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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



Venn* appears like an image in a basin of agitated mercury, and is wholly impossible to measure with any degree of accuracy under a power of 

 150. Efforts were made with lower powers from 224. 6m. until 234. 10m. sill, time; but it was still found impracticable, a cold SE wind (from the 

 Andes) evidently producing rapid changes in the refraction. 



n Recorded214 47m. 6.90s. i Recorded 234. 9m. 32.50j. 



Wrong star. Evidently the one on the map in A. R. 174. 13m. 20s. i Dec. 27 33' . 



Remarks. 



A beautiful night ; the planet w<ll defined, steady, and with sharp cusps. The star is very faint, and there are others etjually bright nearer the 

 planet. 



a A little open. j Seen throug |, cirri . 



Results. 



Mean .... Five transits . 



h. m. B, 

 2255 1.80 



h. m. m. 8. 



Correction for chronometer at 22 55 . . 3 18.44 



h. m. 



A p at 22 48 . . . 



m. . R ev . / a 



+ 7 0.59 .... +17.630 .... =543.61 



h. in. a. 

 Santiago sid. time N.P 22 5143.33 



. 0.23 



