AT THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY, WASHINGTON. 



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Remarks. ' 



The night tolerable. The temperatures on the outside and inside of (he dome nearly equal, being 62" 63'. Still the disc of the planet tremulous, 

 and not measurcable within tt;n seconds. A 7. 



VeniuS.P. . 



Venus N. P. . 



Results. 



Mean of chronometer times. 



Venus * 



Four comparisons . . . 

 Correction of chronometer 



Five comparisons . . . 

 Correction of chronometer 



h. m. s. 



5 57 9.72 . . 



+ 29.38 At 



Aa 

 s. 



33.91 



0.09 



h. m. s. 

 5 56 38.21 

 + 29.38 



At 



+ 0.02 



s. 



- 33.79 

 0.09 



Ap 



+ 0.03 



AS 



Rev. 



+ 8.927 



+ 2' 17". 28 

 + 0".40 



Rev. 

 + 11.315 



+ S> 53". 92 

 + 0".51 



