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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



A remarkably fine morning; clear, sharp images and good measures throughout, though rather more hurried than is desirable, on account of the 

 distance through which the micrometer screw had to be moved. 



a Not incorporated into the results. i Daylight. 



Results. 



h. in. s. 

 Mean . . Twenty-seven transits . . 11 58 7.39 



h. m. s. 



Correction for chronometer at 11 58 . . . 47.42 



h. m. 

 A p at 11 57 . . . 



s. Rev. 



+ 43.53 .... 17.104 



Santiago sid. time S. F. 



// 

 . 0.29 



. =5 33.36 



h. m. s. 

 11 57 19.97 



