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Afterwards, Baxendell of Manchester, and others independently saw the star. Referring to Argelander's list, we find that the star had been twice observed viz., on May 18, 1855, and on March 31, 1856. Birmingham wrote at once to Mr. Huggins, who, in conjunction with the late Dr. Miller, had been for some time engaged in observing stars and other celestial objects with the spectroscope.
But Faraday's writings on this subject are so voluminous, and the theoretic points are so novel and intricate, that I shall postpone the complete analysis of these researches to a time when I can lay hold of them more completely than my other duties allow me to do now. This persuasion has been greatly strengthened by the recent perusal of a paper by Mr. Baxendell.
Journ. of Sc., vol. i., p. 381; also Phil. Jour. Brit. Astr. Roy. Roy. Brit. Astr. Roy. Jour., vol. xxix. Astr. Ass., vol. ii., p. 386; Miss E. Brown, Ibid., p. 210; Month. Roy. Society, vol. lii., p. 307; Rev. W. Sidgreaves, Mem. Baxendell, of Manchester, reached independently a similar conclusion. See Month.
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