Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Volume 7 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1847 Excerpt: ...secretary for inspection. Erratum in Schumacher's Circular. 1 1 Pace 1s- , for Mass= read 3900 9300 Printed by George Barclay, Castle Street, Leicester Square. ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. Vol. VII. Jan. 8, 1847. No. 11. Mons. U. J. Le Verrier was ballotted for and duly elected an Associate of the Society. Commander Charles Shadwell, R.N., Barnes, Surrey; Rev. H. A. Goodwin, M.A., Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, F.C.P.S.; William Roberts, Esq., of No. 4 Melbourne Cottages, Townsend Road, Regent's Park, were ballotted for and duly elected Fellows of the Society. Observat1ons of Le Verr1er's Planet. In the Meridian. Markree Observatory. (E. J. Cooper, Esq., & Mr. A. Graham.) Oct. 6. Bisection satisfactory though blowing hard. 12. Hurried observation, an opening only momentary in the clouds, which were general at the time; cannot depend on it. 14. Got only 3 first wires of planet; faint at these. 16. Good observation. 17. Got only 3 first wires of planet. 19. With illuminated field. Good observation. 24. Blowing hard. Clock scarcely audible. 26. Satisfactory observation, though night unpromising. Nov. 2. Stars blotty and unsteady; planet better shewn. 4. Good observation. 9. Planet faint. 11. Fixed stars much more unsteady than planet. 17. Taken through auroral clouds; the declination, --1333' 34"'7, deduced from the instrumental corrections of November 1 1th and 18th is safer. 24. Satisfactory observation of planet. There were only 3 wires of 50 Aquarii obtained, in consequence of clouds, but these were well taken. 28. The stars 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, were observed by A. G.; the comparison of the result from them with that from 6, 8, 9, 10, observed by E. J. C, tends to confirm the notion of a large personal equation. They give E. J. C.'s clock co...