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plished. la taking out a list of the stars between the parallels 

 of y3^ 312° and 315», and the parallels of South Dec. 17° to 19% 

 I found only three, in the large collection of Bode (which con- 

 tains upwards of seventeen thousand stars), viz. Flamstead's 

 No. 21 and 23, and a small star numbered 101 by Bode. On 

 examining Piazzi's catalogue, I find that he has added four 

 others, viz. No. 394, 428, 443, and 481 : and from the Histoire 

 Celeste (containing the observations of fifty thousand stars) I can 

 deduce only two more : thus making the whole number, between 

 the parallels abovementioned, not more than niiie. Yet there are 

 many others visible through a telescope of very moderate power: 

 and the star which was so nearly (if not quite) in contact with 

 Jupiter, and whose position \s about A\ 314" 25' andS. D. IS" 9', 

 is far superior in brilliancy to any of those abovementioned, ex- 

 cepting No. 21 and 23; and must (one would suppose) have been 

 seen by those observers to whose labours and researches we are 

 so greatly indebted for the valuable catalogues which at present 

 exist. However this may be, I hope that what I have thus hastily 

 written may induce others to attend to this subject, and lead to 

 the formation of a new and more extensive British Catalogue. 

 1 am, sir, your obedient servant, 



Zeus. 

 P. S. — Jupiter will be in conjunction again with this star, on 

 the 26th of Noveniber; but his latitude will then be four minutes 

 less than it is at present : so that they cannot then be in con- 

 tact. 



XXVI. Notices respecting New Books. 



Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Man- 

 chester. — Second Series. Vol. III. 8vo. pp. 509. 



J. HE present volume is not inferior in interest and importance 

 to any of its precursors. Some of the papers contained in it are 

 curious; all of them well worthy of perusal. The following is a 

 list of their titles : Experiments and Observations on Phosphoric 

 Acid, and on the Salts denominated Phosphates. By Mr. John 

 Dalton. — Experiments and Observations on the Combinations of 

 Carbonic Acid and Ammonia. By Mr. John Dalton. — Memoirs 

 of the late Charles White, Esq. F.R.S. with reference to his Pro- 

 fessional Life and Writings. By Thomas Henry, F.R.S. &c. — 

 Remarks tending to facilitate the Analysis of Spring and Mi- 

 neral Waters. By Mr. .)ohn Dalton. — Account of the Floating 

 Island in Derwent Lake, Keswick. By Mr. Jonathan Otley. — 

 On the Refractive Powers of Muriatic Acid and Water separate 

 and in a State of Mixture. By Mr. Henry Creighton. — An Essay 



