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Journal of the British Astronomical Association. Vol.19 No.1

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  • 1BAA Journal - Vol. 19 (XIX), No. 1 - November 1908
  • 34The Cluster about kappa Crucis
  • 42Mutual occultation of Jupiter's satellites
  • 3Council
  • 5REPORT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION, HELD ON OCTOBER 28th, 1908
  • 27REPORTS OF THE BRANCHES
  • 27West of Scotland (Glasgow)
  • 28New South Wales (Sydney)
  • 30PAPERS
  • 30Comet Morehouse 1908c
  • 25Photographs: Comet 1908 c
  • 32Photographs: Comet 1908 c.
  • 33Photographs: Comet 1908 c.
  • 31Perseids, 1908
  • 43New Books and Memoirs
  • 57Total Solar Eclipse of December 22-23 1908
  • 36Star clusetr kappa Crucis
  • 38Measurement of alpha Centauri
  • 38OBITUARY
  • 38Mr T Weir
  • 39M. Hansky.
  • 39The Earl of Rosse.
  • 39Dr. Thome.
  • 40Andrew Graham
  • 40Dr C G Dolmage
  • 40CORRESPONDENCE
  • 40Fireball of October 14
  • 41The Quadrantids, 1908.
  • 43Worlds in the Making : the Evolution of the Universe. By Svante Arrhenius
  • 50THE JURJEW OBSERVATORY.—Prof. Pokrowski
  • 37Mr Nangles comment on kappa Crucis
  • 50Prof. H. H. TURNER
  • 45The Solar System : A .Study of Recent Observations. By Charles Lane Poor
  • 46The Stars of the Year, with Charts of the Northern and Southern Constellations
  • 47Cambridge Observatory. Annual Report of the Observatory Syndicate, 1907 May 1:9-1908 May 18
  • 47Liverpool Astronomical Society. Annual Report
  • 47Journal and Transactions of the Leeds Astronomical Society for the year 1907.
  • 47The Cambrian Natural Observer, Vol. X., Nos. 3-7.
  • 48NOTES
  • 48Comet Notes
  • 49The Manora Observatory
  • 50THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL.
  • 50MEETING OF THE ASTRONOMISCHE GESELLSCHAFT
  • 50Dr. W. F. KING
  • 44Recent Researches in the Structure of the Universe
  • 57Lick observatory eclipse expedition January 1908
  • 50Prof. G. E. HALE
  • 51MEMORANDA FOR OBSERVERS
  • 53ASTRONOMICAL PUBLICATIONS
  • 54Solar vortices
  • 55SOLAR VORTICES AND MAGNETIC FIELDS. E. Percival Lewis
  • 55A LARGE PROMINENCE. J. Evershed
  • 55SOLAR PROMINENCES IN 1907.-—Prof. Ricco
  • 56PROMINENCES AT THE SUN'S POLES.—Father Fenyi
  • 56PROMINENCE AND CORONAL STRUCTURE.—Mr. Philip Fox
  • 56NOTE ON THE WAVE-LENGTHS OF Hä AND IIe IN THE SOLAR SPECTRUM. J. Evershed
  • 56SOLAR MAGNETIC FIELDS AND SPECTRUM ANALYSIS.— Prof. P. Zeeman
  • 57Preliminary note on the rotation of the Sun
  • 41A Note on One of the Perplexities which confront the Amateur Observer.
  • 1Contents
  • 62EARLY PERSEIDS.—Mr. Denning
  • 66Orbital elements of double-stars
  • 59Temperature and structure of the Sun
  • 59Recent work with the spectroheliograph
  • 59Influence of the Earth's rotation on the courses of rivers
  • 59The Lunar bright rays
  • 60Considerations on the form and arrangement of new tables of the Moon
  • 60Changes in Mars
  • 60The orbit of Jupiter's eighth satellite
  • 60The origin of the recently discovered Jovian satellites
  • 61THE GREAT RED SPOT ON JUPITER.—Prof. Barnard
  • 62THE COMPARATIVE BRIGHTNESS OF SATURN AT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE RING
  • 62A NEW SATURNIAN RING
  • 62PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF NEPTUNE. — Mr. J. M. Baldwin
  • 62A BRIGHT METEOR.—Mr. Denning
  • 66Heliocentric parallax of 61 Cygni
  • 62A BRILLIANT FIRE-BALL.—Mr. Denning
  • 63August meteors of 1908
  • 63Bright Meteor on August 19
  • 63Bright bolides
  • 63A bright meteor
  • 63Suggested previous appearances of Donati's comet
  • 64DEFINITIVE DETERMINATION OF THE ORBIT OF COMET V., 1886
  • 64THE SPECTRUM OF COMET 1907 d (DANIEL). W.W. Campbell
  • 64PHOTOGRAPHS OF COMET 1908 c AT THE ROYAL OBSERVA­TORY, GREENWICH.— The Astronomer Royal
  • 64SPECTRUM OF MOREHOUSE'S COMET.—M. M. A. de la Baume Pluvinel and F. Baldet
  • 65Later observations of Morehouse's comet
  • 65Purturbations of Halley's comet in the past
  • 66On the orbit of beta 416
  • 58THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF MAY 8, 1910. A. M. W. Downing
  • 57Bouvet Island and the solar eclipse of Dec 1908
  • 70Change of colour-perception by the eye
  • 58POLARISED FLUORESCENCE OF METALLIC VAPOURS AND THE SOLAR CORONA. R. W. Wood
  • 66Parallax and proper motion of the double-star Krueger 60
  • 68Observation of variable stars
  • 68Correlation in the case of the periodic inequalities of long-period variables
  • 68On the orbital element of Algol
  • 69Orbit of Algol
  • 69Radial velocity of Algol
  • 69Radial velocity of Algol - 2
  • 69Orbits of several spectroscopic binaries
  • 69Peculiar orbit of a spectroscopic binary
  • 70Effect of star-colours upon the constant of refraction
  • 70Relation between star colours and spectra
  • 66Radial velocity of epsilon Ursae Majoris
  • 70A redetermination of the wave-lenght of standard iron lines
  • 70Wave-length measurements for the establishment of a system of spectroscopic standards
  • 70Astronomical archaeology in Wales
  • 71WELSH ASTRONOMICAL TRADITIONS. John Griffith
  • 71THE MONT BLANC OBSERVATORIES
  • 71THE DETERMINATION OF TIME IN SUBTROPICAL LATITUDES. —Messrs. Wade and Craig
  • 71DETERMINATION OF LONGITUDE DIFFERENCE
  • 71TABULAR ACCURACY.—C. T. Whitmell
  • 72Notices of the Association.
  • 73West of Scotland Branch. NEW MEMBER. Elected ist October 1908.
  • 72Candidates for Election as Members of the Association. 25th November 1908.
  • 73New Members of the Association. Elected 28th October 1908.
  • 73New South Wales Branch. NEW MEMBERS. Elected 1st October 1908
  • 74General Index.
  • 75OFFICERS AND COUNCIL
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