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JUPITER'S SATELLITES.—Amongst the,recorded phenomena connected with the motions of the satellites of Jupiter are several notices of observed occupations of one satellite by another, and of small stars by one or other of the satellites. The following cases may be mentioned:—On the night of November 1, 1693, Christoph Arnold, of Somraerfeld, near Leipsic, observed ah occultation of the second satellite by the third at 10h. 47m. apparent time. On October 30, 1822, Luthmer, of Hanover, witnessed an occupation of the fourth satellite by the third at 6h. 55m. mean time.
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 17, 149–150 (1877). https://doi.org/10.1038/017149a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/017149a0