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... ephemeris for comet 19120 . The time of perihelion is given as October 47088 ( Berlin M.T. ) , and the following is an extract from the ephemeris given in the Kiel Centralstelle Circular , No. 135- Ephemeris 12h . ( Berlin M.T. ) R.A. ...
... ephemeris for comet 19120 . The time of perihelion is given as October 47088 ( Berlin M.T. ) , and the following is an extract from the ephemeris given in the Kiel Centralstelle Circular , No. 135- Ephemeris 12h . ( Berlin M.T. ) R.A. ...
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... ephemeris for comet 1912а appear in No. 4602 of the Astronomische Nachrichten . 1912 Oct. 3 5 7 9 II 13 ... www ... Ephemeris 12h . ( M.T. Berlin ) . a ( true ) h . m . 15 24 0 15.28.6 15 32 7 1536'5 15 40'0 15431 ... ... ... 8 ( true ) ...
... ephemeris for comet 1912а appear in No. 4602 of the Astronomische Nachrichten . 1912 Oct. 3 5 7 9 II 13 ... www ... Ephemeris 12h . ( M.T. Berlin ) . a ( true ) h . m . 15 24 0 15.28.6 15 32 7 1536'5 15 40'0 15431 ... ... ... 8 ( true ) ...
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... Ephemeris for Tuttle's Comet . 141 The Latitude of the Khedivial Observatory at Helwan The Manchester Astronomical Society 141 141 Forthcoming Books of Science . Climatological Observations 141 146 Physiology . Opening Address by Our ...
... Ephemeris for Tuttle's Comet . 141 The Latitude of the Khedivial Observatory at Helwan The Manchester Astronomical Society 141 141 Forthcoming Books of Science . Climatological Observations 141 146 Physiology . Opening Address by Our ...
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... ephemeris , derived from corrected elements , from which the following is taken : - 1912 Oct. 13 ... Ephemeris , 12h . M.T. Berlin . a ( true ) h . m . 15 43'4 15 15 46'2 .. 8 ( true ) + 8 27.1 +10 28.3 log r 9.86730454 log A Mag ...
... ephemeris , derived from corrected elements , from which the following is taken : - 1912 Oct. 13 ... Ephemeris , 12h . M.T. Berlin . a ( true ) h . m . 15 43'4 15 15 46'2 .. 8 ( true ) + 8 27.1 +10 28.3 log r 9.86730454 log A Mag ...
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... ephemeris published by Dr. Ebell , and not the later one from which we gave an extract last week . The following is a continuation of the corrected ephemeris : — 1912 a ( true ) h . m . 8 ( true ) Oct. 18 ... 15 499 ... + 13 20'0 19 ...
... ephemeris published by Dr. Ebell , and not the later one from which we gave an extract last week . The following is a continuation of the corrected ephemeris : — 1912 a ( true ) h . m . 8 ( true ) Oct. 18 ... 15 499 ... + 13 20'0 19 ...
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