86 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
Allegheny, Dec. 6, 1882).—The Transit of Venus was scone 
here by clouds, which came on between 1st external and 1 
internal contact. Owing to these it was only certain that oi 
latter occurred between 21" 04™ 45:9 and 21% 05™ 16°°0 Alle- 
gheny mean time. The sky remained clouded till the close. A 
at curious and unexpected phenomenon was witnessed, however, 
Y - ; ‘ : 
there was seen a distinct bright ga eho heal 
about 30° of the esi nieesse and ex ending inward from the 
planetary limb to perhaps one-quarter of the radius. It is very 
noticeable that this brightness was not in a line joining the 
oats of the sun and planet, but was distinctly on one side. It 
S seen mt me with the large Equatorial and a power of 244 on 
the polarizing eye-piece, and so plainly that I could even notice 
the gradation of the light, which was brightest at the amit of 
ence, ough my own obser vation was too clear to admit 
mated its position angle on the planetary disc within 10° of e 
other. What it was I cannot say. It is certain that it was aad 
3 ments of the ges eb s of 1882; by E. Frissy, Pro- 
fessor of Mathematics, U.S Uonneutental by Vice-Admiral 
wan, Sup’t U. 8. Naval 7 La )—The following elements 
were computed from three observations made at the U. 8. Naval 
Observatory ; the first and last being made with the Transit 
circle, and the middle one compared with a known star whic 
was afterwards Bhesevcd on the Transit circle. 
App. @ App. 
Sep. 19-9697877 11h 14™ 188-94 — 0° 34 29"°7 
8-7204363 10 28 663 —10 40 22°6 
Nov. 247009228 oS. 6 1693 —9t 21 967 
From these observations we deduce 
Perihelion Time = Sep. 17°2228200 Greenwich mean time. 
91 
T—Q = 69 36 12°79 
i= 141 59 52-16 
$= 89 7 42-7907 18820 
log a=1 9381366 
log g = 7°8904739 
period = Bs 98 080 years 
cos 8 = — 0"-06 6B = + 0°01 
a@ =r [9°9951411] sin (170° 42’ 12"-72 + ») 
y =r [99877234] sin (262 46 57° : y 
2=r (9°4435130| sin ( 49 20 2571 
The observations as given were afterwards ee for paral- 
lax by means of elements previously computed. These elements 
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