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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OP VENUS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



Night clear, though the planet (seen with the diminished aperture) was never either sharply defined or steady, and the measures can only be con- 

 lidered fair. 



a These two observations were made by daylight, though 

 the lamps were lighted. 



ft Recorded 37.5s. and 51.0s. at wires C and D, respectively, 

 c Recorded 27.0s. at wire A. 

 <f Tremulous. 



h. m. 

 Correction for chronometer at 23 33 



Results. 



h. m. s. 

 Mean . . . Twenty-four transits . . 2333 1.34 



m. . Rev. 



+ 1 18.83 .... +11.212 . . 



345.74 



Santiago aid. time N. P. 



= 3 38.52 



b. m. s. 

 23 29 15.60 



h. m. // 



A pat 23 28 0.15 



