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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 185051, 



Remarks. 



After the third differential the cirri passed away, and both planet and star were well defined and steady until the last measures. The first obser 

 vation was made through clouds, and is not reliable ; the others are generally very fair. 



a Clear. 5 Beautiful. c A little open. 



Results. 



h. lii. s. 

 Mean ... Thirty-one transits . . 23 236.10 



h. m. in. s. 



Correction for chronometer at 23 3 . . 324.82 



h. rn. 



A p nt 22 59 . . . 



P. Rev. 



i-37.64 .... 9.866 



= 3 12.29 



Santiago sid. time N. P. 



h. m. s. 

 22 59 11.28 



0,13 



NOVEMBER 3, 1850. 



Cloudy. 



