AT SANTIAGO DE CHILE. 



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Remarks. 



o During all the observations preceding this the planet was 

 flaring in pulsations, as an image in disturbed quick 

 silver; the measures, however, are tolerably fair. 



b Steadier. 



c Better. 



d Not very steady. 

 e Sharp and steady. 

 / AH the rest are good. 



Results. 



h. m. s. 



Mean S. F. . First eighteen transits . . 72718.26 



Mean N.P. . First eighteen transits . . 72928.65 



Mean N.P. . Last twelve transits . . 84259.10 



Mean S. F. . Last twelve transits . . 8 44 48.36 



h. m. m. s. 



Correction for chronometer at 7 27 . . . 255.12 



Correction for chronometer at 7 29 . . . 255.13 



s. Rev. / 



+ 58.444 .... 6.353 .... =2 3.82 



55.111 .... 5.487 .... 1 46.94 



49.858 .... 4.400 .... 1 25.76 



+ 50.783 .... 5.220 .... =141.73 



h. m. s. 



Santiago sid. lime S. F 72423.14 



Santiago sid. time N. P 7 26 33.52 



Interval 2 10.38 



A P. F. limbs in A. R. reduced to arc 

 Variation of A. R. in 2m. 10s. . 

 Observed P. F. diameter .... 



h. m. 



Correction for chronometer at 8 43 . 

 Correction for chronometer at 8 45 . 



20.00 



2.26 



17.74 



m. s. 

 -2 55.30 

 -2 55.30 



A N. S. limb micr. in rev . . . . 

 Variation of declination in 2m. 10s. . 

 Corr. for diam. of micr. wires 

 Observed N. S. diameter . 



0.866 = 16.83 



0.60 



2.20 

 14.08 



h. m. s. 



Santiago sid. time N. P 84003.80 



Santiago sid. time S. F 8 41 53.06 



Interval . 1 49.26 



A P. F. limbs in A. R. reduced to arc 

 Variation of A. R. in 1m. 49s. . 

 Observed P. F. diameter . 



h. m. 



A p at 7 24 

 A p at 7 26 . 



13.87 



+ 1.88 



15.75 



0.11 

 0.10 



A N. S. limbs micr. in rev 0.820 = 15.98 



Variation of declination in 1m. 49s. . 0.52 



Corr. for diam. of micr. wires ... 2.20 



Observed N. S. diameter .... 13.26 



h. m. &quot; 



A pat 8 40 0.08 



A pat 8 41 0.09 



