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TRANSIT estimates of the Red Spot Hollow on Jupiter, obtained between 1908 December 20 and 1909 June 12 inclusive, show that that object exhibited an average monthly increase in longitude of 1.03°. Its motion, however, was not constant, inasmuch as it remained practically stationary in longitude during the last three months (April to June) of the apparition. The rotation periods of the three selected points of the Hollow, namely, the two shoulders and the middle, work out as under:—
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BOLTON, S. Movements of the Red Spot Hollow on Jupiter. Nature 82, 128 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/082128b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/082128b0
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