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THE particular value of solar parallax derived from the discussion of any one set of measures is of smaller consequence than the manner in which the result has been achieved. The interest in the problem has shifted. In its present position, the knowledge of the distance of the sun from the earth is less important than the examination and elimination of the causes that affect the accuracy of the measured coordinates obtained from a series of plates. Viewed in this light, Prof. Perrine's paper is of great value, for it puts us in possession of an independent discussion of material that has already been submitted to the most careful scrutiny.
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"Determination of the Solar Parallax", from Photographs of Eros, made with the Crossley Reflector of the Lick Observatory, University of California. By Charles D. Perrine, and others. Pp. v + 98. (Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1910.)
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Measures of Solar Parallax 1 . Nature 85, 287 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/085287a0
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