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OPPOSITION OF MARS, 1849-50, 

 DECEMBER T, 18 49 -Continued. 



Remarks. 



Cold and windy ; images unsteady. The star of comparison is north of a red star ; difference of right ascension = 2.6s. It also precedes another 

 star of the llth mag. by 24.5s. ; difference of declination = 4 . It clouded before the morning observations. 



Observer, G. P. B. 



A a. 



31.64 



No. of 

 obs. 



18 



DECEMBER 8, 1849. 



Remarks. 



Star of comparison is the same as that used on the 7th. 

 Observer, W. C. B. 



Mean by first wire . 

 Chronometer fast . 

 Sid. time . . . 



h. in. s, 

 2 28 54.30 

 57.97 

 2 27 56.03 1 



A a. No. of 



in, s. obs. 



9.59 



h. m. s. 



Mean by second wire . 2 29 10.27 

 Chronometer fast . . 57.97 



Sid. time . . . . 2 28 12.30 



A a. No. of 



m. s. obs. 



1 9.67 



10 



Mean by first wire . 

 Chronometer fast . 

 Sid. time 



A. m. s, 

 2 53 9.23 

 57.97 

 2 52 11.25 



A a. 



41.08 



No. of 

 obs. 



h. m. s. 



Mean by second wire . 25325.15 

 Chronometer fast . . 57.97 



Sid. time . 2 52 27.18 



A a. 



40.97 



No. of 

 obs. 



