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On a new and remarkable Variable Star in the 
Constellation Ara. 
By Joun Tessurt, F.R.AS., &e. 
[Read before the Royal Society of N.S.W., 5 December, 1877.] 
_ THE, members - the Royal Society have doubtless observed a 
notice from me in the daily newspapers of the discovery of a 
<3 M 
new and hoiaveatie sieidiie star in the constellation Ara. 
same 
ashvonomidal ue science, that a record is sometimes found to possess 
. another and more important use than that for which it was 
originally intended. It will be remembered by the members of 
th vem 
1862, I read before them oO papers containing the results of 
my rough observations of ‘ae comet which was then visible in 
our southern — were afterwards published in 
their Transactions for 1862~ — or i ~ comet 
were made wit ring-microm refractor of bet 
peuitions, and thus identifying the small stars compared with the 
com ot, was the following :—After observing pa transits of 
omet and star of comparison across = e ring, I compar 
the latter by means of the ring with s conspicuous star 
nearly on the same parallel of ieclinetpit, pr visible to. the 
tification of _~ comparison stars, with what effect will best be. 
seen examination of the comet. observations published 
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