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[[preprinted]] 8 [[/preprinted]] April 18, 1898. X 7911 β Cent. (cont.) The line 4649 is so strong in Ɛ Or. that it overpowers all the other lines near by, and stands prominently out. In β Centauri, this line is a little weaker, and 46[[strikethrough/6]]41 a little stronger, so that so that the pair of lines is more conspicuous than the single strong[[strikethrough]] er [[/strikethrough]] line. 46[[strikethrough]] 6 [[/strikethrough]]41 is fully 1/2 as intense as 4649. The other lines bet. 4649 and H gamma are about as intense as in epsilon Orionis, although they are so much sharper in epsilon Or. that ^[[exact]] estimates are difficult. There are, however, no great differences. 4387 is about 2 as intense as beta Cent. 4542.7 is not distinctly seen. 4200.3 is absent in beta Cent. Lines bet. 4200.3 and 4154 seem to be present as in [[Sigma]] Orion. These lines are so hazy that they are better seen without the magnifying glass. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 9 [[/preprinted]] April 18, 1898. 47911 beta Cent. 4144 {as intense as in epsilon Or. 4120 { 4116.2 is not seen. 4096.9 is not seen. 4089.2 has not more than 1/4 the intensity as epsilon Or. Line seen bet. 4089 & epsilon Or. that is not seen in epsilon Or. This line is 4093.7. Triple line seen as in epsilon Or. 4026.4 = same in epsilon Or. 4009.5 = 2 3994.9 = " " 3982.8 = same " " 3975.2 not seen, H epsilon is too hazy. 3964.6 = same as in epsilon or. 3954.8 = " " " 3947.8 = " " " K is a narrow sharp line in epsilon Or. In beta Cent. it is barely seen, three lines are seen bet. K and H zeta, probably 3927.1 3925.9 (seen as one) 392 [[strikethrough]] 5.9 [[/strikethrough]] 0.6 & 3912.2 K is not so well seen as any of these lines.