AT SANTIAGO DE CHILE. 



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Remarks. 



Cirri prevented the star from being seen under the micrometer wire with sufficient distinctness to observe differences of R. A. accurately. Only 

 the last two observations had sharp images. 



a Very much blurred. 6 Daylight. 



Diameter of Venus from a mean of 6 measures, at 3h. 53im. sid. time. 2.354 rev. Corrected diameter, 43&quot;.68. 



Results. 



Mean S.F. . Four transits 



Mean N. F. . Four transits 



h. m 



Correction for chronometer at 3 20 

 Correction for chronometer at 3 26 



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

 Variation of declination in 5m. 5Cs. 

 Corr. for diam. of micr. wires . . 

 Observed N. S. diameter 



h. m. s. 

 . 3 20 47.21 

 . 3 26 43.09 



m. s. 



. +1 10.34 

 . +1 10.35 



ii 

 2.491=48.55 



0.87 



2.20 

 45.48 



m. s. Rev. 



-2 57.78 . . . . + 9.509 .... =3 5.33 

 257.78. . . . +12.000. . . . =353.88 



h. m. s. 



Santiago sid. time S. F 321 57.55 



Santiago sid. time N. F 3 27 53.44 



Interval 5 55.89 



h. m. 



A p at 3 23 0.38 



A pat 3 29 0.43 



