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§ :.'9 — 31. Dissection of a correlation surface into two s[)liaerical streams. 

 § 32—33. The 113'pothesis of two star-streams is not consistent with the observed 

 frequency distribution. 

 § 34. Hypothesis of Turner. 

 § 35—37. Consequencies from the kinetic theory of gases. Tab. XI. 



Tables. 



Correlation tables of the observed proper motions. 

 Characteristics of the apparent motions of the stars. 

 Moments (vy) of the observed proper motions. 

 Moments Ny of the linear velocities. 



Skewness and excess of the linear velocities for X, = O.b. 

 Skewness and excess of the linear velocities for X = 0.4 (or 0.6). 

 Direction cosines 7^ for the 48 squares. 



Projections {i and v]) of tiae excentricity of the velocity ellipsoid for 

 the 48 squares. 



Mean peculiar velocities of the stars parallel to the axes of the velo- 

 city ellipsoid. 



Skewness and excess in system K^. 



Relation between the mean peculiar velocities and the masses of the stars. 



Table I. 



II. 



» III. 



IV. 

 V. 

 VI. 

 VIL 

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IX. 



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