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KG11365,815 For Series I Plates (8inch Draper) 163" to a … For Series B Plates (8inch Backe) 179" to a For Series A Plates (24inch Bruce) 60" to a -------------------- For Series I Plates multiply the log. recaut of Dec. Leg Log 1.03623 For Series B Plates multiply the log. recauit of Dec. Log.1.07700 For Series A Plates. multiply the log. recaut of Dec. Leg 0.60206 ------------------------------------------------ A.J.[[L]] I'm computing positions of variable stars, Positions of Companion Stars are used in preference to [[Z.?]] [[G.?]] positions, where a star appears in both catalogues. Per order of Mrs. Fleming. --------------------------------------------------- In Table 1, Volume XLVII, R.A. is carried out to hours, minutes, seconds & tenths, Dec. is carried out to degrees, minutes & whole seconds, when there are seconds.
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