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of these instruments is probably that con-
tained in an interesting volume, which may
be seen in the library of the R. A. S., en-
titled Chinese Researches , by Alexander
Wyllie (Shanghai, 1897).
[4] Sir George Airy was very jealous of
this honourable title. He rightly held that
there is only one Astronomer Royal at a
time, as there is only one Mikado, one Dalai
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