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THE OUTER SATELLITE OF MARS.—As a guide to those who may be examining the immediate vicinity of Mars, with the view to detecting the exterior satellite, an ephemeris of its positions from September 8 to 18, for 8h. 30m. and 11h. om. each evening is subjoined. It will enable an opinion to be formed as to the chance of any object glimpsed within ninety seconds' distance from the centre of the planet, being the satellite or not. The elements employed in the calculation are the following:—
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 16, 427–428 (1877). https://doi.org/10.1038/016427a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/016427a0