142 



OPPOSITION OF MARS, 1851-52, 



h. HI. 



Correction for chronometer at 7 21 . 

 Correction for chronometer at 7 23 . 



JANUARY 25, 1853 Continued. 



Results Continued. 



3 9.55 

 3 9.55 



h. m. s. 

 Santiago sid. time S. F 7 18 7.38 



Santiago sid. time N. P 7 19 48.96 



interval . 1 41.58 



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

 Variation of A. R. in 1m. 42s. . . 

 Observed P. F. diameter .... 



h. m. 



A p at 7 18 



19.95 



. 1.78 

 18.17 



0.07 



A N. S. limbs micr. in rev. . . . 

 Variation of declination in 1m. 42s. 

 Corr. for diam. of micr. wires . 

 Observed N. S. diameter . 



0.969= 18.89 



0.42 



2.20 

 16.27 



h. m. &quot; 



A pat 7 20 0.05 



JANUARY 36, 1853. 



There is no star in the place assigned to that in the Ephemeris. The nearest one to it is a star of the 14th or 15th magnitude, (just visible ) 

 which is about 12s. farther east and 30&quot; north. Of course, it would not bear illumination, and no observations were attempted. 



