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[Astrology] / [Astrological Piracy Charged To Miss Adams] / H. Trib, Jan. 8, 1932. [SF-I; 301. Newspaper clipping. (New York Herald Tribune, January 8, 1932.)]


(Astrology / Tab ) / [Two Brooklyn Babies Now Hold Title of the First Born in 1932] / ][The New York Times, January 3]. [SF-I; 302. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, January 3, 1932.)]


Astro[nomy]:


Astro / Agreements / See Stars / Binary (+). [AF-I; 188. See: (Stars, Binary).]


Astro / Amateurs / Great comet of 1882, Sept(See). [AF-I; 189. See: (Comet, 1882).]


Astro / Anomolies / Seems that some of the asteroids not spheres. Variations of light so suggest. [AF-I; 190. Harwood, Margaret. "Variations in the Light of Asteroids. Harvard College Obsersvatory Circular, 269 (1924): 1-15.]


Astro / And it be that all astronomical work for nothingBut it is much simpler to regard sun as central, al planets, and earth, moving around it. We regard it as taking a convenience as veritable. But the convenience may be retained. [AF-I; 191.]


Astro / Approximations / Could have any theory is neglect the interfering. / There is a beneficient Providenceneglect catastrophes, etc. [AF-I; 192.]


Astro / Ap. 26, 1863 / Sat of Jupiter disap and reap simultaneous. / Astro Reg 1863-95. [AF-I; 193. Wray, William. "Jupiter's Satellites." Astronomical Register, 1 (June 1863): 95. Wray wrote: "At 8h. 44m. on Sunday eveniug, the 26th of April, when the 2nd Satellite of Jupiter was occulted by the Planet, a most extraordinary phenomenon took place: the Satellite was distinctly seen to be projected clearly inside the limb of Jupiter for near twenty seconds." The Editor responded: "We observed the same occultation at Clapton, telescope 4 ft. focus, 3|in. aperture: power 100. Although no projection on the disc was noted, the Satellite seemed to disappear and appear again several times before it was finally occulted by the Planet."]


Astro / Ap 3, 1883 / Dr Hartwig announces had picked up D'Arrest's Cometdaily m[otion] that should have o[note crumbling] nebulaof course no daily motion. / Nature 27/589 / found not a comet. [AF-I; 194. "D'Arrest's Comet." Nature, 27 (April 19, 1883): 589. "The 'daily motion' assigned to the object in the first telegram, notwithstanding, its precise accordance in amount and direction with that which the comet would have had in that position, was therefore an illusion." "Ephemeris of D'Arrest's Comet." Observatory, 6 (1883): 163. "The discovery of D'Arrest's comet on April 4 at Strasburg Observatory was announced in the 'Dun-Echt Circular,' No. 76; but the annoucement was corrected shortly after, the object which was mistaken for the comet proving to be a small nebula. The circular likewise gave the daily motion of the object. This was not from any error in observation on Dr. Hartwig's part, who simply announced the place of the supposed comet, but was inserted from the ephemeris, by Prof. Krueger in his telegram to Harvard College, for the assistance of American astronomers, who were not, he believed, in possession of an ephemeris." Hartwig, Ernst. "Auffindung eines neuen Nebels." Astronmische Nachrichten, 105 (1883): 173-174. Comet 6P and NGC 5405, (a spiral galaxy).]


Astro / big telescopes / Denning (Observatory, 8-81) quotes Dr Kitchen that "Immense telescopes are only about as useful as the enormous telescopes which are suspended over the doors of opticians." He says that he is far from subscribing to this opinion, but tells of the great drawback, of the inferior definition. / More, page 208. {AF-I: 195.1, 195.2. (Observatory, 8-81. (Observatory, 8-208.)]


Astro / Catch the astronomers in days before could communicate. See what predicted of comet, Feb, 1843. / Hve this. [AF-I; 196. See: 1843 March 6-9, (II; 571); 1843 March 6-9 and 11, (II; 572); 1843 March, (II: 585, 589); and, 1843 Feb, March, (II; 588). Comet C/1843 D1.]


Astro / Caveman's drawing of Pleiades puzzles scientists. / NYT, 1922, Feb 22-11-4 / 23-14-6. [AF-I; 197. (New York Times, February 22, 1922, p. 11 c. 4.) (New York Times, February 23, 1922, p. 14 c. 6.)]


Astro / Changes in the Owl Nebula? / Nature 76-389. [AF-I; 198. “Possible Changes in the Owl Nebula (M. 97).” Nature, 76 (August 15, 1907): 389. (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 67 (June 1907): 543.)]


Astro / Claims of astronomersThe ashy light, or secondary light on moon, or "earth shine". Flammarion, Popular Astronomy, p 100, says that because of variations in this light, differently reflected by land and by water, astronomers suspected the existence of Australia, before the "geographical discovery" of Australia. What astronomers? [AF-I: 199.1, 199.2. (Flammarion. Popular Astronomy, p. 100.)]


Astro / Comet / dif. calcs. / Europe and U.S. / Sept 18, 1882. [AF-I; 200.1. See: 1882 Sept 18, (V; 964).]


Astro / (+) / Comet 1882 / In Knowledge 2-328, Proctor gives a math. demonstration upon the orbit of the Sept comet, of 1882. He formulates its path and predicts its return, "so far as observations hitherto made, enable me to judge (published Oct 13th), presumably considerably more than Prof. X's 8 hours"I expect the comet back in less than half a year." / Prof X is Prof Tait, in an address to students of University of Edinburgh, that been calculated this comet was 40 or 50 millions of miles away. How they measure this distance? It required only 6 or 8 hours observation to enable an astronomer to calculate its path and the rate of speed at which it was moving. / See how Overton calculated its path. / But Observatory 5-322, "Mr. Hind suggests the probability of its return in October, 1883. / Prof Frisby then found that it would return in 793 years and 789th/1000, and Prof Kreatz, computing the elements of its orbit, found that be back in 843 years. / Observatory, 6/234. AF-I: 200.2 to 200.6. (Knowledge, 2-328.) (Observatory, 5-322.) (Observatory, 6-234.)]


Astro / Comet 1912b discovered on Oct 18, 1912Shown to be identical with Tuttle's Comet. Perihelion predicted for Jan 3, 1913, was on Oct 28, 1912. / M. Notices 1913-270. [AF-I; 201. (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1913-270.)]


Astro / Comet 1913.d proved to be Westphal's Cometwas 148 days earlier than predicted. / M. Notices 1914-327. [AF-I; 202. (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1914-327.)]


Astro / Comet of 1556 / May 23, 1857, etc. / See Times Index, 1856. [AF-I; 203. (London Times Index, 1856.)]


Astro / Comets and seen or not / Comet, Jan 3, 5, 6, 9. Seen in S. Australiamoving toward Scorpioseen no more. / M. Notices 1914/325. [AF-I; 204. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1914-325.)]


Astro / Comets / Suggestion that they are distortions of sun's rays / Nature 86-292. [AF-I; 205.“Comets As Merely Optical Phenomena.” Nature, 86 (April 27, 1911): 292.]


Astro / Compare sketches Andromeda Nebula. / Nature 25-345. [AF-I; 206. Webb, Thomas William. “The Great Nebula in Andromeda.” Nature, 25 (February 9, 1882): 341-345.]


Astro / Complexities / PoorGravitation Versus Relativity, p. 140. / Prof Poor tells of Leverrier['s] calculations upon positions of the Perihelion of Mercury. The calculations upon the effect of Venus alone required 57 quarto pages. The formulas were printed in condensed form. / But, according to me, there is no effect of Venus alone, Venus is never Venus alone, but Venus as affected differently every moment, by earth, Mercury, and everything else. [AF-I: 207.1, 207.2. (Poor. Gravitation Versus Relativity, p. 140.)]


Astro / Comp. Procyon / Abbot, The Earth and the Stars, does not mention the Struve (?) fiasco. Says the Companion was predicted by Auwers and that, though carefully searched for, no one saw it until 1895. [AF-I; 208. Abbot, Charles Greeley. The Earth and the Stars. New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1925, 185. Davis, Charles Henry. "The Companions of Procyon." Astronomische Nachrichten, 87 (1876): 241-246. Davis, Charles Henry. "The Companions of Procyon." Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 11 (May, 1875 - May, 1876), 185-190. “Struve's Companion of Procyon.” Nature, 13 (March 23, 1876): 406. (Struve, Otto. "Observations of Procyon as a Double Star." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 33, p.430-433.) (Astronomical Register, v. 11 p. 152. "An object has now been detected by M. Otto Struve, which agrees with the deductions theoretically arrived at by Professor Auwers. It was something like a second discovery of Neptune.")]


Astro / Comp. Sirius / In The Story of the Heavens (edition of 1890) Sir Robert Ball says, p. 388, thatthough 28 years laterastronomers were scarcely in a position yet to speak with accuracy, but he says: "We shall, however, using the best observations available, take this time (complete revolution) to be forty-nine years." [AF-I: 209.1, 209.2. (Ball, Robert. The Story of the Heavens, 1890.)]


Astro / Dark parts of Milky Way / Jour Roy Astro Soc Canada, Espin, vol. 6 / note in Nature 90-316. [AF-I; 210. “The Dark Structures in the Milky Way.” Nature, 90 (November 14, 1912): 316. (Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, v. 6 no. 4.)]


Astro / Degree / Moon = ½ degree. [AF-I; 211. The angular diameter of the Moon varies from about 29.3 arcminutes at apogee to about 34.1 arcminutes at perigee.]


Astro / Differences / Cor in Pop. Astro 27-198 points out that ac to Prof Pickering, the Great Nebula in Orion is 6520 light years. But ac to Prof. Kaptcyn, the average distance of the Nebula group which includes the Great Nebula is 600 light years. And ac to Prof Pickering, Rigel is 2,100,000 times brighter than our sun; ac to Prof. Kaptcyn, 12,000 times brighter. / At this the cor loses his academic treatment and says "Some difference!" / See p. 407. [AF-I: 212.1, 212.2, 212.3. (Popular Astronomy, 27-198.) (Popular Astronomy, 27-407.)]


Astro / Diagreements on precession / E. Mec 51/400. [AF-I; 213. "Second Rotation of the Earth." English Mechanic, 51 (no. 1317; June 20, 1890): 358. Noble, William. "The Belgian Expediton to the Congo...." English Mechanic, 51 (no. 1320; June 27, 1890) : 378. "Second Rotation of the Earth." English Mechanic, 51 (no. 1319; July 4, 1890): 400-401. Noble, William. "Chamber's 'Astronomy'...." English Mechanic, 51 (no. 1320; July 11, 1890): 422.]


Astro / Discrepancies / See meteor predictions, [AF-I; 214.]


Astro / Discrepancy / Nature 88-89. [AF-I; 215. "Early Visibility of the New Moon." Nature, 88 (November 16, 1911): 89. (Whitmell. Observatory, 1911.)]


Astro / Distance / pointers ab 5° 20' / moon ab 30' . [AF-I; 216. The angular distance between Merak and Dubhe, (the "pointer stars" commonly used to locate Polaris), is 5° 22' 25", (if one isn't measuring distances across the sky with their fingers).]


Astro / Donati's Comet and the astronomers / 1858, "Comet," Oct index, L.T. [AF-I; 217. (London Times Index, October 1858, "Comet.")]


As[tro] / Dr Todd predicts aurora. / N.Y.T., Feb 13-2-5, 1922 / See 14-7-1 / 15-2-5. [AF-I; 218. (New York Times, February 13, 1922, p. 2 c. 5.) (New York Times, February 14, 1922, p. 7 c. 1.) (New York Times, February 15, 1922, p. 2 c. 5.)]


Astro / Earth said to be flattened at poles by rotation. / But rotating sun found to be longer along polar axis. / Poor, Gravitation Versus Relativity, p. 98. [AF-I; 219. (Poor, Gravitation Versus Relativity, p. 98.)]


Astro / Eclipse / Feb. 20, 1924 / 11 p.m. / Kroh, Upper Perak (Malay Peninsula) / Met Mag. 60-166 / 60-166 / In midst of eclipse of moon, the moon "came and went as if it were being crossed by scudding clouds". [AF-I; 220. (Meteorologica Magazine, 60-166.)]


Astro / Eclipse / Why was the moon late? / Sci Am. 132-223. [AF-I; 221. (Scientific American, n.s., 132-223.)]


Astro / Elongationrelative distance inf-planet / SVE = right angle / [illustration] / SEV is known. If for instance this be 30° the line SV = ½ if EV = 1. [AF-I; 222.]


Astro / Eros' changes puzzle astronomers. / NYT, 1901, Ap. 16-1-1. [A-I; 223. (New York Times, April 16, 1901, p. 1 c. 1.)]


Astro / Eros not all the time between earth and Mars. Sometimes crosses Mars orbit to between Mars and Jupiter. / See Dolmage, Astronomy of Today, p. 210. [AF-I; 224. (Dolmage, Astronomy of Today, p. 210.)]


Astro / Expected Comet / March 8, 1850. [AF-I; 225. See: 1850 March 8, (II; 1378).]


Astro / Expected Comet / 1857 / [LT, May 23-6-b / June 23-12-f / 29-12-c / (1556?). [AF-I; 226. (London Times, 1857 / [LT, May 23-6-b / June 23-12-f / 29-12-c.)]


Astro / For Newtonian astronomy it must be assumed that all bodies treated are homgeneous spheres. / Poor, Gravitation Versus Relativity, p. 93. [AF-I; 227. (Poor, Gravitation Versus Relativity, p. 93.)]


Astro / For the two light effects of stars that might indicate that light comes instantaneously from stars, look up Einstein notes for the body by Dr Ea German, p. 35, 36. / p. 35 / 36. [AF-I; 228. (Einstein, pp. 35-36.)]


Astro / Foucault / Prof Duncan (1926), Astronomy, p. 60 tells of it as a success, with nothing modifying mentioned. [AF-I; 229. Duncan, John Charles. Astronomy. New York: Harper, 1926, 58-59.]


As[tro] / Gegenschein / ab 2 hours before or after sunset / Abbot, The Earth and the Stars, p. 90. [AF-I; 230. Abbot, Charles Greeley. The Earth and the Stars. New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1925, 90.]


Astro / Gravitation acts as if upon center of a bodyyet sun said to draw water up into tides. [AF-I; 231.]


Astro / Great Comet of 1812 predicted for 1883, but "a more rigorous investigation" by M.M. Schulhof and Bossert gave a period of ab 73 yearsand perihelion passage predicted for Sept 3, 1884. / Sci Amer., 48-288 / Sept 3, 1883, Prof Brooks, at Phelps, N.Y., discovered a cometthis was identified as the Pons Comet of 1812 (Sci Amer. 49-305) and was in "the exact position where it should have been" ac to the earlier computation. "It is an astronomical triumph." [AF-I: 232.1, 232.2, 232.3. “The Comets of 1883.” Scientific American, n.s., 48 (May 12, 1883): 288. “Reappearance of the Comet of 1812.” Scientific American, n.s., 49 (November 17, 1883): 305. Kirkwood, Daniel. “The Comet of 1812 and 1883.” Popular Science Monthly, 24 (February 1884): 488-491. “The true period is found to be very nearly a mean between these earlier and later estimates.” Schulhof, Lipót, and, Bossert, Joseph François. “Sur la Comète (1812) Pons et sur son prochain retour.” Astronomische Nachrichten, 103 (1882): 289-298. Encke had calculated an orbital period of 70.68 years, with a perilehion passage in June, 1883; Schulhof and Bossert had calculated an orbital period “about seven months longer,” (73.18 years); however, the 1812 comet was accidentally rediscovered by Brooks, (not by the use of the ephemeris calculated by Schulhof and Bossert, for its expected positions between October 28, 1883, and February 4, 1884). Comet 12P/1883 R1 has an orbital period now calculated as 73.9561 years.]


Astro / Hickson tells nothing of nearness of stars, etc., Says experts to write another book on the subj. [AF-I; 233. (Ref.???)]


Astro / Homogeneous sphereseither that no iron mines, for instance, or that for every iron mine some other iron mine exactly balancing, at exactly opposite part of earth, or in some other place 2-way balancing. [AF-I; 234.]


Astro / + / If earth around sun and nearest Dec 22? (perihelion) should be warmest in north. / But if sun in south of stat. earth, coldest then, as it is coldest in Jan. [AF-I; 235.]


Astro / If moon falling to earth, where is the acceleration, which would soon overcome initial motion? [AF-I; 236.]


Astro / If no initial velocity a body fall straight to the sun. / Moulton, Intro to Astro, p. 202. [AF-I; 237.

(Moulton. Introduction to Astronomy, p. 202.)]


Astro / (+) / If sun small, and Venus in transit very small, Venus is a mere point. [AF-I; 238.]


Astro / Inclination to ecliptic / Tilted rel to earth's orbit. / Eros = ab 11 degrees. / Dolmage, Astronomy of Today, p. 37. [AF-I; 239. (Dolmage, Astronomy of Today, p. 37.)]


Astro / Inner planets / Venus almost no[w] an ellipse. / Mercury a rotating ellipse. Crds / Sept 2 / 2nd day / Had been t[r]ying for 4 = 12. Well with four and one of worst with 12. Had been picking where to start, but eyes shut. Today after 4 or 5 picks decided not to pick, and both 4 and 12 were aced. [AF-I: 240.1, 240.2.]


Astro / Irregularitie[s] / Variations of latitude different, different years. Little in 1894 and considerable in 1891. / Newcomb, Astronomy for Everybody, p. 116. [AF-I; 241. Newcomb, Simon. Astronomy for Everybody. New York: McClure, Phillips, 1903, 116.]


Astro / Jupiter feature / A bay or hollow in the South equatorial belt of Jupiter, which had been almost uninterruptedly visible since Schwabe figured it, in Sept, 1831, seemed to have disappeared. / Nature, April 17, 1919. [AF-I; 242. “Observed Changes in Jupiter.” Nature, 103 (April 17, 1919): 134. “Changes of Jupiter.” Nature, 103 (April 24, 1919): 152.]


Astro / Jupiter rotation / Newcomb, Astronomy for Everybody, p. 179, says that of the planets other than the earth, the time of rotation of Mars in the only definite and certain one. [AF-I; 243. Newcomb, Simon. Astronomy for Everybody. New York: McClure, Phillips, 1903, 179 & 206.]


Astro / Kepler / But orbit of Venus almost exactly a circle. [AF-I; 244. (Ref.???)]


Astro / Kepler's laws / Poor, Gravitation Versus Relativity, p 129 / "Mere approximations, computer's fictions, handy mathematical devices for finding the approximate place of the planets in the heavens." [AF-I; 245. (Poor, Gravitation Versus Relativity, p 129.)]


Astro / Light velocity / ac to sats of Jupiter / Why is nothing said of confirmation by sats. of Mars? [AF-I; 246.]


Astro / Like Bible stories and astro before new stars known, and meteoric phe. Like story of Noahreasonable enough to people who knew of only a few dozens of animals. [AF-I; 247.]


Astro / Look up Olbers, that Biela's Comet tail hit earth, Oct 29, 1832, and did not. / Bryant, Hist Astro, p. 99. [AF-I; 248. (Bryant, History of Astronomy, p. 99.) (No note for phe in 1832.)]


Astro / Mass and orbits / But Biela's Comet divided and the parts in the same orbit. Also dif comets in same orbit and one part not revolve around other. [AF-I; 249.]


Astro / Math / Lagrange and Laplace "proved" that, in terms of gravitational astronomy, that there could be no acceleration of moon's motion around earth. But had to be accepted that there was. So Laplace then "traced" it to a reduction in this earth's orbital eccentricity. But then Adams "found" this effect only half what Laplace had "found". Still the variation in the moon's motion not explained. / Todd, Astronomy, p. 73. [AF-I: 250.1, 250.2. Todd, David Peck. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies. New York: P.F. Collier, 1922, 73-74.]


Astro / Mistakes / Moulton, Intro to Astro, p. 189 / That Roemer found light from Jupiter sats 499 seconds. [AF-I; 251.1. ( Moulton. Introduction to Astronomy, p. 189.)]


As[tro] / Mistakes / Serviss / Temple's Comet / Astro in a Nutshell, p. 212 / the spelling. [AF-I; 251.2. ( Serviss. Astronomy in a Nutshell, p. 212.) Tempel's comet, (not Temple's).]


Astro / Moon's motion around the earth, not uniform, but subject to a "slight acceleration." / Todd, Astronomy, p. 74, say[s] this variation is "one of the unsolved problems of the gravitational astronomer of to-day".  [AF-I; 252. Todd, David Peck. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies. New York: P.F. Collier, 1922, 73-74.]


Astro / Motion of moon around earth not as if attached by a rigid bar, because there are the oscillating motions of moon known as libration. Both in lat and longitude librations. [AF-I; 253.]


Astro / names pronounced / E. Mec 56 / nos 1446 / 1447, Dec 6 / etc. [AF-I; 254. (English Mechanic: v. 56, nos. 1446, 1447, etc.)]


Astro / Navigation / Solar time Greenwich, and solar time local of a ship. Difference gives longitude. [AF-I; 255.]


Astro / Nebula sometimes attached to star and sometimes separated / Sc Am. 116/57. [AF-I; 256. “A Remarkable Variable Nebula.” Scientific American, n.s., 116 (January 13, 1917): 57. (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, ca. 1917; B Coronae Australis; Knox Shaw.)]


Astro / Nebulae that have disappeared / Flammarion, Pop. Astro., p. 667. [AF-I; 257. (Flammarion, Camille,. Popular Astronomy, p. 667.)]


Astro / Negative parallax / E. Mec 114-100, 112. [AF-I; 258. (English Mechanic, 114-100, 112.)]


Astro / Negligible / Must be no non-symmetrical distribution of matter. So despite all data upon sunspots Newcomb concluded no non-sym. dist. / Poor, Grav Vs Rel., p. 98 / Poor shows a photo of the spotted sun and says the assumption is not valid. So, of course"any conclusions based upon this assumption can not be strictly true. [AF-I: 259.1, 259.2. (Poor. Gravity Versus Relativity, p. 98.)]


Astro / Neptune Controversy / E. Mec 56-35. [AF-I; 260. (English Mechanic, 56-35.)]


Astro / New Comet / path predictednot same / LT Index / Comet / Sept, Oct, 1911. [AF-I; 261. (London Times, Index, 1911, Sept & Oct.)]


As[tro] / New planet and orbits upset / N.Y.T., 1921 / Nov. 24-24-1 / 28-6-2 / 29-8-3 / 30-18-3. [AF-I; 262. (New York Times, 1921 / Nov. 24-24-1 / 28-6-2 / 29-8-3 / 30-18-3.)]


Astro / New stars with identical spectra / Pubs Astro Soc Pacific 6-102. [AF-I; 263. (Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 6-102.)]


Astro / Newtonism / All planetary "falls" of planets toward sun, acceleration is disregarded. [AF-I; 264.]


Astro / Newtonism / Poor, Graviation Versus Relativity / Given a universe with 2 bodies in motion relatively to each other (initial velocity), instead of falling together, would each describe a curve around their center of gravity. P 122"The smaller body will travel forever around and around in its unvarying path." All this is upon the idea that the pull of the larger with no retarding effect upon the initial velocity. [AF-I: 265.1, 265.2. (Poor. Gravitation Versus Relativity, p. 122.)]


Astro / Newton (Prof) / Calculate precession of equinoxes = delay one day in 70 years Leonids etc. / B Assoc 63/325 / But now said that they are coming faster. See later years that ab 14-15th now, and not 12-13th. [AF-I; 266. (Report of the British Association, 63-325.)]


Astro / N.L. / Velocity of Light / Hist of / Nature 34-29. [AF-I; 267. Newcomb, Simon. “The Velocity of Light.” Nature, 34 (May 13, 1886): 29-32.]


Astro / Not only sunspots but "prominences" from limbmany one case. / See July 30, 31, 1908. [AF-I; 268. See: 1908 July 30, 31, (IX; 1061).]


Astro / Novae theories / Pop. Astro, Nov., 1919. [AF-I; 269. (Popular Astronomy, November, 1919.)]


Astro / N.Y. Herald, Nov. 20-10-7 / Charles Nevers Holmes, of Boston, predicts meteors that would be "firmamental fireworks, nights of Nov 20 and 27, 1911. / Who was Holmes? [AF-I; 270. (New York Herald, November 20, 1911, p. 10 c. 7.)]


Astro / Olmstead's insistence on Nov mets, 1834, because fit theory / See. [AF-I; 271. See: (1834).]


Astro / Orbits in snake-like curves, "The planets do not travel in elliptic orbits.' / Poor, Gravitation Versus Relativity, p. 129. [AF-I; 272. (Poor, Gravitation Versus Relativity, p. 129.)]


Astro / (+) / Parallax, Aberration etc. / How much of this forgets that whole syst supposed to be moving? [AF-I; 273.]


Astro / Parallax / Holmes' Comet / England and N. Zealand / in Andromeda. [AF-I; 274.]


Astro / Photography / The necessary long exposure of Nova Pictoris when it split showed only one point of light. But by visual observations there were four. [AF-I; 275. (Ref.???)]


Astro / Photo / In some astronomical books, photos of Nebula of Andromeda look most distinctly of a spiral object. Others a few roughly parallel gaps that remotely suggest a spiral. [AF-I; 276. (Refs.???)]


Astro / photos / A cometphoto of it"and Mr Shoyer honestly confessed that he did something to improve the appearanxe of the comet." / E. Mec 36/268. [A277. (English Mechanic, 36-268.)]


Astro / Photos / In minute measurements, no allowance for irregular local expansions and contractions of the photographic film. [AF-I; 278. (Ref.???)]


Astro / Planets beyond Neptune / E. Mec 121/292 / See Trans-Neptunian. [AF-I; 279. (English Mechanic, 121-292.) See: (Trans-Neptunian).]


Astro / Plan for Richard Proctor Memorial lapses. / 1894, Dec 13-9-7, B. Eagle. [AF-I; 280. "The Plan Has Lapsed." Brooklyn Eagle, December 13, 1894, p. 9 c. 7.]


Astro / Plantamour's Comet / N.Y. Times, Aug 13, 1872, said that in N.Y., ab 4 p.m., day which comet predicted to burn up the earth, a delightful breeze sprang u and refreshed everybody. Astronomers tried to deny it away. / N.Y. Times, Aug 12Prof. Winlock of CambridgeThe story is an entire fabrication from beginning to end, and I understand that the Swiss astronomer has publicly declared that he never made any such prediction." / See L. Times. [AF-I: 281.1, 281.2. (New York Times, August 13, 1872) (New York Times, August 12, 1872.)]


Astro / (+) / prediction / Claimed / June 30, 1861. [AF-I; 282. See: 1861 June 30, (III; 120).]


Astro / Prediction / Meteors from a comet that failed / NY Times, 1893 / Nov 26-1-4 / 27-2-5 / 28-1-1 / 30-5-? [AF-I; 283. (New York Times, 1893: Nov 26-1-4 / 27-2-5 / 28-1-1 / 30-5-?).]


Astro / Prediction of meteors from a comet / NY Times / Ap 14-13-2 / 19-3-6 / ab. 1922 / Ap 24-II-1-4 / June 19-II-1-6 / 28-17-5. [AF-I; 284. (New York Times, 1922???: Ap 14-13-2 / 19-3-6 / ab. 1922 / Ap 24-II-1-4 / June 19-II-1-6 / 28-17-5.)]


Astro / Predictions by Prof. Kirkwood / N.Y. Trib, 1875, Sept 17-6-4. [AF-I; 285. (New York Tribune, September 17, 1875, p. 6 c. 4.)]


Astro / predictions failed / See col under met dates, such as Nov. 27, 1872, 1885. [AF-I; 286. See: (1885), and, (1872 Nov 27).]


Astro / Problem of the Two Bodies / John C. Duncan, Astronomy, p. 216. [AF-I; 287. Duncan, John Charles. Astronomy. New York: Harper, 1926, 215-217.]


Astro / Prob[lem] of 3 bodies pertaining to, see Todd, Astronomy, p. 72. [AF-I; 288. (Todd, Astronomy, p. 72.)]


Astro / Prob[lem] Three Bodies / Poor, Gravitation Versus Relativity, p. 123. [AF-I; 289. (Poor, Gravitation Versus Relativity, p. 123.)]


Astro / (Ref) / Kepler's Laws apply equally well to system with a stationary or moving earth. / Moulton, Into to Astro, p. 167. [AF-I; 290. (Moulton, Into to Astro, p. 167.)]


Astro / Refraction / For difficulties, see Poor, Gravitation Versus Relativity, p. 208. / [note cut off] ed / index / [note cut off]n. [AF-I; 291. (Poor, Gravitation Versus Relativity, p. 208.)]


Astro / Return of Comet 1843 / Cornhill 46/546. [AF-I; 292.1. (Cornhill, 46-546.)]


A[stro] / Sci / (Scandal) / Ac to Mr Chambers, one "must be a very simple-minded man if he solemnly believes that 'juggling' is unknown at the R.A.S., and that everything there is 'above board.'" [AF-I; 292.2. Chambers, George Frederick. "The Sadler-Smyth Scandal." Observatory, 3 (1879-1880): 94.]


Astro / Sci Amer., 116-57 / [N]ebula, near the [v]ariable star [note cut off[ Cornae [note cut off]tralis, that is sometimes bright and attached to the star, and sometimes faint and separated from it. [AF-I; 293. (Scientific American, n.s., 116-57.)]


Astro / See Knowledge, before Dec, 1882. / Proctor, on return of 1882 comet, amply mathematical, predicts back in ½ year. [AF-I; 294. "When Will the Comet Return?" Knowledge, o.s., 2 (October 13, 1882): 328-329. "Supposing the comet of 1843, which had been before moving in a period of more than 100 years, moved after 1843 in a period of 37 years, and after 1880 in a period of less than 3 years, so as to be back at perihelion on September 17th last, we might fairly infer it would not be at all unreasonable to infer that its next circuit would be accomplished in a year. Let us see, then, in what time, roughly, it would accomplish any distance from the sun on its elongated orbit." "For my own partso far as observations litherto made enable me to judgeI expect the comet back in less than half a year." "When Will the Comet Return?" Sidereal Messenger, 1 (December 1882): 224-227. "Serials Received." Knowledge, o.s., 3 (April 6, 1883.): 209. "Editorial Notes." Astronomy and Astro-Physics, 2 (June 1883): 124-132, at 131. "Knowledge (April 6) says:" "The Sidereal Messenger, December, 1882 (Northfield, Minnesota). This little magazine contains chiefly borrowed articles and editorial notes. A paper from Knowledge, on Comet 1882, should not have been reprinted without some remark to the effect that the observations on which Mr. Proctor based his opinion respecting the speedy return of the comet were inexact." "'Chiefly borrowed articles!' Knowledge ought to know that such a statement is grossly untrue. As to Mr. Proctor's prediction of the speedy return of the comet, we then thought, and still think that it was a unique piece of haste and bold guessing for a skillful mathematician. If Mr. Proctor had been less anxious to publish something definite about the period of the comet, when nothing certain could be known, at that time, from the best existing observations, possibly the 'little' Messenger would have been spared its first unpleasant criticism, which is now rather amusing, in that astronomers have not yet determined its period certainly after six months of exact observation and computation. It ought to be said, further, that the comet article was reprinted not at all on account of its sensational predictions (for reasons already stated), but rather because of a simple and really neat application of the principles of the Cycloidal Geometry, which we used with favorable comment before classes in the higher mathematics." As this was not the same cometary object observed in 1843 nor in 1880, Proctor's prediction of its return in a more rapid orbit, (some six months later), came to naught; whereas, modern estimates suggest orbital periods of centuries. See: 1843 March, (II; 586). Comets C/1843 D1, C/1880 C1, and C/1882 R1.]


Astro / See letter in L. Times, late in 1874, from Richard Proctora writer had reviewed (adversely) a book, which had not yet published, claiming had read it. What writer? / NY Times, 1875, Jan 5-4-6. [AF-I; 295. (London Times, 1874.) (New York Times, January 5, 1875, p. 4 c. 6.) (Which book???).]


Astro / Seethat Sirius used to be red. / Schiaparelli, same evidencenot redbut fiery meaning brightness. / Newcomb, The Stars, p. 122. [AF-I; 296. (Newcomb, The Stars, p. 122.) (The Debate Concerning 'Red Sirius', Ceragioli, Roger, C., 1995, Journal for the History of Astronomy, 26, 187.) (Solving the Puzzle of 'Red Sirius', Ceragioli, Roger, C., 1996, Journal for the History of Astronomy, 27, 93.) (Behind the 'Red Sirius' Myth, Ceragioli, Roger, C., 1996 Sky &  Telescope, 83, 613-615.)]


Astro / See what was done to other experts in Than trial, March, 1907. [AF-I; 297. (Ref.???)]


Astro / Serviss / Curiosities of Sky. / Does he describe the Maindu obj as if he saw it in NY? Then see MWR and Times, and if among Trib reports. [AF-I; 298. (Serviss, Garret P. Curiosities of the Sky.) (Nothing for "Maindu"; check other possible spellings, for example: nebula.)]


Astro / Sky / Dark Markings / Nature 103-34. [AF-I; 299. “Dark Markings on the Sky.” Nature, 103 (March 13, 1919): 34. Barnard, Edward Emerson. “On the Dark Markings of the Sky with a Catalogue of 182 Such Objects.” Astrophysical Journal, 49 (January 1919): 1-23.]


Astro / Solar Motion / Perseids are said to come down perpendicularly to this earth. [AF-I; 300. (Ref.???)]


Astro / Solar Motion / 12 miles a second / Todd, Astronomy, p. 122 / toward Lyra. [AF-I; 301. Todd, David Peck. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies. New York: P.F. Collier, 1922, 122.]


Astro / Star Magnitudes / Duncan, Astronomy, p. 294 / 2nd40 / 3rd135 / 4th450. [AF-I; 302. Duncan, John Charles. Astronomy. New York: Harper, 1926, 294.]


Astro / Stars Companion / Duncan, "Astronomy," p. 329"While thousands of visual binaries have been discovered, the orbits so far determined (1926) number only about 100; the periods of most are centuries long, and they have not yet been observed over a sufficient arc of their orbits." [AF-I: 303.1, 303.2. Duncan, John Charles. Astronomy. New York: Harper, 1926, 329-330.]


Astro / Stars in southern Skies / Knowledge, 1886. [AF-I; 304. (Knowledge, 1886.)]


As[tro] / Stationary meteor radiants / No mention in Dolmage's Astronomy of Today. [AF-I; 305. (Dolmage. Astronomy of Today.)]


Astro / Stat met radiants / Observatory, Aug., 1913. [AF-I; 306. (Observatory, October, 1913.)]


Astro / Sun above horizon, but moon rises eclipsed. / great refraction / Ap. 20, 1837. [AF-I; 307. See: (1837 Ap. 20).]


Astro / Sun, moon, all planets seen upside down in southern hemisphere / Pop Astro 27/411. [AF-I; 308. (Popular Astronomy, 27-411.)]


Astro / Sun's distance / L.T., 1878 / Feb 12-6-f / 13-10-e / June 22-13-e / April 13-6-f. [AF-I; 309. (London Times, 1878: Feb 12-6-f / 13-10-e / June 22-13-e / April 13-6-f.)]


Astro / The limit of magnitude of stars visible to the average eye is somewhere between 6 and 7. / H. Spencer Jones, "General Astronomy," p. 296. [AF-I; 310. (H. Spencer Jones, "General Astronomy," p. 296.)]


Astro / "The path of the moon around the earth is nearly on the same plane as the earth's path around the sun. The moon therefore always keeps to the same regions of the sky as the sun." / Dolmage, Astronomy of Today, p. 174. [AF-I; 311. (Dolmage, Astronomy of Today, p. 174.)]


Astro / The Satellite of Venus / Nature 14-193. [AF-I; 312. (Nature, 14-193.)]


Astro / The Wolf / planet-comet / Nature 101/12, 30. [AF-I; 313. “Encke's Comet and Others.” Nature, 101 (March 7, 1918): 12. “A very interesting object, in appearance resembling a minor planet, but with an orbit of a cometary character, has been discovered by Prof. Wolf at Heidelberg.” “The New Wolf Planet.” Nature, 101 (March 14, 1918): 30-31. This object is now identified as the minor planet Alinda (887).]


Astro / This sunspot periodyet suppose that were depended upon. See great spots, 1892, 93, 94, and maximum not till ab. 1900. I find the 11-year period does work out pretty well. [AF-I; 314. See: (1892-1900).]


Astro / [Three Planets Stray from Usual Orbits] / NY Times, Ap. 1, 1928. [AF-I; 315. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, April 1, 1928.)]


Astro / Tides / Todd, Astronomy, p. 70, gives explanation of tides on opposite parts of the earth as because earth is drawn away from the water. [AF-I; 316. Todd, David Peck. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies. New York: P.F. Collier, 1922, 70.]


Astro / Unaccounted for / "In his discussion of the elements of the four inner planets, Newcomb found eleven anomalies among the fifteen secular motions." x x x / Poor, Graviation Versus Relativity, p. 190 / As to perihelia of four inner planets, Newcomb tabulated differences between what is and what should be, according to calculations, as Mercury 7.2%, Venus 17.2%, Earth 0.5%, Mars 0.5%. [AF-I: 317.1, 317.2. ( Poor, Graviation Versus Relativity, p. 190.)]


Astro / Unaccounted for / Orbit of Neptune's satellite slowly changing = several degrees in ½ century. / Newcomb, Astro for Everybody, p. 236. [AF-I; 318. Newcomb, Simon. Astronomy for Everybody. New York: McClure, Phillips, 1903, 236.]


As[tro] / Variable Nebulae / Nature 45-261. [AF-I; 319. “Some Apparently Variable Nebulæ.” Nature, 45 (January 14, 1892): 261.]


Astro / Velocity of Light / Nature 33-439. [AF-I; 320. Schuster, Arthur. “On the Velocity of Light as Determined by Foucault's Revolving Mirror.” Nature, 33 (March 11, 1886): 439-440.]


Astro / Venus is nearer this earth than Mars. Distance from sun / Venus = 67 million / Earth 93 / Mars 141. [AF-I; 321. (Ref.???)]


Astro / VS / See Plantamour's prediction comet hit earth, Aug 12, 1872. [AF-I; 322. See: 1872 Feb 10, (IV; 663); 1872 Feb 22, (IV; 666); 1872 Aug 12, (IV; 927), and, 1872 Aug 12, 13, (IV; 928). The prediction was a newspaper hoax, (repudiated by Émile Plantamour).]


Astro / W.F. Denning, for the superior value of small telescopes in studying detail on a bright planet / Observatory, March, 1885. [AF-I; 323. (Observatory, March 1885.)]


Astro / What is the meaning of the apparent size of sun and moon ab. the same? [AF-I; 324. With a single moon, (possibly formed by an impact between the proto-Earth and another planetary object), the similar angular diameter of the Sun and Moon as seen from the Earth is a matter of coincidence, at this time, (with the benefit of being able to better observe the Sun's corona and Baily's beads, during solar eclipses). In the distant past, the Moon's orbit was closer to the Earth, (giving it a larger angular diameter than at its current perigees, with more total solar eclipses); and, in the distant future, the Moon's orbit will be further from the Earth, (giving it a smaller angular diameter than at its current apogees, with more annular solar eclipses).]


Astro / Why the moonfor instancenot fall to earth / Flammarion, "Popular Astronomy," p. 91 / "The velocity of its motion produces, like a stone ina sling, a centrifugal force, of which the tendency is to increase its distance from us precisely by the same amount (Flam's Italics) by which it tends to approach us n account of gravitation, and this makes it always remain at the same distance." / Not always same apogee distance. [AF-I: 325.1, 325.2. (Flammarion, Camille. Popular Astronomy, p. 91.)]


(Astro) / (+) / Payer's locations riddled by Jackson. Jackson made a mistake of ten miles in locating his own camp, ac to the Duke of Abruzzi. / Sc Am 81/227. [AF-III; 4. “Science Notes.” Scientific American, n.s., 81 (October 7, 1899): 227. “The Duke of Abruzzi has found an important mistake in the last map of Franz Josef Land. He says that Cape Flora is really ten geographical miles east of the post assigned on Jackson’s map. The map of Payer was riddled by Jackson, who complained of its inaccuracies, but he has himself assigned the wrong position to his own camp.”]


Astro / + / By calling the interfering the negligible, but how many times the negligible = the effective or the formidable. That all bodies homogenous spheresbut are not. Earth not, Jupiter goose-egg-shape, and the ellipticity of Saturn almost exactly 1/9th. / And that in space no matter—comets, meteors, etc.—. See Poor, G. vs. R., —102—. So comets said to be most attentuated. See notes on Comets. [MB-I: 322.1., 322.2. Poor, Charles Lane. Gravitation Versus Relativity. New York: Putnam, 1922, 102. "The planetoids, the comets, the matter forming the solar corona, and any and all other matter, which may lie about, or between the planets; all these are considered as absolutely negligible. All the tables of planetary motion, all the formulas and deductions of celestial mechanics are based upon the assumption that these smaller bodies, and this scattered matter, have and can have no effect upon the motions of the planets. In a first approximation to the planetary motions, this assumption is essential; the equations of celestial mechanics would be unworkable if an attempt were made to introduce factors representing these bodies. As will be seen in a subsequent chapter, the mathematical difficulties in tracing the paths of even a limited number of bodies, are almost unsurmountable; to attempt to formulate theories of motion of a great number of heterogeneous bodies of all sizes and conditions would be hopeless."]


Astro / BO / Foucault's not work out. / Bull Soc Astro de F, 1926-160. [SF-V; 74. (Bulletin de la Société Astronomique de Franc, 1926-160.)]


Astro / (Math) / Mas of Mars said been determined. In 1877, two satellites of Mars discoveredsaid been determined "by months of computation based upon years and years of observation"but distances and periods of the satellites did not agree—so a new mass of Mars, according to them. / Todd, Astronomy, p. 78. [SF-V: 75.1, 75.2. Todd, David Peck. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies. New York: P.F. Collier, 1922, 77-78.]


[The following two notes were folded together by Fort. SF-V: 76 & 77.]


Astro / Photography / Charles Nordmann (of the Observatory of Paris), The Kingdom of the Heavens / As to Lowell's photographs of lines on Mars. Says that spots upon anything indistinctly seen appear to be connected by lines. That the most powerful telescopes show no lines on Mars. He say that Lowell, to get his photographs of the lines on mars, diminished the power of his telescope to distinguish spots without connecting lines. He says that Lowell, in his last book, "confesses" that he had done this. [SF-V: 76.1, 76.2. (Nordmann, The Kingdom of the Heavens.)]


[Astro] / BO / As to what instruments tells observers, see records of the controversy between Campbell and Lowell. Virtually everything signifying existence of life upon Mars, indicated by spectroscope and telescope, to Lowell, was otherwise indicated by spec or tel to [Campbell]. [SF-V; 77. (Ref.???)]


Astro / Photo / Mars controversy / Photographs taken at Mt WIlson Observatory show not a trace of lines on Mars. / Nordmann, The Kingdom of the Heavens, p. 55. [SF-V; 78. (Nordmann, The Kingdom of the Heavens, p. 55.)]


Astro / Sun supposed to be attracting so strongly it holds earth to orbit—yet it can draw a tide only about half of the moon's power to raise tides. / See Todd, Astronomy, p. 70. [SF-V; 79. Todd, David Peck. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies. New York: P.F. Collier, 1922, 70.]


Astro / Todd—introduction of Stars and Telescopes / "Astronomy may be styled a very aristocrat among the sciences." [SF-V; 80. Todd, David Peck. Stars and Telescope. Boston: Little, Brown, 1899, 1.]


Astro / Uranus seen by astronomer, and thought a star, before Herschel saw and thought it a comet. / See Flammarion, Pop Astro, p. 452. / Seen 19 times and thought a star. [SF-V; 81. (Flammarion. Popular Astronomy, p. 452.)]


[Astro] / [Distance to Stars 75 Million Light-Years Away Measured] / Ev. World, [Nov. 25, 1930]. [SF-V; 82. Newspaper clipping. (New York Evening World, November 25, 1930.)]


[Astro] / [Fix Temperatures of Other Planets] / [The New York Times]—Sept 24, 1930. [SF-V; 83. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, September 24, 1930.)]


[Astro] / [Hints Radio Waves May Leave Earth] / [The New York Times, September 6], 1930. [SF-V; 84. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, September 6, 1930.)]


[Astro] / Inclination of earht to orbit is not to a side but dips to plane. [SF-V; 85. (Ref.???)]


[Astro] / Meteors / I do not say that seasonal meteors do not appear in Arctic skies, but that appearance here can not compare, in numerousness, with appearances in the North Temeprate Zone. Upon Dec 12, 1824, at Port Bowen, in the rctic, Parry saw five meteors in a quarter of an hour. Nothing is said of a radiant, but the date suggests that they were Geminids. [SF-V: 86.1, 86.2. (Ref.???)]


[Astro] / Missing Asteroids / Nature 67/472. [SF-V; 87. "Missing Asteroids." Nature, 67 (March 19, 1903): 472. "In Circular No. 69 of the Harvard College Observatory Prof. E.C. Pickering directs attention to the fact that of the five hundred minor planets already discovered, sixty-eight have not been observed for the last five years, and the last observations of about twenty-five of them were made from ten to thirty years ago."]


[Astro] / [L.A. Throngs See Moon Hide Sun] / Los Angeles Evening Herald, April 28, 1930 / Cliping sent by L.E. Stein, of Los Angeles—744 Beacon Ave. [SF-V; 88. Newspaper clipping. (Los Angeles Evening Herald, April28, 1930.)]


[Astro] / [Penduum Proves Earth Is Rotating] / NY Times, Jan 18, 1931. [SF-V; 89. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, January 18, 1931.)]


[Astro] / [Radio Waves Are Shot Back from Emptiness of Space] / NY Times, Dec 2, 1928. [SF-V; 90. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, December 2, 1928.)]


[Astro] / Space / Nature—77-390, or Feb, 27, 1908 / Mr. W.H. Dines, F.R.S., writes of a warm stratum to which in June, 1907, in Great Britain, about 30 balloons in Great Britain penetrated—with temperature-recording instruments. His findings were that as ascents are made the temperature decreases irregularly in the first 10,000 feet, and then with fair regularity to a height that varies between 30,000 and 40,000 feet. "Above this point the air in most cases gets a little warmer." Said that the transition point is usually sharp and clear. / Following numbers, others write upon this "isothermal layer of the atmosphere" supposed to be uniform in its relative warmth. / 78-7—Prof. A.L. Rotch tells of having sent up 77 balloons at St Louis, Mo., and most of those that rose above 43,000 feet entered a warmer region. Nevertheless this warmer region very low in temperature. He notes an instance of -90° at 47,600, rising to -72° at 54,100 feet. / Nature, Oct 1, 1908, or 78-550—data showing that the "isothermal" idea has to be given up, but more confirmation of obs, upon relative warmth in high regions. / Point out the absolute or homogenous idea even for a differentiation, or that that is uniform or isothermal, and then that had to be given up. [SF-V: 91.1 to 91.7. Dines, William Henry. "The Isothermal Layer of the Atmosphere." Nature, 77 (February 27, 1908): 390. Rotch, Abbott Lawrence. "The Warm Stratum in the Atmosphere." Nature, 78 (May 7, 1908): 7. "The Isothermal Layer of the Atmosphere." Nature, 78 (October 1, 1908): 550.]


[Astro] / Space / Upper air currents and meteor streaks / Nature 101-233. [SF-V; 92. "Currents in the Upper Air." Nature, 101 (May 23, 1918): 232.]


[Astro] / Stars / (Companion) / periodicity of light / In winter of 1900-01, when Eros nearest this earth, it varied in brightness with a regular period of about 2½ hours. / Newcomb, Astronomy for Everybody, p. 198 / After obs upon these variations well verified and established, the variations gradually ceased. Until variations ceased, some astronomers explained that Eros had a companion. [SF-V: 93.1, 93.2. (Newcomb, Astronomy for Everybody, p. 198.) The modern measure of the rotational period of Eros is 5.27 hours.]


[Astro] / [Memorial to Tycho Brahe] / NY Times, Sept. 21, 1930. [SF-V; 94. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, Setpember 21, 1930.)]


[Astro] / [Universe's Size Cut in New Star Study] / N.Y. Times, Sept 5, 1930, [page 12]. [SF-V; 95. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, September 5, 1930, p. 12.)]


[Astro] / 1860 / July 17 / Dhurmsala metites / attempt to deny they were cold / Pop. Astro, Oct., 1930, p. 507. [SF-V; 96. (popular Astronomy. October 1930, p. 507.)]


[Astro] / 1918 / June / Eclipse / N.Y. Times, June 10-7-1 / Director Campbell writes that Prof. Tucker, at Mt Hamilton, several months before had shown that the moon was slightly ahead of its predicted place, and he estimated that the eclise would occur 20 seconds earlier than the time set down for it in the Nautical Almanac. "We, accordinly, allowed for this in our program, and totality began two seconds later than Tucker's predicted time." [SF-V: 97.1, 97.2. (New York Times, June 10, 1918, p. 7 c. 1.)]


[Astro] / 1918 / June 8 / Amateur notified the professionals in Hungary, / Bull Soc Astro de France 1918-279. [SF-V; 98. ((Bulletin de la Société Astronomique de Franc, 1918-279.)]


[Astro] / ["Ceiling of Sky" Located by Navy] / [The Evening, August 20, 1925.] [SF-V; 99. Newspaper clipping. (Evening???, August 20, 1925.)]


Astro / 1927 / May 21 / Sk Ho / [Scientists Prove Radio "Ceiling: Exists in Air] / [source unidentified]. [SF-V; 100. Magazine clipping. (Unidentified source, May 21, 1927.) (New York Times, February 13, 1927, p. 14 c. 1.)]


[Astro] ] / [The Man From Mars] / NY E Post, 1928, March 16. [SF-V; 101.1. ("The Man from Mars." New York Evening Post, March 16, 1928. )]


[Astro] / [fragment of an article about the discovery of Pluto] / [unidentified New York newspaper, year 1930]. [SF-V; 101.2. (New York newspaper, 1930.)]


[Astro] / 1930 / March / "So-called new planet may be something else! / Lit Digest 104-8. [SF-V; 102. (Literary Digest, 104 (1930): 8.)]

[Astro] / [Astronomers Meet in Chicago Today] / [The New York Times], Sept. 3, 1930. [SF-V; 103. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, September 3, 1930.)]


[Astro] / NY Times, Sept. 21, 1930 / [Measures the Heat of Invisible Star]. [SF-V; 104. Newspaper clipping. ("Measures the Heat of Invisible Star." New York Times, September 21, 1930, p. 12 c. 2.)]


[Astro] / [Giant Star Clusters Set Up Astronomical Speed Record] / N.Y. TimesOct 26, 1930. [SF-V; 105. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, October 26, 1930.)]


[The following two notes were folded together by Fort. SF-V: 106 & 107.]


[Astro] / [Einstein to Study Speeding Nebulae] / NY Times, Dec. 31, 1930. [SF-V; 106. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, December 31, 1930.)]


[Astro] / [8,000 Miles-a-Second Nebulae Clocked by High-Speed Lens] / NY Times, Dec 14, 1930. [SF-V; 107. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, December 14, 1930.)]


[Astro] / Herald Tribune, [February 15, 1931] / [American Rocket Expert Reveals Construction of New 'Space Ship']. [SF-V; 108. Newspaper clipping. (New York Herald Tribune, February 15, 1931.)]


[Astro] / [Stars Do Not Twinkle. Astronomer Declares] / H. Trib, 1931Jan 29. [SF-V; 109. Newspaper clipping. (New York Herald Tribune, January 29, 1931.)]


[Astro] / [Nebula Found Speeding 11,000 Miles a Secondl Fastest Known, Mt. Wilson Scientists Reports] / NY Times, Feb. 26, 1931. [SF-V; 110. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, February 26, 1931.)]


[Astronomers]:


Astronomers / vs amateurs / E. Mec 120-92 / See MacDermott letter, p. 175. [AF-I; 327. (English Mechanic, 120-92, 175.)]


[Atlantis]:


Atlantis / Nature 114-409. [SF-I; 62. (Book Review. Nature, 114 (September 13, 1924): 409-410.) (Spence, Lewis. The Problem of Atlantis. London: W. Rider and Son, 1924.)]


Atlantis / Proved by discovery of a map in Nicaragua / 1885, NY Times, June 14-4-5. [SF-I; 63. (New York Times, June 14, 1885, p. 4 c. 5.)]


Atlantis / Legendary islands of the Atlantic / Nature 109-803. [SF-I; 64. Barker, W.H. "Medieval Cartography." Nature, 109 (June 24, 1922): 803-805. Babcock, William Henry. Legendary Islands of the Atlantic. New York: American Geographical Society, 1922.]


Atlantis / [N Venezuela Figures in Atlantis Story] / N.Y. Times, March 8, 1931. [SF-I; 65. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, March 8, 1931.)]


Atlantis / (Mu) / [Mu, the Lost Atlantis of the Pacific Ocean] / [The New York Times, Book Review, June 7, 1931.] [SF-I; 66. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, Book Review, June 7, 1931.)]


[Aurora]:


Aurora / Vast / Met period / Nov 12, 1837 / Sunspots. [MB-III; 108. See: (1837 Nov 12); and, 1837 Nov. 13, (I; 2257).]


Aurora / Australis / Ap. 14, 1927. [MB-III; 109. See: 1927 Ap. 14, (XI; 918, &, E; 924).]


Aurora / and Mets / From 1833 at least to 1841. [MB-III; 110. See: (1833-1841).]


[Aurora] / 1859 / Sept 1-2 / night / Aurora from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. / N.Y. Ev Post, 2nd. [MB-III; 111. (New York Evening Post, September 2, 1859.) ("The Aurora Borealis at the South." New York Evening Post, September 2, 1859, p. 1 c. 4. (No reference to times in this article. Re-check.)]


Aurora / and gales / W.R. Birt gives instances. / E. Mec., 16-505. [MB-III; 112. Birt, William Radcliffe. "The Aurora and Electricity." English Mechanic, 16 (no. 411; February 7, 1873): 505. "At the risk of setting the teeth of the readers of the English Mechanic on edge, and rendering meteorology still more contemptible, I venture, with extreme diffidence, to give further publicity to a few facts connected with the subject of the Aurora. During the period from December 31st, 1872, to January 7th, 1873, inclusive, when gales were prevalent, much thunder and lightning was reported to the Meteorological Office, as well as displays of the Aurora, some very brilliant. It is interesting to notice that on those occasions when auroræ were frequent electrical discharges were most numerous; also that on some occasions the auroral discharge was confined to but a small portion of the earth's surface, the South of England for example. Auroræ appear to have ceased with the cessation of thunder-storms about the date last mentioned. Perhaps some bold theorist may find a fitting-place for these odd facts."]


Auroras / Daylight / Nature, vol. 4. [MB-III; 113. Jeremiah, John. “Aurora by Daylight.” Nature, 4 (May 4, 1871): 7-8. Webb, Thomas William. “Aurora by Daylight.” Nature, 4 (May 11, 1871): 27. Jeremiah, John. “A few more Words on Daylight Auroras.” Nature, 4 (May 18, 1871): 47. Burder, George F. “Alleged Daylight Auroras.” Nature, 4 (June 1, 1871): 84. “Day Auroras.” Nature, 4 (June 15, 1871): 121-122. Jeremiah, John. “Day Auroras in th Arctic Region.” Nature, 4 (June 22, 1871): 142. Lucas, John. “Day Auroras.” Nature, 4 (July 6, 1871): 183. “Daylight Auroras.” Nature, 4 (July13, 1871): 209-210. Winstanley, D. “Daylight Auroras.” Nature, 4 (August 3, 1871): 280. Lucas, John. “Daylight Auroras.” Nature, 4 (August 17, 1871): 305.]


Aurora / and Meteors / July 15, 1893. [MB-III; 114. See: 1893 July 15, (my note).]


Aurora / and Mets / Aug 10, 1871. [MB-III; 115. See: 1871 Aug 10, (IV; 470).]


Aurora / Mets / Sept. 24, 1870. [MB-III; 116. See: 1870 Sept 24, (IV: 230 & 231).]


[Aurora] / Wheel light / Col / Jan, 1880. [MB-III; 117. See: 1880 Jan. 5, (V: 17 to 28).]


Aurora / and spot on Jupiter / Aug 20, etc., 1903. [MB-III; 118. See: 1903 Aug 20, (VIII; 1965); 1903 Aug 21, (VIII: 1966 & 1967); and, 1903 Aug 22, (VIII; 1968).]


Aurora / N and South / like others / Sept 10, 1898. [MB-III; 119. See: 1898 Sept 10, (VIII: 328 to 331).]


Aurora / on Saturn? / Sept 29, 1910. [MB-III; 120. See: 1910 Sept. 29, (IX: 1766 & 1767), and, 1910 Sept 29-30, (IX; 1769).]


Aurora / Auroral-like column of light from a mine / Dec 6, 1873. [MB-III; 121. See: 1873 Dec 6, (IV; 1338).]


Aurora / late at night / Sept 1-2, 1859. [MB-III; 122. See: (1859 Sept 1-2).]


Aurora / and Afterglow / Aug 17, 1869. [MB-III; 123. See: (1869 Aug 17).]


Auroras / Met  dates / Col / Nov., 1905. [MB-III; 124. See: 1905 Nov, (IX: 98 to 102).]


Aurora / and dust from Vesuvius / Ap 14, 1906. [MB-III; 125. See: 1906 Ap. 14, (IX; 237), and 1906, Ap. 15, (IX; 242).]


Aurora / on moon / time of aurora / Feb 23, 1920 / March 22. [MB-III; 126. See: 1920 Feb 23, (X: 1055 & 1056), and, 1920 March 22, (X 1063 & 1065).]


Aurora / both N and S / June 17, 1915 / Great sunspots. [MB-III; 127. See: 1915 June 12-19, (X; 449); 1915 June 16, (X; 451); and, 1915 June 17, (X: 452 to 459).]


Aurora / N and S / May 15, 1921. [MB-III; 128. See: 1921 May 13, (X; 1292); 1921 May 14, (X: 1295 & 1296); 1921 May 14-15, (X; 1297); and, 1921 May 15, (X; 1299).]


Auroras / Sunset phe begin, mostly after sunset. [MB-III; 129.]


Aurora / ? / Mars / sunspot time / July 15, 1907. [MB-III; 130. See: 1907 July 15, (IX; 797).]


Aurora / mets / Nov 12-13, 1866. [MB-III; 131. See: (1866 Nov 12-13).]


Aurora / (?) / in South of N.Y. / Jan 12, 1925. [MB-III; 132. See: 1925 Jan 12, (XI; 356).]


Aurora / Daytime / Aug 15, 1872. [MB-III; 133. See: 1872 Aug 15, (IV; 933).]


Aurora / Havana / March 24, 1860. [MB-III; 134. See: 1860 March 24-25, (II; 2430).]


Aurora / and great met / June 30, 1908. [MB-III; 135. See: 1908 June 30, (IX: 1010, 1015, & 1016); 1908 June 30-July 1, (IX: 1011 to 1013); and, 1908 June 30 and July 1, (XI; 1014). These sky glows followed the Tunguska event.]


Aurora / Met date / NY Trib, 1882, Nov. 14-1-6. [MB-III; 136. "Observance of an Auroral Display." New York Tribune, November 14, 1882, p. 1 c. 5.]


Aurora / and Volc / Ap. 5, 1870 / (not beam). [MB-III; 137. See: 1870 Ap. 5, (IV: 132 & 134), and, 1870 April 5, (IV; 133).]


Aurora / and Mets / Sept 25, 1909. [MB-III; 138. See: 1909 Sept 25, (IX: 1434 & 1435).]


Aurora / and Volc / May 1, 1871. [MB-III; 139. See: 1871 May 1, (IV: 399 to 401, & 414).]


Aurora / Same position / (?) / Oct 24, 25, 1870. [MB-III; 140. See: 1870 Oct 24, (IV; 263), and, 1870 Oct 24, 25, (IV; 261).]


Aurora / Spokes of a black wheel / Knowledge, N.S., 17/86. [MB-III; 141. Munro, John. “A Black Aurora.” Knowledge, o.s., 17 (n.s., 9; April 2, 1894): 86.]


Aurora / Sunsets like / Nov. 27, 1883. [MB-III; 142. See: 1883 Nov 27, (V; 1733).]


Aurora / and sun / Oct, 1903 / Sept 9, 1898 / Aug-Sept., 1859 / Ap 16 etc., 1882. [MB-III; 143. See:(Aug-Sept., 1859); (Ap 16 etc., 1882); 1898 Sept 9, (VIII: 320 to 324, 326, & 327); and, (Oct, 1903).]


Aurora / Great of Feb 4, 1872 / In England was in the south. [MB-III; 144. See: 1872 Feb 4, (II; 2363, and, IV: 603, 604, 609, 615, 622 to 629, 632, 633, 635, 641, 643 to 646, & 649 to 651).]


Aurora / and Sounds / Krakatoa / (1) / Aug 27, 1883. [MB-III; 145. See: (1883 Aug 27).]


Aurora / and dust / Hecla(25/12) / March 26 / 1883. [MB-III; 146. See: (1883 March 26).]


Aurora / and dry fog from Vesuvius / Ap. 14, 1906. [MB-III; 147. See: 1906 Ap. 14, (IX; 237), and 1906, Ap. 15, (IX; 242).]


Aurora / Stone (India) / Feb. 14, 15, 1848 / and dust, Aust and europe, May 14, 1869. [MB-III; 148. See: 1848 Feb. 14, (II; 1199); 1848 Feb. 15, (II: 1200 & 1201); and, (1869 May 14).]


[Aurora] / Auroral lights and dust / Feb 27, March 1-9, Italy / great aurora, Feb. 4, 1872. [MB-III; 149. See: (1872 Feb 4-March 9).]


Aurora / and volc and volc dust / Ap. 14, 1906. [MB-III; 150. See: 1906 Ap. 14, (IX; 237), and 1906, Ap. 15, (IX; 242).]


Aurora / and dist volc / May 22, 1840. [MB-III; 151. See: 1840 May 22, (II; 180); 1840 May 23, (II; 182); and, 1840 May 24, (II; 183).]


Aurora / and "thunder" / Nov 17, 1882 / Dec., 1870. [MB-III; 152. See: 1870 Dec, (IV; 285.5), and, 1882 Nov 17, (V; 1021).]


Aurora / and distant qmet / Feb 27, 1883. [MB-III; 153. See: 1883 Feb. 27, (V: 1154, 1157, 1158, & 1160).]


Aurora / and forest fires / after Sept 6, 1881. [MB-III; 154. See: (after 1881 Sept 6).]


Aurora / and Metite / Sept 29, 1829. [MB-III; 155. The aurora occurred in 1828, (not 1829). See: 1829 Sept 29., (I; 1506).]


Aurora / Gegenschein / like aurora / Aug 22, 1903 / Aurora opposite sun. [MB-III; 156. See: 1903 Aug 22, (VIII; 1968).]


Aurora / Beams at midnight, converging toward point opposite the sun / Aug 22, 1903. [MB-III; 157. See: 1903 Aug 22, (VIII; 1968).]


Aurora / Sand / q aurora / Oct. 17, 19, 1840. [MB-III; 158. See: 1840 Oct 17, (II; 218), and, 1840 Oct 19, (II; 220).]


Aurora / op. sun in daytime / Aug 3, 1897. [MB-III; 159. See: 1897 Aug 3, (VIII; 74).]


[Aurora[ / Auroral arch from point of sunset to point of sunrise / Ap. 5, 1872. [MB-III; 160. See: 1872 Ap. 5, (IV; 716).]


Aurora / [illustration] / If aurora move from E to W it follows sun around the earth. [MB-III; 161.]


Aurora / moves / in South (et al.) / from E to W. [MB-III; 162.]


Aurora / and nearby stars / Great auroras are at maximum same local times around earth = to stars. / See Aurora book, Library. [MB-III; 163. See: (Library, aurora book).]


Aurora / from sun / Feb 18, 1837. [MB-III; 164. See: 1837 Feb 18, (I: 2174 to 2178).]


Aurora / New / Dets of Aurorae for imagery / LT Index, 1870 / (4). [MB-III; 165. See: (London Times, Index, 1870.)]


[Aurora] / R / Aurora in daytime / Trans Roy Irish Acad 2/189. [MB-III; 166. Ussher, Henry. “An Account of an Aurora Borealis Seen in Full Sunshine.” Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, 2 (1788): 189-191.]


Aurora / and Atmospheric / (mock moons) / May 25, 1853. [MB-III; 167. See: 1853 May 24-25, (II; 1704), and, 1853 May 25, (II; 1705).]


Aurora / not polar / of 1859 / See Lapland Note. [MB-III; 168. See: 1859 Aug 28, (II; 2352).]


Aurora / Gegenschein / like aurora / Aug 22, 1903. [MB-III; 169. See: 1903 Aug 22, (VIII; 1968).]


[Aurora] / Sky glowno auroral pheJune 30, 1908. [MB-III; 170. See: 1908 June 30, (IX: 1010, 1015, & 1016); 1908 June 30-July 1, (IX: 1011 to 1013); and, 1908 June 30 and July 1, (XI; 1014). These sky glows followed the Tunguska event.]


Aurora / Australis in the north / June 17, 1915. [MB-III; 171. See: 1915 June 12-19, (X; 449); 1915 June 16, (X; 451); and, 1915 June 17, (X: 452 to 459).]


Aurora / and heat wave / July 2, 3, etc., 1908 / See before. [MB-III; 172. See: 1908 July 2-3, (IX; 1026), and, 1908 July 3, (IX; 1028). These sky glows followed the Tunguska event.]


Aurora / and series / Norway / Jan 9, 1886. [MB-III; 173. See: 1886 Jan 9, (VI; 350).]


Aurora / op. sun / Aug 3, 1897. [MB-III; 174. See: 1897 Aug 3, (VIII; 74).]


Aurora / Sky Fire / Ap. 8, 1852. [MB-III; 175. See: 1852 Ap. 8, (II; 1602); 1852 Ap. 9, (II: 1606 & 1609); 1852 April 9, (II; 1605); 1852 Ap 10, (II: 1603 & 1604); and, 1859 Aug 29, (II: 2354 & 2381).]


Aurora / q's, sunspots, Vesuvius, Australia / Aug 22, etc., 1859. [MB-III; 176. See: 1859 Aug 21, (II; 2329); 1859 Aug 22, (II: 2330, 2321, & 2333); 1859 Aug 23, (II; 2332); and, 1859 Aug 29-Sept 4, (II; 2355).]


Aurora / Reflection from volc like May 29, 1858. [MB-III; 177. See: 1858 May 29, (II; 2177).]


Aurora / and Forest Fire / Sept 6, 1881 / Dec 29, 1888. [MB-III; 178. See: 1881 Sept 6, (V; 694), and, 1888 Dec 29, (VI; 1505).]


Aurora / great and great q's / Feb 4, 1872 / Aug-Sept., 1859. [MB-III; 179. See: (1872 Feb 4), and, (1859 Aug-Sept.).]


Aurora / q / Met / Dec 17, 1857. [MB-III; 180. See: 1857 Dec 17, (II: 2128 & 2129), and, 1859 Dec 19, (II; 2130).]


Aurora / and q's / Ap. 15, 1858. [MB-III; 181. See: 1858 Ap 9-May 2, (II; 2159), and, 1858 Ap. 15, (II; 2163).]


Aurora / Reflection of prairie fire like [aurora] / Dec 29, 1888. [MB-III; 182. See: 1888 Dec 29, (VI; 1505).]


Aurora / ice, meteors / Ap 16, 1882. [MB-III; 183. See: 1882 Ap 16, (V: 826 to 829).; 1881 Ap. 17, V: 830 & 832); 1882 / 17, 18, 19, 20 April, (V; 831) and, 1882 April 19, (V; 833). No “ice” appears in these notes.]


Aurora / and q. / See q. aurora. [MB-III; 184. See: (q. aurora).]


Aurora / and Mets / Nov 14, 1832 / Sept 18, 1833 / Sept 3-4, 1839 / Aug 15, 1840 / Nov 12, 1841 / May 6, 1843 / Nov 17, 1848 / Oct 1, 1850 / May 24, 1853 / Aug 9, 1862 / July 14, 1871 / Feb, etc., Aug, Nov., 1872 / July 18, 1874 / Aug 4, 1882. [MB-III; 185. See: (Nov 14, 1832 / Sept 18, 1833 / Sept 3-4, 1839 / Aug 15, 1840 / Nov 12, 1841 / May 6, 1843 / Nov 17, 1848 / Oct 1, 1850 / May 24, 1853 / Aug 9, 1862 / July 14, 1871 / Feb, etc., Aug, Nov., 1872 / July 18, 1874 / Aug 4, 1882.).]


Aurora / Great / Oct 18, 1836 / Oct-Nov., 1837 / Oct 24, etc., 1847 / Oct-Nov., 1848 / Aug-Sept., 1859 / Ap 15-May 14,1869 / Oct. amd Sept, 1870, 1872see L.T. index / Ap 16, 1882 / Nov 17, 1882 / Ap 20, 1897 / Sept 10, 1898 / June 17, 1915 / Aug 26, etc., 1916 / See spring of ab 1921, 22 or 20. [MB-III: 186.1, 186.2. See: (Oct 18, 1836 / Oct-Nov., 1837 / Oct 24, etc., 1847 / Oct-Nov., 1848 / Aug-Sept., 1859 / Ap 15-May 14,1869 / Oct. amd Sept, 1870, 1872see L.T. index / Ap 16, 1882 / Nov 17, 1882 / Ap 20, 1897 / Sept 10, 1898 / June 17, 1915 / Aug 26, etc., 1916 / See spring of ab 1921, 22 or 20.).]


Aurora / and sunspots great / Last Oct, 1903. [MB-III; 187. See: (1903 Oct).]


Aurora / Beam / Sept 29, 1828. [MB-III; 188. See: 1828 Sept 29, (I: 1409, 1410, & 1507).]


[Aurora] / Auroral beams to a star / Aug 3, 1865. [MB-III; 189. See: 1865 Aug 3, (III; 726).]


[Aurora] / Auroral Beam / See Comet.[MB-III; 190. See: (Comet).]


[Aurora / Auroral Beam and Distant Volc / (not all are beams) / May 1, 1870 / March 1, Ap 13, 30, May, 1846 / Feb 17, 19, 1852 / Jan 1, 3, 1870 / Sept 11, etc. 1881 / Nov 4, 1880 / Feb 15, 1883 / Aug 26, 1883 / July 31, 1883 / Feb 4, 6-7, 1886 / Sept 9, 1891 / July 13, 1892 / Nov 8, 1897 / July 19, 21, 1899 / Sept 10, 1899 / Jan 19-20, 1900 / Oct 21, 22, 1909 / Sept 28, 1911. [MB-III: 191.1, 191.2. See: (May 1, 1870 / March 1, Ap 13, 30, May, 1846 / Feb 17, 19, 1852 / Jan 1, 3, 1870 / Sept 11, etc. 1881 / Nov 4, 1880 / Feb 15, 1883 / Aug 26, 1883 / July 31, 1883 / Feb 4, 6-7, 1886 / Sept 9, 1891 / July 13, 1892 / Nov 8, 1897 / July 19, 21, 1899 / Sept 10, 1899 / Jan 19-20, 1900 / Oct 21, 22, 1909 / Sept 28, 1911.).]


Aurora / Sept 25, 1870 / and sunspot, 28. [MB-III; 192. See: 1870 Sept 24, (IV: 230 & 231); 1870 Sept 24-25, (IV; 233); 1870 Sept 25, (IV; 235); and, 1870 Sept 28, (IV; 238).]


Aurora / Great / Oct. 18, 1836. [MB-III; 193. See: 1836 Oct 18, (I: 2133, 2134, 2135, & 2137), and, 1836 Oct., (I; 2136).]


Aurora / Sept 25, 1842. [MB-III; 194. See: (1842 Sept 25; not found here).]


Aurora / Meteors / Mag storm / Sunspots / Sept. 25, 1909. [MB-111; 195. See: 1909 Sept 25, (IX: 1431, 1432, 1434, 1435, & 1436).]


Aurora / and Metite / March 22, 1841 / ? [MB-III; 196. See: 1841 March 22, (II; 272).]


Auroras / and Mets / Ap. 14, 1886. [MB-III; 197. See: 1886 Ap. 14, May 8, July 27, Nov. 2, (VI; 419).]


Aurora / and Mets / July 15, 1893. [MB-III; 198. See: 1893 July 15, (my note).]


Aurora / Sunspot and Active Mets / Ap 19, 1881. [MB-III; 199. See: (1881 Ap 19; not found here).]


Aurora / and Mets / Sept 21-22, 1840. [MB-III; 200. See: 1840 Sept 21-22, (II; 214).]


Aurora / Met date / Nov 12, 1837. [MB-III; 201. See: (1837 Nov 12).]


Aurora / and Mets / Nov 12-13, 1841. [MB-III; 202. See: (1841 Nov 12-13).]


Aurora / Great meteor / May 1, 1871 / relates to volc. [MB-III; 203. See: 1871 May 1, (IV: 399 to 402, & 414).]


Aurora / and Mets / July 14, 15, 1871. [MB-III; 204. See: 1871 July 14-15, (IV; 455), and, 1871 July 15, (IV: 453, 454, & 456).]


Aurora / Mets / Nov 17, 1848. [MB-III; 205. See: 1848 Nov 17, (II: 1247 to 1254).]


Aurora / Mets / Nov. 14, 1832. [MB-III; 206. See: 1832 Nov. 14, (I; 1736, 1741, & 1744).]


Aurora / Sept 25 / or magnetic. / 1842. [MB-III; 207. See: 1842 Sept 25, (II; 493).]


Aurora / Another / Sept 251836 / See Repeats. [MB-III; 208. See: 1836 Sept 25, (I; 2130), and, (Repeats).]


Aurora / Mets / May 6, 1843. [MB-III; 209. See: 1843 May 6, (II: 616 to 620).]


Aurora / and Mets / Jan. 2, 1839 / Jan 2-3, 1840. [MB-III; 210. See: 1839 Jan 2, (II: 6, 7, & 8); 1840 Jan 2, (II; 145); and, 1840 Jan 2-3, (II: 143 & 144).]


Aurora / Met / Ap. 9, 1858 / Feb. 23, 1858 / Ap. 22, 1859. [MB-III; 211. See: 1858 Feb. 23, (II; 2148); 1858 Ap. 9, (II; 2161); , and, 1859 Ap. 22, (II; 2287).]


Aurora / Great / Oct. 27, 1847. [MB-III; 212. See: 1847 Oct 24, (II; 1165 to 1170).]


Aurora / beams / E to W. / Nov 14, 1863. [MB-III; 213. See: 1863 Nov. 14, (III; 496).]


Aurora / E to W / Sept 2, 1859 / in South. [MB-III; 214. See: 1859 Sept 2, (II: 2361, 2362, & 2364 to 2367).]


Aurora / great and magnetic but said no sunspots / March 15, 1898. [MB-III; 215. See: 1898 March 15, (VIII: 241, 242, & 243).]


Aurora / and Ashes / March 26, 1908. [MB-III; 216. See: 1908 March 26, (IX: 971, 972, 974, & 975).]


[Aurora] / (+) / See new star, May 27. / Aurora and b. rain / March 6, 1918 / dry fog and b. rain. [MB-III; 217. See: (May 27), and, 1918 March 6, (X: 770 & 771); 1918 March 7-8, (X; 772); 1918 May 26, (X; 810); and, 1918 May 27, (X: 812 & 813).]


Aurora / Sept 25, 1870 / had been sun disturbance, 1869-70. [MB-III; 218. See: 1870 Sept 24-25, (IV; 233); 1870 Sept 24 and 25, (IV; 234); 1870 Sept 25, (IV; 235); and, (1869-1870).]


Aurora / Great / not polar / Aug 28, 1859. [MB-III; 219. See: (1859 Aug 28).]


Aurora / Sky Glow / June 30, 1908. [MB-III; 220. See: 1908 July 2-3, (IX; 1026), and, 1908 July 3, (IX; 1028). These sky glows followed the Tunguska event.]


Aurora / precedes a q. / Sept. 14, 1866. [MB-III; 221. See: 1866 Sept 14, (III; 915).]


Aurora / Met train as arch / Brit Assoc 1852/238. [MB-III; 222. Powell, Baden. "Report on Observations of Luminous Meteors, 1851-52." Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1852, Reports on the State of Science, 178-239, at 238.]


Aurora / often great when sunspot central / Sept 9, 1898. [MB-III; 223. See: 1898 Sept 9, (VIII; 320 to 324, 326, & 327).]


[Aurora] / Auroral Beam / Cloud beam, Ap 14, 1911 / Sept 14, 1843 / July 30, 1884. [MB-III; 224. See: (1843 Sept 14); (1884 July 30); and, 1911 Ap 14, (IX; 1950).]


Aurora / and Atmospheric / Mock Moons / May 25, 1853. [MB-III; 225. See: 1853 May 25, (II; 1705).]


[Aurora] / Black Aurora / Eng Mechanic 77/168 / 68/514. [MB-III; 226. “AuroraLunar Rainbows.” English Mechanic, 68 (no. 1752; October 21, 1898): 221-222. “Black Auroral Phenomena.” English Mechanic, 68 (no. 1764; January 13, 1899): 514. (Nelson, Edward M. “A Black Aurora.” English Mechanic, 77 (1903): 168.)]


Aurora / Mag / no sunspots / a new star / March 15, 1898. [MB-III; 227. See: 1898 March 8, (VIII: 233 & 234), and, 1898 March 15, (VIII: 241, 242, & 243).]


Aurora / An early morning one / Ap 5, 1872. [MB-III; 228. See: 1872 Ap. 5, (IV; 716).]


Auroras / on Planets? / See Planets and Sun. [MB-III; 229. See: (Planets and Sun).]


Aurora / and sun spotless / Oct 30, Nov. 2, 1886. [MB-III; 230. See: 1886 Oct 30 to Nov. 16, (VI; 921), and, 1886 Nov. 2, (VI; 926).]


Aurora / repeats / Sept 10, 1898, 1899. [MB-III; 231. See: 1898 Sept 10, (VIII: 328 to 331), and, 1899 Sept 9-10, (VIII; 509).]


Aurora / Wheel / See July 15, 1893, and col, Jan, 1880. [MB-III; 232. See: 1893 July 15, (my note), and, (1880 Jan.).]


Aurora / For sea Auroras, see Jan 5, 1880. [MB-III; 233. See: (1880 Jan 5).]


Aurora / Always early nights / None after midnight. [MB-III; 234.]


Australia / Traces of Leichardt / B Assoc 1865/124. [AF-III; 5. (Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1865-124.)]


Aust and Europe / See Feb., 1903. [SF-VI; 1260. See: 1903 Feb., (VIII: 1731-1742).]


[Automobiles]:


Auto / See that planes and autos may have been stopped, etc., by wireless rays. See clipping under Aviation / Clipping = D. Mail / Sept., 1923. [SF-VII; 130. ("Ray to disable planes." London Daily Mail, September 10, 1923, p. 9 c. 4.) See: (Aviation).]


Auto / See RaysMysterious. / See Oct. 25, 1930. [SF-VII; 131. See: (1930 Oct 25).]


Auto/ 2 similar accident[s] London time of other phe / Ap. 11, 1927 / May 6. [SF-VII; 132. See: (1927 Ap 11, May 6).]


Auto / Another "blazing car" / Nov. 11, 1930 / See back ab Sept 1926. [SF-VII; 133. See: (1926 ab Sept), and, (1930 Nov 11).]


Automobile / Accident and a body nearby / Sept 10, 1924 / Face / July 17, 1923 / July 30 / Aug 12. [SF-VII; 134. See: 1923 Ju;y 17, 30, Aug 12). and. (1924 Sept 10).]


Auto / See wagon so treated / Oct. 11, 1874. [SF-VII; 135. See: (1874 Oct 11).]


Automobile / See March 7, 1885. [SF-VII; 136. See: (1885 March 7).]


Auto / See such force in a house / May 5, 1888. [SF-VII; 137. See: (1888 May 5).]


Automobile / Aug 15, 1908. [SF-VII; 138. See: (1908 Aug 15).]


Automobile / June 1921. [SF-VII; 139. See: (1921 June).]


[Aviators & Aviation]:


Aviators / Most remarkable of the 1931 series of sky objects is Oct. 10. [AF-II; 1. See: 1931 Oct.10, (XIII-G: 117.1 & 117.2).]


[Aviators] / 1909 / March 22 / Balloon disap? / Pasadena, Cal / Trib 22-2-4 / 23-1-3. [SF-I; 303/ (New York Tribune, March 22, 1909, p. 2 c. 4.) (New York Tribune, March 23, 1909, p. 1 c. 3.)]


[Aviators] / aviator shot at / 1913 / June 12 / Aviator from Annapolis to Galesville, Md. "A projectile of fairly large calibre pierced the propeller of the machine. It is not known where the missile came from. / Trib 13-1-2. [SF-I; 304. (New York Tribune, June 13, 1913, p. 1 c. 2.)]


[Aviators] / (aeroplanes shot at) / 1913 / Aug 6 / Berlin / Victor Sloeffler reported that his biplane had been caught in a shower of meteors, and Lieut von Brederlow. "He heard the whiz of the meteors, which passed so closely to the flying machine that both aviators say that they felt them rush through the air. / Trib 8-3-3. [SF-I: 305.1, 305.2. (New York Tribune, August 8, 1913, p. 3 c. 3.)]


[Aviators] / See before/. / 1914 / March 1 / Lloyd's W. News. 17-5. / At Rome, damage to Pegoud's aeroplane. Someone had sawed through the bronze couterweight, which insured continuity of ignition. / See Oct 5, 1913. [SF-I; 306. (Lloyd's Weekly News, March 1, 1914, p. 17 c. 5.) See: (1913 Oct 5).]


[Aviators] / 1913 / Oct. 5 / [source unidentified], 2-5 / Report of a "mysterious assault upon M. Pegoud, the aviator in France. / See March 1, 1914. [SF-I; 307. (Unidentified source, October 5, 1913, p. 2 c. 5.) See: (1914 March 1).]


[Aviators] / For Grendell Matthews / See Ap. 5, 1924. [SF-I; 308. See: (1924 Ap. 5).]


[Aviators] / 1912 / last of / An aeroplane tampered with. / See letter by D.L. Santoni,in Flight, Dec, 1912, or Jan, 1913. [SF-I; 309. (Flight, December 1912, or January 1913.)]


[Aviators] / 1925 / May 29D. Mail of / [Electrocuted in a 'Plane.] [SF-I; 310. Newspaper clipping. (London Daily Mail, May 29, 1925.)]


[Aviators] / [Balloon Si[note cut off] Scientist [note cut off]] / W. Telegram, [May 27, 1931.] [SF-I; 311. Newspaper clipping. (New York World Telegram, May 27, 1931.)]


[Aviators] / Aviation record up to May, 1931 = June, 1930 / [paragraph about flight of Lieutenant Apollo Soucek, June, 1930] / [source and date unidentified]. [SF-I; 312. Newspaper clipping. (Unidentified source.)]


Aviation / Langley Machine / Sci Amer 119-477. [SF-I; 313. Griffith, Leigh M.“That Langley-Manly Engine.” Scientific American, n.s., 119 (December 14, 1918): 477.]


[The following two notes were folded together by Fort. SF-I: 314 & 315.]


Aviation / [Flyer Who Risked Flames In Air Gets Altitude Mark] / NY H-Trib., 1927, Dec 10. [SF-I; 314. Newspaper clipping. (New York Herald Tribune, December 10, 1927.)]


Aviation / [Navy Flyer, Up 37,500 Feet, Gets Altitude Mark] / H-Trib, July 5, 1927. [SF-I; 315. Newspaper clipping. (New York Herald Tribune, July 5, 1927.)]


[Aviators] / + / 1927 / Sept 5 / Herald Trib. of / [French  Aviator To Face Charge Of Altitude Fake]. [SF-I; 316. Newspaper clipping. (New York Herald Tribune, September 5, 1927.)]


[Aviators] / Aviation Recordnot latestSee March 14, 1926. [SF-I; 317. See: (1926 March 14).]


[The following two notes were clipped together by Fort. SF-I: 318 & 319.]


Aviation / 1931 / Plane on Arctic Film Laid to Re-Exposure] / [The New York Times, Aug.]26th. [SF-I; 318. Newspaper clipping. (New York Times, August 26, 1931.)]


[Aviators] / 1931 / H. Trib, [Aug.] 26th / [Film Not of Amundsen Plane]. [SF-I; 319. Newspaper clipping. (New York Herald Tribune, August 26, 1931.)]


Aviators / Lost in California / See Feb 2, 1923. [SF-III; 77. See: (1923 Feb 2).]


[?] / 1922 / Dec. 7 / Fliers leave Cal. for Ariz. Never seen again. / See Feb 12, 1923. [SF-V; 405. See: [?] / 1923 Feb 12, (SF-V; 406). Thayer: "Found flying / may belong here."]


[?] / 1923? / [Feb. 12.] / [Drop Lost Flyers From Rolls] / [source unidentified]. [SF-V; 406. Newspaper clipping. (Unidentified source, ca. 1923.) "Bodies of Airmen, Long Lost, Found in Burned Plane." Washington Evening Star, (D.C.), May 13, 1923, p. 1 c. 6. Thayer: "Found flying / may belong here."]


Aviators / Nungesser and Colli / June 12, etc. / 1927. [SF-VII; 142. See: (1927 June 12, etc.).]


Aviators / See Amer planes myst burned / May 6, 1919. [SF-VII; 147. See: (1919 May 6; not found).]


Aviator / Assault / Oct 5, 1913 / Pegond / See March 1, 1914. [SF-VII; 148. See: (1913 Oct 5; not found), and, (1914 March 1; not found).]


Aviators / + / All the disaps / Aug., 1917 / and Sept? [SF-VII; 149. See: (1917 Aug, Sept).]


Attack on Santos Dunal's balloon / May 27, 1902. [SF-VII; 150. See: (1902 May 27; not found).]


Aviators / Killed in a plane / May 28, or 29/ 1925. [SF-VII; 151. See: (1905 May 28 or 29).]


Aviator / Killed in plane / Sept 28, 1923. [SF-VII; 152. See: (1923 Sept 28).]


Aviation / Dixmude in the Sahara? / Jan 21, 1931. [SF-VII; 154. See: 1931 Jan 21, (F; 260).]


Aviation / Dixmude a myst? / Jan., 1924. [SF-VII; 155. ("The Missing Dixmude." London Times, December 28, 1923, p. 8.) "The French Airship Catastrophe." Flight, 16 (no. 1; January 3, 1924): 9. The Dixmude zeppelin apparently exploded in a thunderstorm, west of Sicily, about 2:30 A.M., on December 21, 1923. And, tho the body of its commander was recovered on December 27, news of the disaster was suppressed by the French government, and a rumor of its being sighted over the Sahara was reported on December 26. See: (1924 Jan).]


Aviators / Disap / Holding / Wales / March 7, 1922. [SF-VII; 156. ("Airman lost for three weeks." London Daily Chronicle, March 30, 1922, p. 7 c. 6.) See: (1922 March 7).]


Airmen / Vanish / Sept 21, 1924. [SF-VII; 157. (London Sunday Express, (September 21, 1924; not found here). "Vanished airmen mystery." London Sunday Express, September 28, 1924, p. 1 c. 4.

3. "Grim secret of the desert." Lloyd's Sunday News, March 15, 1925, p. 11 c. 6.)]


Aviator / Tampering / last of 1912. [SF-VII; 158. See: (last of 1912).]


Aviator shot at / June 12, 1913 / Aug 6, 1913. [SF-VII; 159. See: (1913 June 12), and, (1913 Aug 6).]

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