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Art. XI.— ASTRONOMICAL AND NAUTICAL 
COLLECTIONS. 
No. XI. 
i. A Catalogue of the Polar Distances of Thirty nine principal 
Stars. By the Rev. Joun BrinkuEy, D.D., Sc. Se. &e- 
Mean N. P. D. | Ann. Var. 
Jan. 1, 1820. 
Names of Ann. Var.} Proper |Err. Cat. 
‘No. 
the Stars. 1830. Motion 1813. 
bs ie) ‘ “ “ “u ” 7 “ 7, . 
'y Pegasi......] 75 49 0.58] —20.079|— 20.077 | — 20.076| — 0.037] + 0.060 
a Cassiopeiw..| 34 27 3.67] 19.872] 19-865] 19.856|+0.004|—0.13 
Polaris.....| 1 39 5.60} 19.498| 19.447] 19.376|—0.012|—0.05 
a Arietis..... .| 67 23 35.85] 17.402| 17.377] 17.352/+0,109|—0.73 
me Cetiys ch Pend 86 37 19.80] 14.562} 14.530] 14.498|+ 0.076|+ 0:53 
Aldebaran...| 73 51 41.27 7-926 7.880 7.834|+40.144|—0.45 
Capella. ....| 44 11 49.63 4-541 4.498 4.455|+0,401|—0.41 
BTauri.......| 61 33 17.88 3.792 3.738 3.684|+ 0.179] + 0.17 
a Orionis ,....| 82 38 7.86]/— 1-337|— 1.290}~— 1.243|—0.017|—90.95 
10| Sirius......./106 28 35.09]+ 4.414/+ 4.451]+ 4.489/41.211]+0.34 
11} Castor......| 57 43 37.29 7-128 7-164 7.199 | + 0.054] +040 
12] Procyon.....} 84 19 16.96 8.653 8.695 8.737 | + 1.035 |—0-77 
13] Pollux ......| 61 32 52.98 8.015 8.064 8.113]+ 0.048] — 0-46 
14] Regulus.....| 77 9 24.84] 17.263] 17.286] 17.308]—0.019|—0-78 
27 16 46.16] 19.260] 19.275] 19-290|+0.094|—0.36 
82 3y 18.71] 19.110] 19.125} 19-140|—0.015|—0-12 
17|@Leonis......| 74 25 17.76] 20.047] 20.049] 20.0592|+4 0.083|—0-98 
IS|y Ursa Maj. 35 18 15.15] 19.999] 20.001] 20.004|+0.005|+ 1.00 
eye “*| 33 3 389.14] 19-707} 19.698] 19.689/+0.058|+0.80 
20| Spica Virginis}100 13 5,08] 19.002] 18.986] 18.971|+0,027]—0.85 
21 Urs Maj... 34 7 53.55] 18-970] 18.958] 18.945|+0.0295|+ 1.84 
2 39 47 5.38] 18-186] 18.170] 18.154]/+6.091/+0.18 
g3| Arcturus....| 69 52 32.65] 19.002| 18.980] 18.958]+ 1.957] —0.46 
24|6 Urse Min...| 15 6 39.44] 14.763| 14.765] 14.767|+0.067]+ 0.36 
25|¢ Cor, Bor.....| 62 49 22.95] 12.473] 12.443] 12-413]+ 0.039] —0-34 
26|¢Serpentis....} 63 0 1.46} 11.768] 11.733] 11-.698|—0.090]—0.52 
Contoanrwnde 
a 
16 gh Ursce Maj... 
27|¢ Ophiuchi....| 77 18 1.33] 3.118] 3.078] 3.038] + 0.166] 40.71 
28|yDraconis....] 38 29 8.21]+ 0.705|/+ 0.685}+ 0.665] + 0.023} 4 0.28 
a9 |¢ Lyra....... 51 22 39.84|— 2.970|— 2.999]— 3-028] 0.309] + 0.01 
Y ‘ 79 49 2.91 8.296 8-334 8.371] — 0.046] +4 0.09 
31 {Agile sees! S135 56,05 9.014 9.052 9.090| — 0-423] + 9.44 
B 84 2 4.60] 8.595] 8.563] 8-601|40.417]+0-68 
33 ac Capricorni 103 3 21.60 10,602 10.642 10-683] 0.046] 0.00 
34/2 103 5 39.03] 10.636] 10.677] 10-718} 9.051]~—1.74 
35|4Cygni.......] 45 21 99.73] 12-567] 12.590] 12-612|_0.024] + 0.48 
36 2 }ce hei 28 10 27.84] 15.027] 15.040] 15.053] ~—0.013|+ 0.78 
BS EPBEY +++! 96 13 41.35] 15-650] 15.657| 15.663] +.0.045| +0-46 
33 | a Aquarii......} 91 11 22.03} 17-227] 17.248] 17,271|—0.044|—1.02 
39|a Andromede.| 61 54 11.75] 19-933] 19.932} 19,931|+0.112]—0.95 
