382 On a Star in Corona Borealis. | July, 
matter of history in the case of the star itself. The star has been 
for years (for ages ?) in the enjoyment of the new conditions which 
this fiery catastrophe has originated. 
An important question remains, Is the star really new? The 
Astronomer Royal informs the writer that meridian observations of 
this star at Greenwich show that its position agrees precisely with 
a star observed by Argelander of the 9:5 magnitude. Sir John 
Herschel has informed the writer, that on June 9th, 1842, he saw 
a star of the 6th magnitude in a position in Corona nearly the 
same as that of this new star. As the place of the star was laid 
down merely by naked eye allineations, the object seen by Sir John 
Herschel may possibly have been the same star during a former 
sunilar outburst of light. 
