Journal of the British Astronomical Association. Vol.16 No.5

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  • 16BAA Journal - Vol. 16 (XVI), No. 5 - March 1906
  • 47Dr Samuel Pierpont Langley
  • 18Council
  • 20REPORT OF MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION HELD ON FEBRUARY 28, 1906,
  • 30Reports of the Branches.
  • 30WEST OF SCOTLAND BRANCH (GLASGOW).
  • 31Papers communicated to the Association.
  • 31Fluctuations in the Velocity of Jupiter's Great S. Tropical Marking, 1901 to 1905
  • 35Remarks on the Solar Prominences observed in 1905.
  • 36The Fireball of 1905 December 30
  • 38The Firmament.
  • 42Report of the Rousdon Observatory, East Devon.
  • 42Observations of Long-Period Variable Stars during the Year 1905.
  • 46The Zodiacal Light
  • 53Remarkable Comets : A brief Survey of the most interesting facts in the History of Cometary Astronomy. By W. T. Lynn
  • 16Contents
  • 47CORRESPONDENCE
  • 47Observations of Sun-spots
  • 48Naked-eye Observations of Sun-spots.
  • 49Ancient Eclipses.
  • 50Occultations of Bright Stars.
  • 51The Zodiacal Light.
  • 51The Moon and Earth-shine.
  • 51Total Eclipse of the Moon, February 8th.
  • 52The occultation of Aldebaran
  • 52QUERIES
  • 52Occultation of Mercury by the Moon
  • 53New Books and Memoirs.
  • 47OBITUARY
  • 53Remarkable Eclipses : A Sketch of the most interesting circumstances connected with the observation of Solar and Lunar Eclipses, both in ancient and modern times. By W. T. Lynn
  • 59The lunar crater Linne
  • 60THE APPPARENT ENLARGEMENT OF THE MOON AT THE HORIZON.—M. Ed. Claparède
  • 53Sixtieth Annual Report of the. Director of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College for the year ending September 30, 1905. By Edward C. Pickering.
  • 54NOTES
  • 54Royal Astronomical Society
  • 54Comet notes
  • 56New Astronomer Royal of Ireland
  • 57ASTRONOMICAL PUBLICATIONS
  • 57The Solar Corona in 1715
  • 57The Total Solar Eclipse of 1905 August 30
  • 58The periodicities of Sun-spots
  • 58Granulations on the solra surface
  • 59Lunar nomenclature
  • 59Periodical changes in the size of the glow surrounding the lunar crater Linne
  • 53A Catalogue of Zodiacs and Planispheres, Originals and Copies, Ancient and Modern, Extant and Non-extant, from B.C. 1320 to A.D. 1900. By the Rev. A. B. Grimaldi
  • 53Leeds Astronomical Society. Journal and Transactions for the Year 1904.
  • 60THE AURORA OF NOVEMBER 15
  • 60REPORT ON OBSERVATIONS OF JUPITER, 1904-05, MADE IN CEYLON.—Major P. B. Molesworth
  • 60ON THE ORBIT OF COMET I. 1742
  • 61On a second comet in the year 1742
  • 61The annular nebula in Lyra
  • 61Catalogue of stars within 2 degrees of the north pole
  • 61Formation of cloud-spheres and photspheres
  • 62New variable stars
  • 62On a method of determining the absolute dimensions of an Algol variable star
  • 62NOTICES
  • 62New members elected 28 February 1906
  • 63Candidates for election 28 March 1906
  • 63Errata
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