362 KANSAS CITY REVIEW OF SCIENCE. 



THE APPARENT ELEMENTS OF THE RING. 



Outer major axis 45", minor 15". Inclination of northern semi-minor axis 

 to circle of declination from north to east 22'. The elevation of the earth above 

 the plane of the ring 19° 35', elevation of the sun 18° 58'. Earth's longitude 

 from Saturn counted on plane of ring from the ring's ascending node on equator 

 92° 58', ecliptic 50° 13'. 



URANUS. 



Declination N. M. T. of Meridian Passage. 

 6° 19' loh. 22m. A. M. 



5 43 S 34 



NEPTUNE. 



Declination N. M. T. of Meridian Passage. 

 14° 55' 2h. 12m. A. M: 



14 41 o II 



PHENOMENA. 



On the 9th at 7:36 A. M., conjunction of Saturn and the Moon. Saturn 

 south 5° 19'. 



On the 9th at 4:00 P. M., conjunction of Neptune and the JVToon. Neptune 

 south 3° 59'. 



On the loth at 3:00 P. M., conjunction of Uranus and Venus. Venus 

 north 0° 32'. 



On the 13th at 5:45 P. M., conjunction of Mars and the Moon. Mars 

 north 2° 56'. 



On the i6th at 8:00 A. M., Mercury's greatest elongation, east 45° 43'. 



On the 19th at 3:07 P. M., conjuhction of Uranus and the Moon. Uranus 

 north 6° 19'. 



On the 20th at 2:00 P. M., conjunction of Venus and the Moon. Venus 

 north 6° 48'. 



On the 24th at 3:05 P. M., conjunction of Mercury and the Moon. .Mer- 

 cury south 1° 19'. 



On the 27th, Mercury stationary in righ ascension. 



On the 31st at 1 1:00 A. M., opposition of Saturn and the Sun. 



The Moon makes 17 occultations during the month. 2 on the 3d, i on the 

 4th, 4 on the 5th, I on the 9th, 3 on the loth, 3 on the nth, 1 on the i8th, 29th 

 and 31st. 



