AT SANTIAGO DE CHILE. 



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Remarks. 



Many cirri and much haze during the evening until wholly interrupted by clouds ; but when the star was discernible, bo&amp;lt;i objects were exceedingly 

 sharp and the measures are very good. The first three measures were made by daylight. 



a Recorded 45. Os. at wire C. b Tremulous. c Recorded 14.5s. at wire A. 



Diameter of Venus from a mean of five measures at 22A.. 30m. sid. time, 2.431 rev. Corrected diameter, 45&quot;. 18. 



Results. 



Mean of the first three transits . . 

 Mean of the last eleven transits . . 



h. m. 



Correction for chronometer at 22 53 

 Correction for chronometer at 23 39 



h. m. 

 A p at 22 50 



h. m. s. 



22 53 15.84 



23 39 3.45 



m. n. 



. 3 52.29 

 . 3 52.39 



m. g. 



1 42.23 



1 45.47 



Rev. 



0.835 



1.296 



=0 16.27 

 25.26 



0.01 



h. m. M. 



Santiago sid. time N. P 22 49 23.55 



Santiago sid. time N. P 233511.06 



A p at 23 36 0.02 



