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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION 'OF VENUS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



Considerable haze around the horizon ; but the planet and star arc both greatly more steady than on any preceding night. The observation*, 

 throughout, are as good as it is possible to make them on such an object, and in that position of the instrument. 

 a Good observations. c Scarcely visible. 



6 Tremulous. d Too dim to observe ; recorded 43.5s. at wire E. 



Results. 



h. r.i. s. 

 Mean . . Thirty-six transits ... 23 9 18.16 



h. in. m. s. 



Correction for chronometer at 22 9 . . . 3 10.63 



h. m. 

 A f at 22 6 . . . . 



. Rev. 



42.93 .... 5.480 



Santiago fid. time N. P. . 



// 

 . 0.06 



i n 

 . = 1 46.81 



h. m. s. 

 . 22 6 7.53 



