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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



Considerable haze around the horizon ; but the planet and star are both greatly more steady than on any preceding night. The observation*, 

 throughout, are as good as it is possible to make them on such an object, and in that position of the instrument, 

 a Good observations. c Scarcely visible. 



b Tremulous. d Too dim to observe ; recorded 43.5s. at wire E. 



Results. 



h. m. s. 

 Mean . . Thirty-six transits ... 22 918.16 



h. m. m. s. 



Correction for chronometer at 22 9 ... 310.63 



h. in. 

 A p at 22 6 . . . . 



s. Rev. 



42.93 .... 5.480 



Santiago fid. time N. P. . . 



ii 

 . 0.06 



46.81 



h. m. a. 

 22 6 7.53 



