in the star-sped nun correspond exclusively with the princi- 

 ines in that of the chromosphere, and therefore tliat the light 

 le star possesses precisely the same composition as that of the 

 r envelope. He says: "Bat the tnosl carious result, which I 



herewith much reserve, hut which it will !>e very interesting 

 'wards to verify', is the coincidence of tlie line ■', very bright 

 e spectrum of the star, with the green line \= 532 (1474 of 

 hhoff's scale), observed in the spectrum of the Solar cor.ma 

 n " orresponds also with 



sphere A =587 (helium), than with that of sodium, 589. If this 



station 

 suit eomprehei 

 lines of the ehromosphei 



interpretation be correct, the bright lines of the speet 



prebend exclusively the brightest and the most frequen 



of M. Cornu. Several 

 seen by Dr. Vogel in the red, blue-green, an 

 spectrum; bright bands were also visible in the yellow 



d, blue-green, and blue parts of the 

 trum; bright bands were also visible i 

 these may possibly I 



bright by ( 



most stars with band spectra. The bright lines . . f, and u 3 were 

 visible ; b 7 however, was probably not seen bright, but a bright 

 line on the blue side was noticed, which may* possibly be identical 

 with;, line wideband ,- is the brighter in 



the spectrum of hydrocarbon. One seen in the violet may b- the 

 third line of hydrogen. Dr. Vogel remarks that there are three 

 other stars in '"''//'/</.>■ Jviu-i jnitt i n in ue spectra. _ 



By careful comparisons with several neighboring stars. Dr. 

 Schmidt noted the gradual diminution in tie m< -i - r; ..fth.-h._dit 

 "*' the star almost daily. The variations of magnitude are ex- 

 hibited in the following table : — 



November 24 3-0 Magnitude. December 5 5 9 Magnitude. 



At the end of the year the star was still about the sevei h 

 le, and of a decidedly orange color, with a reddish tint. 

 — Mnntl,,... \,r;,;,- Axf,-.,,,. >.--., Feb., 1877. 



2. Planets recently discovered.- -The nam.-. > re- 

 discovery, and nam,- of discoverers of the minor pla 

 since the beginning of 1876, are given in the following table. 

 The orbits are from the circulars to the Berliner Jahrbuch. 



