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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 1850-51, 



Remarks. 



The early measures of this morning are not very good, both objects being blurred and unsteady, 

 a Much blurred and unsteady, 

 ft A little better, 

 c Much blurred again. 

 d Alternately north and south limbs, commencing with A Sharp and good. 



e Pretty fair. 

 / Sharp. 



the seventh differential measure. 



t Daylight. 



Diameter of Venus from a mean of 10 measures, at 14A. 15m. sid. time, 1.751 rev. Corrected diameter, 31". 



. 93. 



JResults. 



h. m. s. 



MeanS. F. . . Twenty-three transits . 13 818.79 

 Mean N. F. . . Seventeen transits . . 13 19 59.63 



32.44 



31.13 



Rev. 

 + 2.497 



+ 4.189 



= 48.67 

 = 1 21.64 



