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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



This has not proved a very good morning, as the planet was flaring, and the cusps never sharp. 



a Measures a little close. 



b There has evidently been a slip in the instrument, 

 and this observation has been rejected. 



Diameter of Venus from a mean of 10 measures at 13/t. 30m. sid. time, 1 .991 rev. Corrected diameter 36&quot;. 60. 



Results. 



h. m. s. 

 Mean . . . Thirteen transits ... 12 38 24.90 



h. m. s. 



Correction for chronometer at 12 38 . . 51.32 



h. m. 



A pat 12 39 



in. s. Rev. 



3 21.07 . . . . 5.045 



Santiago sid time S. F. 



. 0.07 



h. in. K. 

 12 37 33.58 



From the 29th of January to the 2d of February, both days included, it was cloudy at the hours for observing Venus. 



FEBRUARY 4, 1851. 



Also cloudy. 



