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TITLE:
Parallax Project

AUTHORS:
University of Pittsburgh. Allegheny Observatory
University of Pittsburgh. Digital Research Library

OTHER TITLES:
Publications of the Allegheny Observatory of the University of Pittsburgh

SUBJECT CATEGORIES:
Science & Technology - Physics & Astronomy

SUBJECT KEYWORDS:
Astronomy

SITE INCLUDES:
Digitized version of the 10 volumes of star parallax data and calculations collected and produced by researchers working at the Allegheny Observatory. They contain tables of data, reports on methodology of astronomical observations, presentations of new modes of calculation of star positions, and descriptions of observational instrumentation. The tables in the volumes contain extensive documentation of the stellar magnitude, mean corrected terrestrial velocity, astronomical position, radial velocity, and brightness of many stars of importance to the current search for extra-solar planets.