AT SANTIAGO DE CHILE. 



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Remarks. 



The night is extremely favorable for observations. A rather low temperature, and many cirri driving steadily from N.W. all day, evidencing that 



Hi- -s.W. wind, wliii.-li pn'vmlrd lirir ;it ilir >;imr time, was purely local. No sign of a cloud visible a few minutes alter sunset, but the star is so 

 excessively small that it does not bear as great illumination as is necessary for satisfactory measures. 



Results. 



M.TIII N. P. 

 Mean 3. F. 



Six transits 

 Six transits 



h. m. 



Correction for chronometer at 4 55 

 Correction for chronometer at 5 1 



h. m. 8. 



4 55 5.33 



5 1 13.88 



m. s. 



1 9.82 



1 9.83 



m. 8. 



4 13.352 



4 12.440 



Santiago sid. time N. P. 

 Santiago sid. time S. F. 

 Interval 



Rev. 

 + 13.587 

 + 12.772 



= 4 24.81 

 = 4 8.93 



h. m. s. 



4 53 55.51 



5 4.05 

 6 8.54 



A P. F. limbs in A. R. reduced to arc 

 Variation of A. K. in 6m. 8. . . 

 Observed P. !'. diameter . 



13.68 



+ 0.64 



14.32 



A N. g. limbs micr. in rev 0.815 = 15.88 



Variation of declination in 6m. 8s. . 0.21 



Corr. for diam. of micr. wires ... 2.20 



id N. S. diameter 13.47 



h. in. 

 A f at 4 56 . 



0.28 



h. m. 

 A p at 5 2 



0.26 



