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Description of a lamp micrometer and the method of using it.
Phil. Trans., 1782, p. 163.
A paper to obviate some doubts concerning the great magnifying powers used.
Phil. Trans., 1782, p. 173.
A letter from William Herschel, Esq., F.R.S., to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., P.R.S.
Phil. Trans., 1783, p. 1.
Aus einem Schreiben des Hrn. Herschel an mich [Bode], datirt London, den 13ten August, 1783.
[This is a letter forwarding Herschel's memoir on the Parallax of the Fixed Stars, etc.]
Bode's Jahrbuch, 1786, p. 258.
On the diameter and magnitude of the Georgium Sidus, with a description of the dark and lucid disk and periphery micrometers.
Phil. Trans., 1783, p. 4.
On the proper motion of the sun and solar system, with an account of several changes that have happened among the fixed stars since the time of Mr. Flamsteed.
Phil. Trans., 1783, p. 247.
Bode's Jahrbuch, 1787, p. 194, p. 224.
Astronomische Nachrichten und Entdeckungen, aus einem französischen Schreiben desselben an mich [Bode], datirt Datchet, nahe bey Windsor, den 18. May, 1784.
[This letter is on the subject of the use of high magnifying powers, and gives a résumé of his recent papers.]
Bode's Jahrbuch, 1787, p. 211.
On the remarkable appearances at the polar regions of the planet Mars, the inclination of its axis, the position of its poles and its spheroidical figure; with a few hints relating to its real diameter and atmosphere.
Phil. Trans., 1784, p. 233.