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Theory of least squares applied to the problems arising in our observatory by Arthur George Smith, 1895

Theory of Least Squares Applied to the Problems Arising in our Observatory by Arthur George Smith, 1895, Page 4

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[[page#]]III[[/page#]] introduced into the other solutions: and they have been treated at greater length in the first case, and referred to in the latter. Chauvent's Method of Least Squares has been chiefly followed, except in the application of weights, when Merriman's Theory of Least Squares has been followed and the square root of the weight used. This renders the formulae for the various errors more simple and convenient.