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INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS, 1852, 



JUNE 35, 36, Ht, 1853. 

 Cloudy. 



JU1YE 38, 1853. 



Cloudy. There was quite a sharp earthquake between 1 and 2 A. M. 



JUSTE 39 to JULY 4, 1S53. 



. 



Cloudy. 



JULY 5, 1853. 

 There was a severe earthquake from "h. 37m, 17s. to 7/t. 37m. 52s. sid. time. The night was cloudy. 



Remarks. 



Very sharp and steady until the last observation. 



Results. 



h. m. s. 

 Mean N.P. . . Four transits ... 13 830.92 



1i- nt, m. g. 



Correction for chronometer at 13 8 . . 1 7.21 



m. B. Rev. 



+ 3 9.76 .... +5.280 . . 



Santiago sid. time N.P . 



; u 

 . =1 42.91 



h. m. s. 

 . . 13 7 23.71 



h. m. " 



A pat 13 6 0.53 



JULY 1, 1853. 



At night the comparing star wa not perceptible through the thin cirri unlil 13A. sid. time, at which time the planet had become too much blurred 

 for measures. 



JULY H, 

 Atmosphere this evening far worse than last night. 



