AT SANTIAGO DE CHILE. 



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Remarks. 



The first six observations were made by daylight, and are tolerably fair, though I cannot say that either object was ever sharp or steady. 



a Not to be depended upon. 



Results . 



h. in. s. 

 Mean N. P. . . Ten transits . . . 131218.18 



h. m, m. s. 



Correction for chronometer at 13 12 . . . 1 5.67 



h. m. 



s. Rev. 



+ 56.97 .... +1.640 . . 



Santiago sid. time N.P 



. =031.96 



h. m. s. 

 13 11 12.51 



A p at 13 11 0.27 



JULY 10, 1853. 



It was not possible to see the comparison star through the cirri. Diameter of Venus from a mean of 6 measures, at 12/i. 54m. sid. time, 2.962 rev. 

 Corrected diameter, 55&quot;. 53. 



JULY 11 and 12, 1853. 

 Cloudy. 



JULY 13, 1853. 



Venus visible, but so blurred and unsteady as to render observations impossible. Cloudy until the 18th of July. 



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