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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Observed Maxima of E, Hydb.^ — continued. 



Year. 



Date 

 of 



Maximum. 



Brightness. 



Authorit}'. 



Remarks. 



1877. 



Mar. 6 ^ 



5-2 



Gore. 



A little brigMer than v 



1877. 



Mar. 14 





Schmidt. 



Leonis. 

 A. K, 2164. 



1877. 



Mar. 18 



f 





Schwab. 



A. K, 2191. 



1877. 



Mar. l7-8_ 







ScliiTiidt. 



A. JSr., 2240. 



1878. 



Jan. 18 



7-0 m. 



Scliwab. 



A. N., 2248. 



1878. 



Jan. 19-5 





Schmidt. 



A. N., 2240. 



1881. 



July 2 





» 





1882. 



May 20 



6-5 



" 





1883. 



Mar. 19 



5-4 . 



Gore. 



SHgbtly less than v Leonis. 



1884. 



Jan. 27 



6-5 



Gore. 



SHgbtly brighter than 19 

 Leonis. 



Minima of E Leonis "^ere observed on the following dates : — 1867, 

 March 1, 9-6 m. (Schonfeld) ; April 30 (Schmidt); 1868, March 7, 

 9-6 m. (Schmidt) ; and March 21 ; 1874, March 31, 9-4 m. (Schon- 

 feld) ; 1875, Eebruary 13, 9-6 m. (Schonfeld); 1876, May 21-7 

 (Schmidt). 



66. I Cajeot^. — Discovered to be variable at Cordoba. Dr. Gould 

 gives the following epochs of Maxima : — 1871, July 31, and August 

 31 ; 1872, May 7. And of Minima :— 1871, July 11, August 11, and 

 September 12; 1872, April 17 {Uranometria Argentina, p. 253). 



67. E,. Yeloeum. — With reference to this star, Dr. Gould says : — 

 " This has been seen by Mr. Thome to vaiy from the magnitude 6j- to 

 1^, thus putting its variable character beyond question". He gives 

 no period (^7". ^. p. 276). 



68. E Antli^. — Discovered to be variable at Cordoba. It was 

 found near a Maximum, 1871, March 19; 1872, May 28, and 1874, 

 May 29 : and near a Minimum, 1873, April 28 ; 1874, June 14 ; and 

 1875, March 9. Dr. Gould does not assign a period {U. A. p. 295). 



69. S Camji"^. — A variable discovered at Cordoba. Its period 

 seems to be several months ; but suificient observations have not been 

 obtained to determine the light curve. The star is reddish. 



