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[[underline]]Tuesday, May 16, 1899.[[/underline]]
Determination of the wave-lengths of lines in the red in spectrum of Theta Carinae. For micrometric measurements see C. [[strikethrough]]M.[[/strikethrough]] S. M. No. 17, p. 85. For formula, see E.S. King's book

c = - 88577
log d = 3.48387 [eta?]
x = dist. from Lambda 5172.9 ^ in alpha Scorpii reading 66845 C.S.M.17.p.84.
Measure | 53018 | 53826 | 60428 | 70670 | 71657 | 74795 | 76927 | 93247
x| +13827 | +13019 | +6417 | -3825 | -4812 | -7950 | -10082 | -26402
log x| 4.14073 | 4.11458 | 3.80733 | 3.58263 | 3.68233 | 3.90037 | 4.00355 | 4.4216[[strikethrough]]3[[/strikethrough]]4
[[strikethrough]]x+c | -35559 | -34751 | -28149 | -17907 | -16920 | -13782 | -11650 | +4670[[/strikethrough]]
log x d|7.62460 eta|7.59845 eta|7.29120 eta|7.06650 [[strikethrough]] eta [[/strikethrough]]|7.16620 [[strikethrough]] eta [[/strikethrough]]|7.38424 [[strikethrough]] eta [[/strikethrough]]|7.48742 [[strikethrough]] eta [[/strikethrough]]|7.9055 [[strikethrough]] 0 [[/strikethrough]] 1 [[strikethrough]] eta [[/strikethrough]]
[[strikethrough]] log (x + c)|[[underline]] 4.55095 eta|4.54096 eta|4.44946 eta|4.23 [[strikethrough]] 2 [[/strikethrough]] 303 eta|4.22840 eta|4.13931 eta|4.06633 eta|3.66932 [[/underline]]
log y| 3.07365|3.05749|2.84174|2.81347 eta|2.93780 eta[[/strikethrough]]
y|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
lambda|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |    |
x + c|-74750|-75558|-82160|-92402|-93389|-96527|-98659|-114979
Log xd|7.62460 eta|7.59845 eta|7.29120 eta|7.06650|7.16620|7.38424|7.48742|7.9055 [[strikethrough]] 0 [[/strikethrough]]1
log (x+c)|[[underline]] 4.87361 eta|4.87828 eta|4.91466 eta|4.96568 eta|4.97029 eta|4.98465 eta|4.99414 eta|5.06062 eta [[/underline]]
y|563. [[strikethrough]] 3 [[/strikethrough]] 6|525.0|238.0|-126.1|-157.0|-251.0|-311.4|-699.[[strikethrough]] 6 [[/strikethrough]] 7
|   |[[underline]] 5172.9|5172.9|5172.9|5172.9|5172.9|5172.9|5172.9|5172.9|
lambda|5736.5|5697.9|5410.9|5046.8|5015.9|4921.9|4861.5|4473. [[strikethrough]] 3 [[/strikethrough]] 2
lambda in Vol. XXVII|   |   |   |5045.|5023.|4925.7|H beta 4861.5|4471.8
lambda hel. lines from Runge & Pascheu|   |   |   |5047.82|5015.73|4922.10|   |4471.[[strikethrough]] 8 [[/strikethrough]] 65
No. or name|8f?|   |H beta [[superscript]] 1 [[/superscript]]|"6"|"4"|"1"|   |   |

Computation checked by I.E.W., June 15,1899.
The correction in line 4473.2 is made from 7 place tables. mk is right by 5 place tables. A.J.C June 16, '99
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Transcription Notes:
I think "x" is algebraic and not a Greek letter "chi" Greek letters Theta Eta Lambda Chi Alpha