236 Scientific Intelligence. 
Art. XXVIIL—Discovery of a new Planetoid; by ©. H. F. 
Peters. (Communication to the Editors, dated Litchfield 
Observatory of Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y., Aug. 10, 
1883.) 
I TAKE pleasure in sending notice of a new planetoid that 
I fell upon in the night of August 12th. . It is bright 9th mag- 
nitude. The following two observations are considered good, 
the positions of the comparison stars being well ascertained. 
The filar micrometer, bright wires in dark field, with a power 
of 270, was used. 
1883. m. t. 
L.: mm, 8. ae 1 8. ‘ 
Aug. 12, 13 49 28 a [234]=21 20 48:17 o [234]= ab °) 995 BHO 
14, 12 4611 @ [234]=21 19 40-44 6 [234]= 13) 2 Vs 330 
From the very strong motion in declination we may infer 
that the planet is comparatively near to the earth. 
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
I. CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS. 
or 
second division 1-995 or 2. For the third division 1:5586 or 
1:5625. And for the fourth division 1°246875 or 1°250. The rela- 
tion between these factors and hydrogen—first pointed out to the 
author by Pliny Earle Chase—is given as follows: for O=15°96, 
a,=1¢H=0-7673, a, =H or 2H=1:9950, a,=2$H or ($)?H= 
15586, and a,=$H=1-246875. For O=16, the values are, of 4; 
