AT SANTIAGO DE CHILR. 



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Remarks. 



Morning similar to that of yesterday. The planet twinkling to the eye; and after the second observation its crescent was plainly visible without 

 the telescope. During the first two observations neither object was sharp or steady. 



Diameter of Venus from a mean of 5 measures at 3ft. 17m. sid. time, 3.003 rev. Corrected diameter, 56".53. 



Results, 



Mean N. F. 

 Mean S. F. 



Two transits 

 Two transits 



h. in. 



Correction for chronometer at 2 57 . 

 Correction for chronometer at 3 3 . 



A N. S. limbs micr. in rev. 

 Variation of declination in 5m. 24s. . 

 Corr. for diam. of micr. wires . 

 Observed N. S. diameter . . . 



h. m. s. 



2 57 29.67 



3 2 53.85 



8. 



. +26.61 

 . +26.61 



3.012 = 58.70 



+ 0.39 



2.20 



56.89 



m. *. Rev. ' " 



+ 319.67 .... +4.480 .... =127.33 

 + 320.19 .... +7.492 .... =226.02 



h. m. s. 



Santiago sid. time N. F 25758.28 



Santiago sid. lime S. F 33 20.46 



Interval 524.18 



h. m. ' 



A pat 2 56 0.38 



A pat 3 8 0.51 



AUGUST 1, ft, and 3, 



Cloudy. 



