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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENDS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



Nn very satisfactory observations were made during this morning. The planet was very much blurred and flaring at commencement, and later, 

 when pret'y sharp and well defined, had a wavy motion, which rendered measures questionable. 



a. Tolerably sharp. 6 Recorded 52.3s. at wire B. c Cirri. 



Diameter of Venus from a mean of 10 measures at 13*. 10m. sid. time, 2.040 rev. Corrected diameter 37". 56. 



Results. 



h. m. s. 

 Mean . . Fifteen transits . . . . 12 28 2.18 



Correction for chronometer at 12 28 . . . 50.21 



m. s. Rev. 



121.30 .... 17.328 . 



Santiago sid. time S. F. 



. =5 37.72 



h. m. s. 

 12 27 11.97 



A p at 12 28 0.26 



