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The mean of the two values of the period is 67*02 days. The 
interval, from minimum to maximum brightness, is 30*8 days, 
and from maximum to minimum 37*1 days. This variable, 
therefore, like many others, increases in brightness more 
rapidly than it diminishes. Its magnitude at maximum is 
8*8 and at minimum 9*8, the range of variation being, there- 
fore, one magnitude. It is one of the highly-coloured stars, 
both Mr. Hind and myself having always noted it as being 
very red. 
Mr. Baxkndell also communicated the following “ Obser- 
vations of the Greenwich Variable in Vulpecula and its 
Companion Stars. By George Knott, Esq., F.R.A.S.. of 
Woodcroft Observatory, Cuckfield, Sussex.” 
1864, Nov. 5. — I have this evening examined the Green- 
wich Variable in Vulpecula and its neighbours. The state of 
the atmosphere was not by any means favourable, and I could 
not make out c; but a, b, and d were well in view, and b 
decidedly the greatest of the three. I inclined to estimate b 
about 12J magnitude ; and by the method of reduced aper- 
tures I found 
d~ 12*8 mag. <£=13*0 mag. 
£=12*6 „ 1773= 9*1 „ 
The star 1773 is the Greenwich variable ; and d is the new 
star announced by Mr. Baxendell in his communication in 
the Society’s Proceedings, No. 2, Session 1864-5. 
Nov. 22. — I secured a hasty, and therefore comparatively 
valueless observation. After a hasty glance clouds came up, 
and I could not gauge the magnitudes as I was preparing to 
do. My rough results w r ere — 
a=13*0 mag. c, invisible. 
5=12*9 mag. d— 13*2 mag. 
Nov. 26 On this evening I entered in my journal — 
<( b, 12*9 ; a, 13*0 ; d, 13*2. Is there a minute speck at e?” 
