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1^0. Lalande 405 Ceti. — The variability of this star was dis- 
covered by Chandler and confirmed by Sawyer. From observations, 
1883, August 25, to 1884, January 21, Sawyer finds that the variation 
is of the type of E Scuti. 
iNo. 2. E, Andeomed^. — Maxima were observed by Schmidt, 1882, 
October 28 (mag. 6-7), and 1883, December 15 (mag. 7), Sawyer 
observed a maximum, 1883, December 1 (mag. 6-9), and 1885, 
January 10 (6-6 m.). It has a remarkable spectrum of the third 
type, but with irregularities in the relative intensity of the bands 
(Duner). 
JSTo. 6 a Cassiopeia. — Sawyer found the light constant between 
August 1 and December 30, 1884; January 10, to March 5, 1885; 
and from August 6, 1885, to January 1, 1886. 
1^0. Qa. JSTovA Andkomeda. — The star suddenly made its appear- 
ance in August, 1885, close to the nucleus of the great nebula in 
Andromeda (31 Messier). It was not visible to Tempel at the Florence 
Observatory on August 15 and 16, but is said to have been seen by 
M. Ludovic Gully on August 17. It was, however, certainly seen 
by Mr. I. "W. Ward, at Belfast, on August 19, at 11 p.m., when he 
estimated it 9^ m. ; and independently by the Baroness de Podma- 
niczky, on August 22 ; by M. Lajoye, on August 30 ; by Dr. Hartwig, 
at Dorpat, on August 31 ; and by Mr. G. T. Davis at Theale, near 
Beading, on September 1 . On September 3 the star was estimated as 
7^m., at Dun Echt, by Lord Crawford and Dr. Copeland, and its 
spectrum was found to be "fairly continuous." On September 4, 
Mr. Maunder, at the Greenwich Observatory, found the spectrum " of 
precisely the same character as that of the nebula, i. e. it was perfectly 
continuous, no lines either bright or dark being visible, and the red end 
was wanting." Dr. Huggins, however, on September 9, found three 
to five bright lines between D and d in its spectrum, a continuous 
spectrum being visible from D to P. The star gradually diminished 
in brightness ; on December 10, 1885, it was estimated 14 m. at the 
Eadcliffe Observatory, Oxford; and on February 7, 1886, it had 
faded to the 16^^ magnitude, as observed with the 26-inch refractor of 
the Washington Observatory, A series of measures of the Nova made 
by Professor Asaph Hall from 1885, September 29, to 1886, February 
7, gave no certain indication of any parallax. 
