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at io:oo P. M. on the 31st. It is some distance east of Aldebaran in the Hyades 

 group, and may be readily known by its bright silvery luster. The third magni- 

 tude star southeast of it is Zeta Tauri, and the brighter one north Beta Tauri, 

 Now is the time to get a last look' at the widest phase of its rings for nearly fif- 

 teen years. 



RECENT ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES. 



A cable message from Dr. Krueger, received on March 7th, announces the 

 discovery of an asteroid by Borelii. 



March 6d. 8h. 45m. 36s. Greenwich M. T. 



R. A. iih. 6m. 13.5s. Decl. Plus 7° 9' 17" 



Daily Motion in R. A. — 48s.; in Decl. plus 9'. 

 Eleventh magnitude. 



A cable message from Dr. Krueger, received on March loth, announces the 

 probable discovery of Pogson's lost planet, by Dr. Palisa. 



March 9d. 8h. 28m. 45s. Greenwich M. T. 

 R. A. 6h. 44m. 41.7s. Decl. Plus 28° 10' i" 



A cable message from Dr. Copeland, at Dun Echt, received March 14th, 

 announces the observation of a suspicious object by Dr. Gautier (of Geneva), 

 which may be a return of Comet 1867 II. (Temple). A request was made for 

 observations by American astronomers, and the following finding ephemeris was 

 included in the message : 



Light. 



— Science Observer Special Circular No. j6. 



ARCHAEOLOGY. 



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A gala Meeting was held by the Victoria Philosophical Institute of London 

 some time since at which its members gave a worthy welcome to Vice-Chancellor 

 Dawson, C.M.G., of McGill University, Montreal, at whose instance the British 



