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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



A tolerably fair night, though with some haze. The time was noted by Lieut. Herndon, U. 8. N. 



a Recorded 26.0?. at wire B. 

 i Good measures, 

 c Recorded 50.0s. at wire C. 

 d Excellent observations. 



e Recorded 3.0s. at wire C. 

 / Not good time. 

 g Blurred. 

 A Tremulous. 



Results. 



h. m. s. 

 Mean .... Forty transits . . .222250.99 



h. m. m. s. 



Correction for chronometer at 22 23 . . 3 9.09 



s. Rev. &quot; 



+ 42.54 .... 20.887 .... =647.09 



Santiago sid. time N.P 



h. m. s. 

 22 19 41.90 



A p at 22 19 0.26 



