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Observations on the Comet of 1823—~24. 315 
Art. XXVIII.—Observations on the Comet of 1823-24. 
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Tux Boston Journal of Philosophy and the Arts con- 
tains an article, first published in the Philosophical Maga- 
Zine, exhibiting the elements a this comet, according to 
the European observations. 
In a previous number of the same Journal, are given the 
elements of the same, as calculated by Mr. Colburn, of 
Waltham, Mass. Both of these are subjoined,—and, for 
the sake of comparison, the elements, as deduced at the 
time, at Yale College, from observations made between 
Jan. 4th and Feb. 5th, by the graphical abt of Professor 
a gee but laid aside and never correc 
. The first are by Mr. J. Taylor of ite Royal Obser- 
ere Greenwich. 2, The second are by Professor Ni- 
colai Schumacher, Astr. N. N. 48. B. 35 giving the great- 
est error in A. R. +18", in decl. +11”. 3. The third 
by Mr. Hausen, A. M. 48.B. 3. 4. The fourth by Car- 
line. 5. The fifth by Dr. Brinkley. 6. The sixth by Mr. 
Richardson of Greenwich. 
& 1. 1823, Dec. 9.3697. Greenwich 
9.438 
@) Manheim 
a ; 9.47193 Altona . 
sea , 9.4792 Greenwich 
9.2168 Greenwich 
: 9.4521 Greenwich 
Longitude of 1. 302° 56’ 34” 4. 303°4' 4” 
.™. 2, B08: Ie 5. 303 0 40 
node, s 803..3.92 6. 303 1 43 
: 1. 28° 43" 54” 4, 28°26’ 8 
Perihelion. 22. 28 43 46 5. 29 18 50 
3, 28 29 55 6. 28 20 6 
1. 9.3598242 4. 9.3545000 
= nearest }5 93579600 5. 93689400 
sue 3. 9.3553934 ° 6. 9.3536855 
