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Ross, Frank E., 1926, “New proper-motion stars, (second list)”, Astronomical Journal 36, 856.

See also: Frank Elmore Ross (1874-1960) was the succeeded to E. E. Barnard at Yerkes Observatory. He inheriting Barnard’s collection of photographic plates. Ross decided to repeat the same series of images and compare the results with a → blink comparator. He discovered 379 new variable stars and over 1000 stars of high proper motion.