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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 1852, 



Remarks. 



Planet sharp and steady ; but there is so much haze that the star is extremely dim. 

 a Perhaps a little open. Recorded 42.5s. at wire E. b Too dim. 



Results. 



Mean N.P. . . Four transits . 

 Mean S. P. . . Four transits . 



h. m. 



Correction for chronometer at 11 42 

 Correction for chronometer at 11 48 



h. m. s. 

 11 42 22.11 

 11 48 5.84 



s. 



. 49.08 

 . 49.08 



in. s. 



3 14.48 



3 14.05 



Rev. 



8.274 



10.540 



A N. S. limbs micr. in rev. . 

 Variation of declination in 5m. 44s. 

 Corr. for diam. of micr. wires . 

 Observed N. S. diameter 



2.266 = 44.16 



3.32 



2.20 

 38.64 



. . =2 41.26 

 . - =325.42 

 h. m. s. 



Santiago sid. time N. L 11 41 33.03 



Santiago sid. time S. L 11 47 16.76 



Interval 5 43.73 



h. m. s. 



A pat 11 43 . . 0.31 



A p at 11 49 . . . 0.42 



JUNE 13, 1852. 



Cloudy. 



JUNE 14, 1853. 



Cloudy. 



