At 00:13 22.9.2000 -0700, Brian Skiff wrote: >> is there interest in this database even with non-standard transcription ? > Perhaps you could show us a few entries in this form (flat ASCII)... O.K. here is a sample of some russian Astronomical Circular entries from GCVS reference list: NO REFERENCE --------------------------------------------------------- 00202 AC No 151,1954,A.V.Soloviev. 09852 AC No 155,1,1954,A.V.Solovjev. 00952 AC No 155,1954,G.J.Jerleksova. 00416 AC No 155,1954,N.M.Sachovskoj. 00414 AC No 156,1955,T.A.Uranova. 01782 AC No 156,1955,V.P.Cesevic. 00501 AC No 157,1955,N.M.Sachovskoj. 01723 AC No 157,1955,O.P.Vasiljanovskaja. 01482 AC No 161,1955,M.K.Valnickij. 01341 AC No 163,1955,N.M.Sachovskoj. 00306 AC No 164,1955,A.J.Filin. 01140 AC No 164,1955,V.P.Cesevic. 00836 AC No 165,1955,N.M.Sachovskoj. 00823 AC No 166,1956,N.L.Magalasvili,J.I.Kumsisvili,N.A.Razmadze. 01056 AC No 167,1956,G.A.Lange. 01297 AC No 167,1956,V.M.Tabacnik. 02219 AC No 168,1956,M.I.Lavrov. 00853 AC No 170,1956,Ch.Albo. 00972 AC No 174,1956,B.Protic. 02673 AC No 176,1957,A.V.Soloviev. 02264 AC No 176,1957,G.A.Lange. 02848 AC No 177,1957,B.V.Kukarkin,Li Czin,Sen Ljan-czao. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan Manek Stefanik Observatory Private : Petrin 205 Werichova 950 118 46 Praha 1 152 00 Praha 5 - Barrandov |_|_| Czech Republic Czech Republic / \ Internet : jmanek@mbox.vol.cz |-O-O-| --------------------------------------------------------------------U---U---