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[[preprinted]] 26 [[/preprinted]] Dec. 9, 1897 X 6294 1 [[superscript]] 5 [[/superscript]] beta Muscae B3A. lines little broad as if focus were out. X 6153 1 [[superscript]] 5 [[/superscript nu Puppis B8A. X 4734 1 [[superscript]] 3i [[/superscript]] mu Crucis Double star [[margin]] A.G.C. 17542 [[/margin]] Fainter component has H beta bright H gamma very wide H delta " "[[ditto for very wide]] H epsilon faint H zeta strong appears to be superposed on a faint line in sp. of the brighter component. This line is seen in alpha Muscae X 6486. H eta is lost [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikethrough]] probably being superposed on 3819 - which is strong in the brighter star. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 27 [[/preprinted]] Dec. 9, 1897. X 4734 1 [[superscript]] 3i [[/superscript]] mu Crucis [[margin]] A.G.C. 17541 [[/margin]] Brighter component (mag. 4.4) B3A No lines are seen belonging to the fainter component except the hydrogen. [[margin]] A.G.C. 17572 [[/margin]] Other star on plate has the new series of hydrogen lines like zeta Puppis. This star is like [[strikethrough]] 30 [[/strikethrough]] tau Can. Maj. X 6265 The bright band