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IV. ASTRONOMY. 
1. First Comet of 1860.—(Gould’s Astron. Jour. No. 134).—*“ A let- 
ter from Mr. Liais, Director of the Brazilian Coast Survey, to Prof. Pe- 
es 
losity appeared nearly circular, and about 4 seconds in diameter. On 
February 27th, at 104 25™ it followed the other by about 27 seconds, 
being about 1’ 8” tosthe North of it. On March 384d, at 11' 16™, the 
difference of position was 23 seconds in right ascension, and 46” in de- 
clination. On the 6th, the moonlight wholly extinguished the comet. 
rom observations made by Mr. Liais with the ring-micrometer, Dr. 
Pape, of Altona, has computed three normal places, and thence de- 
duced elements as follows, viz. :— 
Time of perihelion passage, Febr. 16-7667, Berlin m. t. 
ong. of perihelion, - 178° 26’ 2) App. eqx 
‘ asc. node, - - -3824 1 94 Febr. 29°6 
Inclination, - - - - - 79 226 
Log. perih. dist. - - - - 0°07652 
otion, - - - - Direct. 
2. Second Comet of 1860.—On the 17th of April, 1860, a telescopic 
comet was discovered by Mr. George Riimker, of Hamburg. was 2 
faint, ill-defined nebulous spot of light. Having passed its perihelion at 
the close of the preceding February, it was when discovered receding 
from the sun. Its elements, approximately determined, are found to re- 
semble those of the second comet of 1 
It is to be hoped that the search will be resumed hereafter, and as 
there is great uncertainty respecting the inclination of the planet, a 
