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This meteor must have been seen at many places west of New 
Haven, and accounts of its appearance elsewhere are respectfully 
solicited. H. A. N 
_ and especially the red equatorial belt, a feature very conspicuous 
hen, but now, as Prof. Winlock informs us, no longer visible. 
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made by a stationary telescope of long focal distance should be 
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view of Saturn, two copies of Eclipse photographs, and one plate 
thus far published. 
€ most cordially commend these engravings. A teacher of a 
class in Astronomy could not find in any other form, for the same 
price (ten dollars), that which will help him so much in his work, 
as a set of them. he has a telescope, the engravings suggest the 
pomts to be looked at, and if not, they are the very best substi- 
tutes we know of for the direct views of the heavenly bodies. 
mney are, we understand, to be accompanied by explanatory 
notes. owe 
A new method of viewing the Ohromosphere-—Mr, Lockyer 
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can be seen only through large instruments. Capt. Tupman has 
0 ted to the Royal Astronomical Society a series of 
observations made by him with a three-inch telescope of — 
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Cost of the entire combination, including stand, was only 18 
pounds, 
7. Papers relating to the transit of Venus in 1874; Part IL 
4v0, pp. 48, and 4 plates.—Mr. eh 
ety of the transit of Venus. They were computed from Mr. 
il’s Tables of Venus, and were intended as a supplement to the 
