United States Naval Observatory, Washington

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
743 and 745 Broadway
1881

Copyright, 1880,
By CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS.

PRESS OF J. J. LITTLE & CO.,
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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

Typographical errors noticed during the preparation of this text have been underlined like this. A list has also been placed [at the end.]

PREFACE.