Excerpt from Journal of Zones Observed With the 8-Inch Meridian Circle During the Years 1888-1890
The letter R, followed by a number, is a reference to a remark too long to be given in the thirteenth column. These Remarks will be found at the end of this volume.
One example of the method of revising the computations of Zones 1 - 186, and one of Zones 186 - 663, is given below, beginning with the reduction in right ascension. Compare h.a. 62, 135.
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