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X\^. Intelligence and Miscellaneous Ai tides. 



Ni:W COMET. 



J. HE appearance of a comet, visible to the naked eye, has 

 for about a month past excited much attention. 



It was seen by Mr. Walker on the 26th of Sept. (vide 

 subjoinea letter). 



Sept. 28 it was obgervej by a gentleman at Bath about 

 eight in the evoninii;- It was then near the star in Libra, 

 with about 3° S. declination, and t:iS right ascension. On 

 ihe 30th it was again seen at Eath about the same hmir 2-^* 

 north of the equator, and 2l6f R. A. : the tail about 3® 

 long, and the nucleus distinct and bright. These obser- 

 Vations are not given as correct. 



On th", 30th Sept. it was seen at London, but we have 

 got no observation. 



Oct. 2, it was seen in the neighbourhood of the metro- 

 polis, as bright nearly as a star of the first magnitude, with 

 a short bushv tail, 



A gentleman at Hampstead, who observed it with care, 

 informs uo that its place was about 20"^ from Arcturus, in a 

 line towards Beta Libra. — In Jones's new globe the place 

 tvas in the centre of Mons Menelaus. It was seen distinctly 

 from 20' before seven in the evening till low down among 

 the vapours in the western horizon towards nine o'clock. 



From Mr. Firmingcr, late assistant to the royal observa- 

 tory, vve received the following observation madconTuesday 

 evening, Oct. 6: — at 8'' 17' 22" mean time, right ascension 

 13'' 16' 4", declination 7° 23' 28", observed by an excellent 

 small equatorial made by the late celebrated Mr. Bird. — 

 The length of the tail, as found by the time of its passage 

 over the meridian wire, extended 30' of a degree, and its 

 mean breadth measured about 7'. 



Oct. 1 1, at 7'' P. M. the comet was one degree to the east 

 of the star marked Y on Hercules's right shoulder, its de- 

 clination being nearly 20° north, and right ascension 243°, 

 being 16^ 12', Sets about half past nine, at 33° to the 

 north of the west j having increased its declination 14°, and 

 8 its 



