AT SANTIAGO DK CHILK. 



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AUGUST 9, 185%. 



A dense fog that rose immediately after the planet, prevented any objects from being seen near the horizon. 



AUGUST 1O, 1S53. 



The dense fog covering the city since yesterday morning broke away suddenly at 7A. sid. time. August 11 was cloudy. 



Remarks. 



A good morning. Images not very sharp at first, bat quite satisfactory during the last observations by daylight. 



a By daylight. 

 Diameter of Venus from a mean of 6 measures, at 3*. 49m. sid. time, 2.571 rev. Corrected diameter, 47". 91. 



M- an N. F. 

 Men8. F. 



Five transits 

 Four transits 



h. m. 



Correction for chronometer at 3 16 . 

 Correction for chronometer at 3 17 . 



Results. 



h. m. >. 

 3 16 25.51 

 3 16 38.53 



+ 1 



1.78 

 1.78 



A N. B. limbs micr. In rev. . 

 Variation of declination in 13t. 

 Corr. for diam. of micr. wires 

 Observed N. H. diameter . . 



2.521=49.13 

 + 0.03 

 2.20 



40.96 



m. s. 



2 39.35 



2 40.17 



Her. 



+ 2.838 

 + 5.309 



= 55.31 

 --= 1 44.45 



h. in. >. 

 Santiago sid. time N. F 3 17 27.29 



Santiago sid. time S. F 3 17 40.31 



Interval 13.02 



h. m. // 



Apat3 19 o.ll 



A pat 3 19 o.Sl 



