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English: A telegram from 7 September 1896 to report on the positions of two comets was encoded for data integrity. These comets are likely 205P/Giacobini and C/1896 R1. See source and also http://scienceblogs.de/klausis-krypto-kolumne/2015/08/13/das-verschluesselte-telegramm-eines-astronomen/

293 Ch Pe Eg 19Paid 120 and 50 via Denver Colo.

Boston Mass Sept 7
Chamberlain Observatory, University Park Colo.
Comet brooks usual lick September bouchetrou facileness armeriez aforrecho calima giacobini usual hussey September boquinegro humilimo chayroot gladness disaccept.
John Ritchie Jr

The words represent numbers, taken from a predefined list, in order to prevent data errors in transmission. A decoded version offered by Klaus Schmeh (linked above) reads as follows:

Boston Mass, September 7th

Comet Brooks was observed by Lick Observatory on September 6.8355 at the following position:
RA: 207° 56’ 01” -> 13h 51m 44.1s
Dec: 55° 24’ 52”
Giacobini was observed by Hussey on September 6.6916 at the following position:
RA: 258° 44’ -> 17h 14m 58.3s
Dec: -7° 52’ 26”
John Ritchie Jr

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Source http://forum.astronomie.de/phpapps/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1166329/kleines_R%C3%A4tsel_-_Astronomische >JPG
Author John Ritchie
Other versions http://scienceblogs.de/klausis-krypto-kolumne/files/2015/08/John-Ritchie-Telegram.png

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