AT SANTIAGO DE CHILE. 287 



.11 NE 23, 1853 Continued. 



Remarks. 



Sharp, clean images throughout ; and, if the star would have permitted a little more light, I should have put down all the measures satisfactory. 



a Star recorded 15.5s. at wire C. 



Mean N. P. . . Six transits . . . 

 Mean S. P. . . Six transit.* . . . 



It. in. 



Correction for chronometer at 12 31 . 

 Correction for chronometer at 12 36 . 



AN. S. limbs rnicr. in rev. . . 

 Variation of declination in 5m. 5. 

 Corr. for diam. of micr. wires . 

 Observed N. S. diameter . 



Remarks. 



Images good and steady, but the star is too small for satisfactory work ; the declination measures, however, are regarded good. 



a Recorded 53. St. at wire C. 



Corr. for diam. of micr. wires 

 Observed N. S. diameter . . 



2.20 



P.I;:, 



