AT THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY, WASHINGTON. 

 JUNE: fit, i85a conuum-ii. 



Remarks. 



High winds and clouds. A 7. 

 Correction for chronometer 1m. 24.02. 



413 



JUNE 39, 



Star of comparison H.n visible. A 10. 



The planet wj)s also observed on the 3d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9lh of July, but on none of these days were the observations of the slightest 

 vnluo. observations were ;ilso attempted on the 14lh, 15th, 17th, 26th, 29th, 30th, and yist of August, and on the 1st, 3d, 5th, 7th, and 13tll of Sep- 

 tember. Those of the 26th and 29th of August, and 5tli of September, which follow, are the only ones in which any comparisons could be made. 



Remarks. 



The planet very tremulous. Observations altogether unsatisfactory. A 



Results. 



Mean of chronometer limes. 



li. m. s. 



V< mi:- S. P. Ltilande 15125 . Four com parisonn . . . 154353.39 

 Correction ot chronometer 15.81 



li. in. . 



Venus N.F. Lalande 15125 . Four comparisons . . . 154847.60 

 Correction uf chronometer 10. HI 



Venus 

 A a. A I. 

 m. . Rev. 

 +3 4.13 + 14.662 



A t . . . + 0.50 



+3' 45". 37 



A p . . . . - 0.02 + 0".31 



m. >. Rev. 



+3 4.36 + 17.511 



A (..,.+ 0.50 



+4' 29 '.19 



A p .... 0.02 + 0".43 



