eagle (4gurla 
chrysaetos) from Russia, presented by Mr. Walter Holdsworth ; 
six Long-eared Owls (Asio ofus), British, presented by Mr. G. 
B. Burnand; a Malbrouck Monkey (Cercopithecus cynosurus) 
from West Africa, three Ruffs (Machztes pugnax), Britirh, 
deposited ; a Glaucous Macaw (Ara glauca) from Paraguay, four 
Crested Pigeons (Ocyphaps lophotes) from Australia, four Am- 
herst’s Pheasants ( Zhaumalea amherstia) from China, two Great 
American Egrets (Ardea egrettz) from South America, two Lap- 
wings (Varellis vulgaris), British, four Indian Tree Ducks 
(Dendrocygna arcuata) from India, purchased ; a Japanese Deer 
(Cervus :tka), born in the Gardens. 
OUR ASTRONOMICAL COLUMN 
Comet Brooks II.—The following ephemeris for this comet 
is by Prof. C. Frisby (Science Observer Special Circular, 
No. 67) :— 
For Greenwich Midnight 
1886 RA, Decl. Log ~ Log A Bright- 
Ine Ses (5 0 Z ness 
Junert 6 23 20 69 1570 N. 0'0380 01783 0:26 
15 65855 66 541 00557. O°2015 0°21 
19 727 41 64 283 0°0734 02275 0°17 
23 739 51 62 58°90 00909 «6002486 o'lg. 
27 75957 6049°5N. o108r 0'2704 ov12 
The brightness on May 2 is taken as unity. 
Comer Brooks III.—Dr. S. Oppenheim has calculated the 
following elements and ephemeris for this comet from observa- 
tions made on May 25, 28, and 30, at Arcetri, Kome, and 
Vienna :— 
T = 1886 June 290285 Berlin M.T. 
°o ‘ “a 
BS Sf Goo) 
2 = 47 14 43°57 Mean Eq. 1886'0. 
z= 16 8 52°3) 
log g = 0°170230 
Ephemerits for Berlin Midnight 
1885 R.A. Decl. Logr Log 4 __ Bright- 
Wy ins Sp o ij ness 
Jone 8 12 18 3 I 18S 01709 99183 0°87 
HA) ieee) a 3 32°38 O'172I 869°9274 «6-083 
16 12 34 25 6 16 01739 9°9375 0°79 
20 124315 8 27-4 0°1763 9°9486 0°75 
24 125227 10 4972 0°1793 9°9605 0°70 
28 33 159 13 64S. 071828 9:9732 0f65 
The brightness on May 25 is taken as unity. 
The comet is faint, and not bright as stated in the telegram 
announcing the discovery. 
SPECTROSCOPIC DETERMINATION OF THE MOTION OF THE 
SOLAR SysTEM IN SpAce.—Dr. R. yon Kévesligethy men- 
tions (Astronomische Nachrichten, No. 2731) that some three 
_ years ago he tried to deduce the speed with which the 
sun is travelling in space and the point to which its pro- 
gress is directed, from the observations of the :displacements 
of lines in stellar spectra published in the Monthly Notices. 
The latter inquiry he gave up, as the datasupplied did not seem 
sufficiently trustworthy for a satisfactory result to be obtained 
from them. He therefore assumed the apex as found from the 
discussion of the proper motions of stars, viz. R.A. = 216° 0, 
Decl. = 35°1 N. Taking the simple arithmetical mean of the 
observations of the individual stars observed—about 70 in 
number—he found the speed of translation of the solar system 
to be about 8°6 geographical miles per second. This rate of 
motion would agree far better with Struve’s value, derived from 
the consideration of the proper motions of stars, than Herr 
Homann’s (NATURE, vol. xxxiii. p. 450) result does. Dr. 
Kovesligethy does not, however, place much reliance on the 
result he has thus obtained. 
PUBLICATION OF THE ZONE-OBSERVATIONS OF THE ‘‘ As- 
TRONOMISCHE GESELLSCHAFT,”—M. Doubiago, who has suc- 
ceeded the late Marian Kowalski as Director of the Kasan 
Observatory, has recently issued a volume containing the obser- 
vations made at Kasan during the years 1869-77, of the stars 
situated in the zone between 75° and 80° of north declination. 
The principal object of this work, undertaken by M. Kowalski 
by arrangement with the Astronomische Gesellschaft, was the 
determination of the positions of the stars contained in this zone 
down to the ninth magnitude. M. Kowalski, however, de- 
termined to include in his work all the stars of the Bower 
Durchmusterung situated in the above-mentioned zone, about 
5000 in number, as well as a considerable number of fainter 
stars. The observations, commenced in 1869, were finished in 
1879, and the present volume contains 14,329 observations, that 
is, about half the total number necessary to complete the pro- 
jected scheme of having four observations of each star. The 
results are given in the usual form in which zone-observations 
are published, viz. the apparent positions for each day of obser- 
vation are given, together with the reduction to the mean place 
for the beginning of the year. As far as we remember, Kasan 
has the honour of being the second of the observato ies engaged 
on the zone work of the Astronomische Gesellschaft which has 
published their observations, Prof. Kriiger having already 
published his Helsingfors zones (55° to 65° of north declination) 
in two volumes, the first volume having appeared in 1883, and 
the second in 1885. 
THe Mapras OBsERVATORY.—Mr. Pogson’s report for the 
year 1884 has recently been issued. He points out that during 
the yeara work on ‘‘ Telegraphic Longitude Determinations in 
India” was printed and published. ‘The number of observa- 
tions made with the meridian circle during the year was $44, 
which brings up the total number of observations made with this 
instrument since 1862, now awaiting publication, to 51,722. 
The separate results and annual catalogues will fill eight volumes, 
to be followed by a final catalogue of about 5000 stars, reduced 
to the epoch 1875. All the reductions are completed up to date, 
and Mr. Pogson hopes that these volumes will appear in fairly 
rapid succession. We hope so too. The speedy publication of 
a catalogue of 5000 stars would do much towards restoring the 
Madras Observatory to the position, as a scientific institution, 
which it formerly held. 
ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA FOR THE 
WEEK 1886 ¥UNE 13-19 
(FR o8 the reckoning of time the civil day, commencing at 
Greenwich mean midnight, counting the hours on to 24, 
is here employed.) 
At Greenwich on Fune 13 
Sun rises, 3h. 45m. ; souths, 1th. 59m. 45°2s. ; sets, 20h. 15m. 5 
decl. on meridian, 23° 14’ N.: Sidereal Time at Sunset, 
13h. 43m. 
Moon (Full on June 16) rises, 16h. 50m. ; souths, 21h. 51m. ; 
sets, 2h. 44m.* ; decl. on meridian, 13° 26’ S. 
Planet Rises Souths Sets Decl. on meridian 
h. m. h. m. h. m, ig. we 
Mercury Si Sieue- eZ ee RCO NST 24 26N. 
Venus ... 2p 10 Gee OME DI 2 On20) 12 52N. 
Mars Peelers US at A) Oi Gare ZR UNI, 
Jupiter... 15 W822 yueee YOLZO. 1 2) S2EN 
Saturn... Si 2" eae GEES DU PLA seed AANA 
* Indicates that the setting is that of the following morning. 
