( 439 ) 



on llic Icfl Wank of llie ('liil(>;iii,L!,(i rixcr a lilllc liclow llic conlliuMU'C 

 of llic liiiali aii<l Loaiiuo ri\(MS. 



In Alav 11)02 1 had an opitorlunil v for making' hci-c ;i laliluik' 

 (lelerminalion ajul lor (k'lerniininu' Ike (kilcrcncc of k)n,uiln(k' wilk 

 Cliik)aiiu'o. 



Mv iiislrunicnl was inonnted on a kcaxv wooden lri|»o<k nuulo 

 especiallv for ik(> pni'pose, wliicli secnrc»! sidlick'nl slakilil\ . Tko 

 ol)ser\'a(ions, kowcxcr, wiM-e \(M-y diflicuk., ow ijiu' lo nivriads of 

 inset'ls wkick maxk' il ahnosi inipossihlc for nic lo licar Ike heals 

 of Ike c'kronoinclcr. 



( )n Mav .') I made ike tirst linie-dctei'niinalioii, on May 4 I 

 observed I lie cireiinnueridiiin aUitndes of ;■? Trsae Majoris and / 

 Ceiitani-i k»r Ike delenninalion of Ike latilnde and kislly on May 7 

 1 made a second tinie-(k'teriiiinatH)n. 



(). Jji'tcriiiiinitioii ()/' the hit'ituiU'. Tlie Iwo stars nsed for tke deter- 

 niiiiaüoii of Ike laliln(k' enliniiiated at /.eiiilk dislajices of l)'2\() Xorik 

 and 57 .4 Sonlk. Al t^acli of lliein (S poijitin^s ka\c keen nia(k'. 4 

 in eilkei- posilion, and so Ikal ike kisl poinlin^ was made in Ike 

 same ])()silion as lk(> lirsl and tkal ikey were ma(k' on eillier side 

 of Ike meiMdian. 



As rnn-eorreclion for ike mean (jf Ike two niiei*oseo[)es 1 a|)|)lied 

 per iO' -|- 2".0. Tlie \alne of a le\el-di\'ision was |)nl al 5". 4 as 

 befoi'e and ike ii'fraclion \\ as compnled fr(Hn I)1';ssk,i/s tables. 



Here follow' tke I'esidts obtainecb For eacli slai* 4 residts ka\"e 

 been idrmed from tke 4 pairs of poinlinu's. 'I'o tke means of Ikose 

 4 resnits eorreclions for dixision error and llexnre ka\e been applied, 

 deri\'ed from tke Idrmnlae ('omj)nled befoi-e. 'J'ke circle was al 

 /enilk-point 0°. 



lvKsri;rs roii tiik i,ATiTri)K. 



j-J / V.sv^- iinl l(>l-u< '-" 5"4' )>l)"4l) 



4<S.2() 



44.2:^ 



46.59 

 .Mean — 5 4' 44"()2 

 ('orrecl(Ml - 5' 4' 40". 2 



;. ('i'lihiH.ri — 5'4' ::5()"0<S 



35.50 



33.76 



36.92 

 Mean — 5 4' 35"57 

 Coneeled — 5 4' 40".3 



