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fil. In the following year however they were more fortunate, as Pseudo- 
Daphne was rediscovered by M. Goldschmidt at in Aug. 27,1861. 
To this planet the name of Melete has since been give 
aphne however had escaped the search of aeons for more than 
six years, and seemed hopelessly Jost. But on the 31st of August 1862, 
M. Luther of Bilk discovered a smal! planet of the 11th magnitude, and 
In three hours he perceived that the plane of its path bore some resem- 
blance to that of Daphne. Ina few da s it became evident that this 
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There is very little room for doubt that both series of observations be- 
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bya rigorous computation of an orbit which shall embrace all the ob- 
servations of 1856 and 1862. 
A + Discovery of a new Asteroid by M. Tempel—On the 29th of 
i 1802 "M. Tempel, at Marseilles, discovered a Planet of the 11th 
Px dary whose position he indicated upon Argelander’s chart, The 
. cr are the approximate penne of this planet for the 29th 
Aug. 29, 10h R. A. = 0h om 398, 5 = +4 3° 55/ 
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oo asteroid has been named Gala 
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Setvations of Sept. 16, 22 and 2 
Epoch 1862, hey 16-0, Berlin m. t. 
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P. Was announced in the last No. of this Journal, p. 430, that Mr. 
wih of‘New York, discovered amasteroid on the 25th rs September. 
itions given by Mr. Parkhurst correspond very nearly with those 
computed fr 5G the posi elements, frou which we infer that the 
Planet observed was Galate 
8, Discovery of eroid (7 ug, the 22d of September, ee a 
NeW asteroid was dicvered ye C. H. F. Peters, director of the Ob- - 
AM. Jour. Sc1.—Szcoxp Senres, V gen No. 103.—Jan., 1863, 
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