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THE Kew solar observations now are, unfortunately, limited to a daily inspection of the sun through a 3-inch telescope, and the drawing of a rough sketch of the spots on its surface, should any be visible, the object the Committee have in view being merely a continuation of the enumeration of the groups as they make their appearance, in the same manner as did Hofrath Schwabe.
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WHIPPLE, G. Sun-Spots in Earnest. Nature 20, 625 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/020625b0
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