Nature . Mr. 8. ; a Clouded Tiger{Felis nebulosa) from Northern India, four Waxwings (Ampelisgairulus), European; three Wandering Tree Ducks (ZJe-Wro-cygna arcuata) from the East Indies, an Adorned Terrapin{Chrysemys omata) from Central America, an Indian Eryx{Eryx johni) from India, purchased: a Macaque Monkey(Macacus cynomolgus), born in the Gardens. 494 NATURE LMakch 23, 1899 OUR ASTRONOMICAL COLUMN. CoMEr 1899 a (Swii-T).—The following positions of thecomet are taken from a circular received from the Centralstelleat Kiel :- Ephemeris for 12/;. Berlin M. T. March 23 ? 2 33 25 -5 7
Nature . Mr. 8. ; a Clouded Tiger{Felis nebulosa) from Northern India, four Waxwings (Ampelisgairulus), European; three Wandering Tree Ducks (ZJe-Wro-cygna arcuata) from the East Indies, an Adorned Terrapin{Chrysemys omata) from Central America, an Indian Eryx{Eryx johni) from India, purchased: a Macaque Monkey(Macacus cynomolgus), born in the Gardens. 494 NATURE LMakch 23, 1899 OUR ASTRONOMICAL COLUMN. CoMEr 1899 a (Swii-T).—The following positions of thecomet are taken from a circular received from the Centralstelleat Kiel :- Ephemeris for 12/;. Berlin M. T. March 23 ? 2 33 25 -5 7-4 25 I 27 23 3 26-4 . I 40 27 I 21 19 I 502 29 I 15 8 -0 18-3 . 1-68 3 I S 44 + 1 lo-i April 2 221 ^ 355 . 211 4 I 54 54 3 586 6 ? 47 19 + 5 20-1 ? 273 As will be seen from the table, the Virightness is rapidly in-creasing as perihelion is approached ; the possibility of observingthe comet will depend on the local conditions of the sky nearthe horizon. It sets now about an hour after sunset. As a. guide for its recognition the accompanying chart of the region isgiven, which shows the path of the comet from the time of itsdiscovery. Tuttles Comet.—Mr. J. Rahts continues his ephemeris ofthis comet in Asl. Nach., Bd. 14S, No. 3552. He also givesthe elements for the epoch 1899 May 140 Herlin mean time. M = 359 59 467 » = 116 29 3 01 fl. = 269 49 53-6 .-19000 i = 54 29 t6 3| ?C = 55 15 237p. = 2S9-6234log « = 075710S5 It may be interesting to many to recall the past history ofthis comet It was discovered by Tultle at Cambridge, \.,on January 4, 1858 (--/.(/. jVaiA., No. 1125). Some time afterit was recognised to be identical with the comet 1790 II., andits period determined to be about i j 7 years. Confirmation ofthis was provided by its return in 1S71 and again in 1885, pass-ing perihelion in the latter year or. September 11 (J. Rahts,As/. Nach., No. 2700). It has again this year been observedin a position closely agreeing with that computed from the dataobtained in 188
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