AT SANTIAGO DE CHILE. 



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Remarks. 



The morning was extremely fine trom 13A. 10m.; and as Uie images were distinct and the motion steady, all the measures made after that time may 

 br iMMjMfk'riM.1 good. 



a Blurred and unstr;uly. 

 b Tolerably s>li:irp. 

 c Sharp and good. 



d Very sharp. 



c Recorded 9.6s. at wire C. 



/ l);i\ liylit measures. 



g Recorded 3.0s. at wire C. 

 h Recorded 7.5. at wire C. 

 t Recorded 53.0s. and 5.0s. at wires C and D. 



Diameter of the planet from a mean of 10 measures, at 14A. 32m, sid. lime, 1 .704 rev. Corrected diameter, 31". 01. 



^Results. 



Mean S, F. . . Twenty-five transits 

 Mean N. F. . . Twenty-five transits 



h. m. 

 Correction for chronometer at 13 26 , 



Correction for chronometer at 13 31 . 



A N. S. limbs mirr. in rev. . . . 

 Variation of declination in 4m. 24s. . 

 Corr. for diam. of micr. wires . . , 

 Observed N. S. diameter .... 



