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[[preprinted]] 16 [[/preprinted]] [[underlined]] September 9, 1904 [[underlined]] Measures to determine pos. of Star at (Var. Prof. E.C. Pickering) Plate A 5486 | x | y | x | y | Diffx | Diffy | X x 4.41 Star | +0.70 | +1.20 | +0.70 | +1.20 | | | | a | -8.25 | +3.20 | -8.25 | +3.20 | _8.95 | +2.02 | -39.47 b | +0.85 ^[[+0.88]] | -6.25 ^[[-6.28]] | +0.90 | -6.30 | +0.18 | - [[strikethrough]] 6 [[/strikethrough]] 7.46 | +0.79 c | +7.70 | -0.50 ^[[-0.52]] | +7.70 | -0/55 | +7.00 | -1.70 | +30.87 Star | | | +0.70 | +1.15 | | | | Mean star | +0.70 | +1.18 a DM +24 degrees 3414 18h 19m 47.5s +24 degrees 58.1 9.3 b 3415 20m 26.3 +24 degrees 49.5 8.8 4 sec delta = 4.408 c 3419 20m 56.3 +24 54.3 9.4 sec delta = 1.102 (a) [[equation]] (b) [[equation]] (c) [[equation]] Mean position of star 18h 20m 26.0s +24 degrees56.4' (1855) Measures made with difficulty. Images elongated and star measured extremely faint. Corner of plate [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 17 [[/preprinted]] [[underlined]] September 10, 1904 [[/underlined]] Measure to determine position of 28 Orionis with reference <- star nearest it. Plate A 3429 | | x | y | x | y | Diffx | Diffy | X x4 [[strikethrough]] 9 [[/strikethrough]] 28 | -3.65 ^[[3.62]] | -3.80 ^[[3.82]] | -3.60 | -3.85 | -0.23 | +0.37 | -0.92 Star | -3.85 ^[[3.85]] | -3.45 ^[[3.45]] | -3.85 | -3.45 | | | | Plate oriented by 83, 1901, and 50, 1903
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