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On the 25th November, 1879, I discovered a new star in 
Can is minor ; it had a decided orange colour, and I estimated 
its magnitude to be 8*8. In the beginning of December it 
began to diminish in brightness, and on the 18th, 19th, and 
20th of January its magnitude was estimated to be 9 '8. 
It afterwards increased, and on February 2nd was of the 
9*2 magnitude, but it has since again diminished slightly, 
and on the night of the 11th instant was of the 9‘6 magni- 
tude. 
Its place from observations made at Lord Lindsay’s obser- 
vatory, Dun Echt, is 
1879-0 a = 7h. 34m. 45-67s. d= +8°39'39'6". 
The second new star was discovered on the 28th of Janu- 
ary, 1880, when it was of the 8*7 magnitude. It is in the 
constellation Gemini, and precedes No, 1655 -f- 13° of the 
Bonner Durchmusterung 37‘5s., and is about 7’3' north. 
It is in a cluster of seven or eight very small stars, and is 
in the same field with a small star which I had for some 
time suspected of variability. It has a decided reddish 
colour. In the middle of February it began to diminish in 
brightness, and on the 24th it was noticed that its colour 
had changed and become a deeper red. Its brightness has 
since continued to diminish, and on the 11th inst. its 
magnitude did not exceed 11*0. It will, in all probability, 
prove to be a periodical variable, and will, in conformity 
with Algelander’s system of nomenclature, be designated 
V Geminorum. 
The third star is in the constellation Bootes, and was 
discovered on the 12th of March, 1880, when its magnitude 
was 9 '4. In the latter part of the month it increased to 
9' 2 magnitude, but on the 11th instant it had diminished 
to 9'G. There is a small star near it of about 10*5 masmi- 
tude, which I mapped down some years ago, and have often 
seen since without noticing anything on the place of the 
new star. It has a very slightly reddish colour, and its 
brightness suffers more under contracted apertures of the 
telescope than that of any of the neighbouring stars. It 
precedes No. 2955 -f 18° of the B.D. about 47‘2 s., and is 
about 0'‘4 south. 
