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OF the numerous publications of the Brussels Observatory, none is, perhaps, more generally useful than this “Annuaire,” and we know of no other annual which excels it in general usefulness. All the usual tables, ephemerides, &c., relating to the sun, moon, planets, comets, and stars are contained in the first part, which is followed by explanations as to how to use the tables, and a long list of the names and positions of the principal observatories of the world. A very useful and explicit statement of the legal time used in various countries is clearly illustrated by a folding map, parti coloured to show the countries which have so far adopted “universal” time and those which have not; the date line is shown in detail too.
Annuaire astronomique de l'Observatoire royal de Belgique, 1909.
Published under the direction of G. Lecointe. Pp. vii + 347 + 258. (Brussels: Hayez.)
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R., W. Annuaire astronomique de l'Observatoire royal de Belgique, 1909 . Nature 81, 219 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/081219b0
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