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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



An extremely fine night throughout, both objects being defined with precision, and moving steadily. Except those marked &quot;tremulous&quot; and 

 &quot; blurred,&quot; it would not be possible for me to make better measures, when there is so little difference in the times of transit, and so large an angle 

 through which to move the micrometer screw. 



a Recorded 38.5s. at wire A. b Tremulous. c Blurred. 



Results. 



Mean 



Twenty-seven transits 



h. m. 8. 



23 38 29.62 



47.27 



Rev. 



+ 6.238 



h. m. 



Correction for chronometer at 23 38 



Santiago sid. time N. P. 



h. m. s. 



23 34 40.74 



h. m. 

 A pat 23 35 0.09 



