Ajlrononty. 387 



Rev. W. Turner, ISewcaftle on Tyne. 



J. Williams jun. Efq. 



G. Overton, fcfq. 



H. Campbell, M. D. 



M. '^"upper, Efq. 



G. Yeates, M.D. Bedford. 



J. Taylor, Efq. Taviftock. 



XLIX. InteUlgcnce and ISIifcellmuous yli tides. 



ASTRONOMY. 



Another neiu Planet d'lfcovered. 



M. 



OLBERS, a celebrated aftronomerof Bremen, writes! 

 to C. Biirckhardt that he difcovered on the 28th of March a 

 new comet or planet which rclembles a ftar of the yth mag- 

 nitude. It luul 184' 56' of right afcenfion, and 11^53' of 

 north declination, at i/' 25^ He obferved it feveral days 

 fLicccOively, aiul the ift of April, at 8' i', it had 184^ 15 of 

 right afcenfion, and 12 54' of declination. 



" I have learned that prince Henry of Wurtemberg, who 

 refidcs at Hamburgh, has purchafed the beautiful agrono- 

 mical inftruuients made at i'aris bv Megnie, one of our 

 ableft arlifts. 



" This prince is brother-in-law to the eniprefs dowager of 

 Ruffia; and there is rcafon to hope that the em|)eror Alex- 

 ander, whofe munificence in every thmir ihat relates to the 

 fcienccs is well known, will favour the eiiabliflunenl of the 

 obfervatory projected by the prince of Wurtemberg, and 

 which is wanting to the large city of Hamburgh. 



" Lalande." 



In the above notice, vvliich we have tranflatcd from the 

 French official journal (the Moniteur), our readers will ob- 

 ferve announced a dilcovery of Dr. Olber-;. On the fame 

 fubjert we have receivetl ihe follownig notice from an able 

 aflrunomer, to whom we have been mdebted for fcveial va- 

 luable conunnnications : 



" The following are the obferved places of a new cdeflial 

 body difcovered h\ Dr. Olbcis, at Bremen, and conjechucd 

 to be a new |)lanel : 



iSoz. R. A. Declin.N. 



March 28, 184 r/)' 49" - 1 1 ' 33' 30'' 



29, 184 46 36 - 11 r^Z ;,9 



30, ;b4 35 32 - 13 i5 " 8." 



Dr. 



