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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



No good image during the measures. There was a storm of rain, thunder, and lightning over the city from 31 to 4 p. M , which has left a raw and 

 moist atmosphere. The lightning struck within half a mile of the ohservatory ; the only instance remembered when a house within the city experienced 

 injuty from such cause. 



a Recorded 22.0s. at wire C. 



b Recorded 31.0s. at wire C. 



Results. 



h in. s. 

 Mean . . . Nine transits . . . 30 16.81 



h. in. in. a. 



Correction for chronometer at 30 . . . 434.34 



s. Rev. 



+ 23.24 .... +5.441 



Santiago sid. time N. P. 



h. in. s. 



25 42.47 



h.m. / 



A p at 25 , . . . . 0.27 



DECEMBER 1, 1850. 



Cloudy. 



DECEMBER 2, 1850. 



Cloudy. 



