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The Suspected Intra-Mercurial Planet; Occultation of Kappa Geminorum

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MARCH 21 was fine here, but with frequent clouds. I had several observations of the sun from 9 o'clock to 12, Dublin meantime, and then at 12.35, 1.35, 2.0, and 3.50, after which the sun become permanently clouded for the remainder of the day. The only object remarked was a small spot with a double nucleus near the western limb followed by a few very small spots.

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BIRMINGHAM, J. The Suspected Intra-Mercurial Planet; Occultation of Kappa Geminorum. Nature 15, 509–510 (1877). https://doi.org/10.1038/015509b0

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