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1. Notice of the Orbit of the Binary Star α Centauri, as recently determined by Captain W. S. Jacob, Bombay Engineers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2015

C. P. Smyth
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Extract

The object of this paper is to point out the extremely important and interesting characteristics of the orbit of the two stars of a Centauri round their centre of gravity, with the object of procuring as many observations as possible from southern observers during the periastral passage in 1851·5.

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Proceedings 1847-48
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 2 , 1851 , pp. 178 - 179
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1850

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