Neison a crater on the
S.W. wall.

BIRMINGHAM.--A large rhomboidal-shaped enclosure, defined by mountain
chains and traversed by a number of very remarkable parallel ridges. It
is situated nearly due N. of Plato on the N. edge of the Mare Frigoris,
and lies on the S.E. side of W.C. Bond, to which it bears a certain
resemblance. This region is characterised by the parallelism displayed by
many formations, large and small. It is more apparent hereabouts than in
any other part of the moon's visible surface. When favourably placed
under a low morning sun, Birmingham is a striking telescopic object.

FONTINELLE.--A fine ring-plain, 23 miles in diameter, on the N. margin of
the Mare Frigoris, N.N.E. of Plato, with a wall rising on the E., 6000
feet above a bright interior. I find its border indistinct and nebulous,
excepting under very oblique light, though three of the little craters
upon it are bright and prominent. One stands on the S., another on the
N.W., and a third on the E. Schmidt shows only the first of these, and
Neison none of them. Fontinelle has a low central mountain which is
easily distinguished. Fontinelle A, an isolated mountain on the S., is
more than 3000 feet high. On the N. there is a curious mountain group,
also of considerable altitude, and on the W. an irregular depression
surrounded by a dusky area. North of Fontinelle, extending towards
Goldschmidt and the limb, Schroter discovered a very wide irregular
valley which he named "J.J. Cassini." It is really nothing more than a
great plain bounded by ridges. At 9 h. October 15, 1888, when Philolaus
was on the morning terminator, I had a fine view of it, and, as regards
its general shape, found that it agreed very closely with Schroter's
drawing.

EPIGENES.--A remarkable ring-plain, about 26 miles in diameter, abutting
on a mountain ridge running parallel to the E. flank of W.C. Bond. It is
a notable object under a low morning sun. There are several elevations on
the floor.

GOLDSCHMIDT.--A great abnormally-shaped enclosure with lofty walls
between Epigenes and the limb. Neison mentions only two crater-pits
within. I have seen the rimmed crater shown by Schmidt on the W. side and
three or four other objects of a doubtful kind.

ANAXAGORAS.--A brilliant ring-plain of regular form, 32 miles in
diameter, adjoining Goldschmidt on the E. It is a prominent centre of
light streaks, some of which traverse the interior of Goldschmidt. On the
north a peak ri