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hs. 
73, b.—On the 3d of July, Mr. Tempel, at Milan, discovered 
a al of which Dr. Schulhof gives the following ‘elliptic ele- 
ents. 
Te1878, fore 25 *38179 m. Berlin time. 
2—=306° 5a"! 
120° sa? 408 ‘ mean Eq. 1873-0 
@= 12° 44' 27'"8 
Peas et 7H 
log a=0°474867 
=688'""1867, 
This body is therefore a new comet of very short period. 
1873, c.—Another comet was discovered by Mr. Borelly, at 
Marseilles, on the 20th of August. From the rd gai of the 
first week, "Dr. Peters gives the parabolic element 
= 1873, ihe 10: 7022 m. B. t. 
wo 64. 
i=-830* 38 re 
Sm 05° 99' 59'" 
log g=9:90163 
1873, d.—Agai in another comet was discovered by Mr. Paul 
Henry ‘a t Paris, on the 23d of August, in be northern sky. It 
passed jepidty southward, increasing in brilliancy. 
1873, e. (1846 IIL)—On the morning of sage ist, Mr. Stephan, 
of Marseilles, Ler) a view of Brorsen’s comet. It was exces- 
2h fe la 
Ro a anew sa evasanbaet respecting the nature of come 
answer these we need mo oe cts, and especially facts respect- 
ing the fainter Ae Site ‘Pers s who have the — of a com 
in tngements of the Smithsonian Institution for telegraph- 
itern the discovery of comets should serve as an additional in- 
2. Paisctederi d Henry’s Comets. 
bi pic ee of Borelly’s an y 
.. Vogel of Bot et has obtained several good observations 
ao Rectra of oi of the recent comets. From his report 
( ron Nach, , 1958) we mention a few oS The spec- 
