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real distances from our solar system, ex-
cept when their proper motion interferes.
The effect is most striking; the accuracy
of measurement exceeds that of any other
method of measuring such displacements,
and it seems that with a long interval of
time the advantage of the method increases.
Double Stars. –The large class of dou-
ble stars has always been much studied by
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