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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



A tolerably fair night, though with some haze. The time was noted by Lieut. Herndon, U. 8. N. 



a Recorded 26.0s. at wire B. 

 b Good measures. 

 c Recorded 50.0s. at wire C. 

 d Excellent observations. 



e Recorded 3.0s. at wire C. 

 / Not good time. 

 g Blurred. 

 h Tremulous. 



Results. 



Mean .... Forty transits . 



h. m. 

 Correction for chronometer at 22 23 



h. m. . 

 . 22 22 50.99 



m. i. 

 3 9.09 



+ 42.54 . . 

 Santiago sid. time N. P 



Rev. 



20.887 



= 6 47.09 



h. m. s. 

 22 19 41.90 



h. m. 

 A pat 22 19 0.26 



