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merits being approximately parallel to the fault and diminishing 

 as the distance from it increased. On the western side the dis- 

 placements were about twice as large as at corresponding points 

 on the east. A critical examination was made of the small area 

 one and one-quarter miles north of the Golden Gate, and it was 

 decided that no general change of elevation of sufficient magni- 

 tude to be detected had occurred. 



In addition to the regular work of the Survey the results given 

 in Appendix V, by R. L. Faris, of magnetic observations, may 

 be mentioned ; and also the fifth and closing part of a Manual of 

 the Tides, by R. A. Harris, the earlier parts of which were pub- 

 lished in 1894, 1897, 1900 and 1904. In regard to the magnetic 

 work it is to be noted that five observatories have been in con- 

 tinuous operation during the year, namely at Cheltenham, Md., 

 Baldwin, Kans. ; Sitka, Alaska ; near Honolulu. H. I. and on 

 Vieques Is., Porto Rico. 



3. Harvard College Observatory, Edward C. Pickering, 

 Director. — Recent publications from the Harvard Observatory 

 are included in the following list (continued from vol. xxiv, 

 p. 509) : 



Annals. — Vol. XLIX, Part I. Peruvian Meteorology ; by 

 Solon I. Bailey. Observations made at the Arequipa Station 

 1892-1895. Pp. 103, plate i. 



Vol. LIX, No. 1. Standard Tests of Photographic Plates ; by 

 Edward S. King. Pp. 32, with 16 tables and 1 plate. 



Vol. LX, No. VI. Nebulse Discovered at the Harvard College 

 Observatory. Pp. 194, with 8 tables. No. VII. Double Stars 

 south of — 30°, and of magnitude 6-3 to 7'0. Pp. 195-198, with 

 1 table. No. VIII. A Catalogue of Bright Clusters and Nebulae ; 

 by Solon I. Bailey. Pp. 199-229, with 5 plates. 



Circulars. — No. 131. Group of Red Stars near Nova Velouin. 



No. 132. Stars having Peculiar Spectra : 15 New Variable 

 Stars. Pp. 3. 



No. 133. 15 New Variable Stars in Harvard Maps, Nos. 15, 

 18, and 27. Pp. 2, with 2 tables. 



No. 134. 16 New Variable Stars in Harvard Map, Nos. 37 and 

 46. Pp. 4, with 2 tables. 



No. 135. 25 New Variable Stars in Harvard Map, Nos. 24, 36, 

 and 42. Pp. 3, with 2 tables. 



4. Publications of the Allegheny Observatory of the Western 

 University of Pennsylvania. Volume I, No. 2. — The subject 

 discussed is " A simple method for reducing spectograms ; " by 

 Frank Schlesinger. Pp. 9-16, with 2 tables. 



5. Darwin Celebration at Cambridge. — It is announced that 

 arrangements are now being made by the University of Cam- 

 bridge to celebrate on June 22-24, 1909, the hundredth anniver- 

 sary of the birth of Charles Darwin, and the fiftieth anniversary 

 of the publication of the " Origin of Species." It is proposed 

 to invite representatives of universities and other learned bodies, 

 together with distinguished individuals, to visit the university 

 on this occasion. A program of the celebration will be issued in 

 the near future. 



