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ASTROGRAPHIC CATALOGUE, PERTH SECTION.—The Perth Observatory of Western Australia was assigned a region of the sky for the construction of the great Astrographic Catalogue distributed among observatories situated all over the world. The section which was undertaken was that lying between 31° and 41° of south declination. The publication of the volumes containing the measures will be issued in thirty-six volumes, each containing six hours of right ascension for one degree of declination, but the volumes will not necessarily be published in numerical rotation. Under the direction of the Acting Government Astronomer, Mr. H. B. Curlewis, four volumes of measures have recently been issued, and these cover the regions summarised in the following table:—
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 95, 601 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/095601a0
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