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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



No very satisfactory observations were made during this morning. The planet was very much blurred and flaring at commencement, and later, 

 when pretiy sharp and well defined, had a wavy motion, which rendered measures questionable. 



a Tolerably sharp. b Recorded 52.3s. at wire B. c Cirri. 



Diameter of Venus from a mean of 10 measures at \3h. 10m. sid. time, 2.040 rev. Corrected diameter 37&quot;. 56. 



Results. 



h. m. s. 

 Mean . . Fifteen transits .... 12 28 2.18 



h. ir. F. 



Correction for chronometer at 12 28 ... 50.21 



m. s. Rev. 



1 21.30 . . . . 17.328 . 



Santiago sid. time S. F. 



= 5 37.72 



h. in. s. 

 12 27 11.97 



h. m. 

 A p at 12 28 0.26 



