Astronomy. V7 
Tas.E II.—Stars approaching the Sun. 
Compared Apparent motion Earth’s Motion to- 
Star. with in miles. Motion. ward Sun. 
APORUTUS, 5 ck. a5 Mg 50 5 
Rey ies a er H 40 to 50 +3°9 44 to 54 
eUyen 2S. H 30 +9 a9 
Soon is RR ee Mg 32 +17 49 
@ Urse majoris, _ _ __ Mg 35 to 50 +11 46 to 60 
EPROM, ccs ones Be eo ae dita, Big Be) eae 
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V Pe@asi Pesce = Pia Dae im eee irre yore 8 
@ Andromeda, _____ tS emer eee Cee Teer be or mars ra ee a hit a 
On the above determinations Dr. Huggins makes the following 
remarks :— 
“'The velocities of approach and of recession which have been 
assigned to the stars in this paper represent the whole of the mo- 
tion in the line of sight which exists between them and the sun. 
8 we know that the sun is moving in space, a certain part of 
these observed velocities must be due to solar motion. Ihave not 
Tt seems not improbable that this part of the stars’ motions ma 
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first magnitude is equal to 0’-209, a velocity but little greater 
than one-fourth of the earth’s annual motion in its orbit. ; 
“It will be observed that, speaking generally, the stars which 
the spectroscope shows to be moving from the earth (Sirius, betel- 
geux, Rigel, Procyon) are situated in a part of the heavens oppo- 
site to Hercules, toward which the sun is advancing, while the 
Stars in the neighborhood of this region, as Arcturus, Vega, 
gui, show a motion of approach. ‘There are in the stars 
Mr. Proctor has brought to light strong evidence in favor of 
the drift of the stars in groups, having a community of moe 
y his graphical investigation of the proper motions of all the 
bil s of Mr. Main and Mr. Stone. bow pnts! 
lity of al i into systems was early sug- 
y of all the stars being ode Oo) 4 Fee tha oan 
remarkable instances pointed out by Mr. Proctor are the sie 
P, ¥, 6, &, 2, of the Great Bear, which have a community 
