Scope and Contents A large numbers of letters and circulars regarding observations of the known minor planets and those newly discovered, including correspondence with the French astronomers U.J.J. Le Verrier, M. Loewy and A. Gaillot. The material on the minor planets includes the division of labour regarding observations of the asteroids and speculation on the existence of a planet between Mercury and Venus. The second part of the volume is devoted to comets, listing observations, ephemerides and circulars...

Scope and Contents The first part of the volume deals with the minor planets, beginning with the Paris observations of asteroids between 1866 and 1872, chiefly in the form of correspondence with M. Loewy. There then follows pieces on the discovery of new planets by J.C. Watson, R. Luther and C.H.F. Peters, with their respective elements and ephemerides, and observations of known asteroids, with printed German ephemerides by T.E.V. Oppolzer of the small planets. The second part of the volume is devoted to...

Scope and Contents The volume is divided into three sections. The first of these deals with the minor planets, including observations at Paris and Greenwich; circulars by F. Tietjen for the Berlin Jahrbuch, 1878-1879; the discovery and announcement of new minor planets, chiefly in the form of telegrams; and various elements and ephemerides of the asteroids. The second section deals with the intramercurial planet, Vulcan, with articles on its claimed appearance from 'The New York Times' and the 'Sacramento...