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THE

STATE REGISTER,

FOR

1859.

PART FIRST.

THE STATE REGISTER FOR 1859.

I.-CALENDAR AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENA.

1. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES.

Dominical Letter......... .B Epact...

.26 Julian Period....

.6572

Golden Number........ 17 Solar Cycle.. ..20 Age of the World.........5862 Jewish Lunar Cycle.........13

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In the year 1859 there will be four Eclipses of the Sun and two of the Moon:

I. A partial Eclipse of the Sun, February 2, 1859. This Eclipse is only visible in a small portion of the Southern Ocean.

II. A total Eclipse of the Moon, February 17, commencing about 12 o'clock in the morning. This Eclipse will be visible throughout California.

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Magnitude of the Eclipse,

(Moon's diameter-1,) 1.693. The first contact with the shadow occurs at 1210 from the northernmost point of the Moon's limb toward the east. The last contact at 690 toward the west.

III.

A partial Eclipse of the Sun, March 4; invisible in California. IV. A partial Eclipse of the Sun, July 29; visible in British North America, Greenland and North Atlantic Ocean.

V. A total Eclipse of the Moon, August 13; invisible.

VI. A partial Eclipse of the Sun, August 27; invisible in California.

4. MORNING AND EVENING STARS.

VENUS will be Morning Star until October 8, then Evening Star the remainder of the year.

MARS will be Evening Star until July 26, then Morning Star the remainder of the year.

JUPITER will be Evening Star until June 25, then Morning Star until February, 1860.

SATURN will be Morning Star until January 31, then Evening Star until August 10, then Morning Star the remainder of the year.

5. EQUINOXES AND SOLSTICES.

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Vernal Equinox..........March 20 7 11 eve. Summer Solstice....June 21 3 49 eve. Autumnal Equinox.......Sept. 23 6 2 mor. Winter Solstice........Dec. 21 11 53

6. APOGEE AND PERIGEE OF THE SUN.

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7. APOGEE AND PERIGEE OF THE MOON. APOGEE.-Point in the Moon's orbit at the greatest distance from the

Earth.

PERIGEE.-Point in the Moon's orbit at the least distance from the Earth.

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7,687 68,000,000 0.723331 224
7,912 95,000,000 1.000000 365
4,189 142,000,000 1523692 686
209,160,265 2-201687 1,193 Oct. 18, 1847 Hind.
221,813,220 2 334876 1,303 Sept. 13, 1850
224,302,695 2:361081 1,325 March 29, 1807 Olbers
226,159,280 2:380624 1,341 August 13, 1847 Hind..

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Pallas

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232,829, 135
212,468,785
243,206,650
244,818,565
253,728,615
262,964,845

Naples.. Driessen.. Naples.. London

25, 1848 Graham,
29, 1851 Gasparis
1, 1847 Hencke
11, 1850 Gasparis.
19, 1851 Hind.....
2, 1850 Gasparis... Naples..
8, 1845 Hencke Driessen.
1, 1804 Harding
1, 1801 Piazzi,
28, 1802 Olbers.
12, 1849 Gasparis

Lilienthal.

226,632,665 2 385607 1,345 April 227,946,800 2 399440 1,357 July 230,449,670 2 425786 1,379 July 2-450833 1,401 May 2-552303 1,518 May 2.560070 1,492 Nov. 2-577047 1,511 Dec. 2:670837 1,594 Sept. 2-768051 1,682 Jan. 2-772858 1,686 March 299,255,700 3 150060 2,042 April 89,170 485,000,000 5 202776 4,332 79,042 890,000,000 9 538786 10,759 35,112 1,800,000,000 19 182390 30,686 March 13, 1781 Herschel... Slough.. 35,000 3,600,000.000 30-036800 60, 128 Sept. 23, 1846 Galle

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Palermo..

Bremen..

Naples..

Berlin

*From July 29, 1851, to March 31, 1856, inclusive, twenty-six new asteroids were discovered, viz: In 1852, Psyche, Thetis, Melpomene, Fortuna, Masilia, Lutetia, Calliope and Thalia. In 1853, Themis, Thocæa, Prosperine and Euterpe. In 1854, Bellona, Amphitrite, Urania, Euphrosyne, Pomona, Polymnia, Leucothea, and one name not known. In 1855, Circe, Atlanta and Fides. And in 1856, Leda, Latitia, and another not yet named.

The calculations are given in mean time.

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31 Mo 17 26 346 53'5 7 sets. 9 46 9 546 445 16 sets.

7 174 43 sets.

Ephemeris of the Planets for the First, Tenth and Twentieth days of Month. [Calculated for the Meridian of San Francisco.]

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