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              The item comprises observations made as Madras Equatorial Observations of transit of Mercury occurred on the 11th and 12th of November 1861 by N.R. Pogson. The document contains observational data and critical notes about the astronomical event. Mercury's transit across the Sun occurs when the planet Mercury passes directly between the Sun and a superior planet.

              Pogson, Norman Robert

              The item comprises observations made as Madras Equatorial Observations of the 1882 comet; its observations were taken from September to November 1882 by N.R. Pogson. The Great Comet of 1882, formally designated C/1882 R1, 1882 II, and 1882b, was a comet that became very bright in September 1882.

              Pogson, Norman Robert