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Journal of the British Astronomical Association. Vol.8 No.3

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  • 1BAA Journal - Vol.8 (VIII) No. 3 - January 1898
  • 25NOTES
  • 7REPORTS OF THE BRANCHES
  • 7NORTH-WESTERN BRANCH (MANCHESTER). The third Meeting of the Session was held on December
  • 8WEST OF SCOTLAND BRANCH (GLASGOW).
  • 9PAPERS
  • 9Solar Eclipses seen from Jupiter. By CHAS. T. WHITMELL
  • 10Ruined Lunar Formations. By CHARLES F. SMITH.
  • 15On Dark Meteors. By FRITS HOPMAN.
  • 25ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
  • 19The Cusps of Venus in Dichotomy.
  • 20Observations of Comet Perrine (b 1897)
  • 20The Brilliancy of Binary Stars.
  • 22Precautions in observing the Milky Way.
  • 22The Markings of Venus.
  • 24Illusions.
  • 24The Green Ray—Meteors in India.
  • 33MINOR PLANETS
  • 1REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION, HELD ON DECEMBER 29, 1897.
  • 29Candidates for Election as Members of the Association. 26TH JANUARY 1898.
  • 27NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCH.
  • 28NOTICES
  • 28Communications for the Journal.
  • 28Victoria Branch.
  • 28Photographic Section.
  • 29Charting the Milky Way.
  • 26EARLY HISTORY OF THE "NAUTICAL ALMANAC."
  • 30West of Scotland Branch. NEW MEMBERS ELECTED DECEMBER 17, 1897
  • 30New Members of the Association. ELECTED DECEMBER 29, 1897
  • 30The Observatory Fund.
  • 31Library Rules.
  • 32NEW BOOKS AND MEMOIRS
  • 32Formation Mecanique du Sysfeme du Monde, by Vieomte Du Ligondes. With a Summary of the New Hypothesis by l'Abbe Moreux.
  • 32ASTRONOMICAL PUBLICATIONS
  • 32COMETS
  • 19CORRESPONDENCE
  • 34PHOTOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF THE MOON. Μ. M. Loewy and Puiseux
  • 39THE VARIABLE STAR ETA AQUILAE.—Prof. A. Belopolsky
  • 42THE LEONID DISPLAY, 1897. W. F. Denning
  • 36THE DISINTEGRATION OF COMETS
  • 37THE MEUDON ASTRO-PHYSICAL OBSERVATORY. William J. S, Lockyer
  • 37NEW DETERMINATION OF THE SOLAR CONSTANT
  • 38PERIODICAL COMETS. W. F. Denning
  • 38OUTLYING CLUSTERS OF THE PERSEIDS. A. S. Herschel
  • 39THE ETNA OBSERVATORY
  • 39THE ALLEGED FORMER BEDNESS OF SIRIUS.—Dr. H. Sainter
  • 42ARTIFICIAL SUN-SPOTS. Rev. A. East
  • 39STARS IN THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD.
  • 40ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF METEORS. Ε. E. Barnard
  • 40MlCROMETRlCAL DETERMINATION OF THE DIMENSIONS OF THE PLANETS. Ε. E. Barnard
  • 40THE STUDY OF THE VARIABLE STARS. VIII. Paul S.Yendell
  • 41THEORETICAL CAUSE OF FAILURE OF PARABOLIC REFLECTING TELESCOPES. J. M. Sehaeberle
  • 41SUN-SPOTS AND THE WEATHER
  • 42THE NOVEMBER METEORS (LEONIDS).—Dr. W. J. S. Lockyer
  • 34VARIABLE STARS.
  • 36LARGE APERTURES AND THE PLANETS. F. L. O. Wadsworth
  • 44ASTRONOMICAL CONSTANTS AND THE PARIS CONFERENCE. Fr. Porro
  • 43A NEW DIVISION IN SATURN'S RING. Leo Brenner
  • 43REMARKS ABOUT THE MINUTER DETAIL IN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MOON. L. Weinek
  • 44DRAWINGS OF JUPITER'S THIRD SATELLITE. A. E. Douglas
  • 44SATURN. Ph. Fauth
  • 44A NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC MOON ATLAS. L. Weinek
  • 44SOME SYSTEMS OF METEORS.—Prof. Th. Bredikine
  • 43THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 1898
  • 45OMICRON CETI (MIRA)
  • 45A LIBERAL GIFT TO ASTRONOMY.—Miss Gould
  • 45THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 1900.—Prof. F. H. Bigelow
  • 46CORRECTED POSITION OF THE MOON. — M. Lagrula
  • 46MEMORIALS OF WILLIAM CRANCH BOND AND GEORGE PHILLIPS BOND BY EDWARD S. HOLDEN. W. J. S. Lockyer
  • 46VARIATIONS IN THE SPECTRUM OF NEBULA IN ORION
  • 47THE STUDY OF THE VARIABLE STARS. IX.—Paul S. Yendell
  • 47THE PROBLEM OF THREE BODIES. F. R. Moulton
  • 48THE ORIENTATION OF GREEK TEMPLES. F. C. Penrose
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