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to me too considerable to be ascribed merely to errors of 

 observation. 



(13) Aquarii R, R. A. 354 11', Decl. 16 6'. 



(14) Serpentis R, R. A. 235 57', Decl. + 15 36'. 



(15) Serpentis S, R. A. 228 40'. Decl. -j- 14 52'. 



(16) Cancri R, R. A. 122 6', Decl. + 12 9'. 



Of these four stars, which have been but very slightly ob- 

 served, little more can be said than what is given in the table. 



(17) a Cassiopeia?, R. A. 8 0', Decl. + 55 43'. This star 

 is very difficult to observe. The difference between its 

 maximum and minimum only amounts to a few gradations, 

 and is, moreover, as variable as the duration of the period. 

 This circumstance explains the varying statements on this 

 head. That which I have given, which satisfactorily repre- 

 sents the observations from 1782 to 1849, appears to me the 

 most probable one. 



(18) a Orionis, R. A. 86" 46', Decl. + 7 22'. The varia- 

 tion in the light of this star likewise amounts to only four 

 gradations from the minimum to the maximum. For 91 ^ 

 days it increases in brightness, while its diminution extends 

 over 104 1, and is imperceptible from the twentieth to the 

 seventieth day after the maximum. Occasionally its varia- 

 bility is scarcely noticeable. It is a very red star. 



(1*9) a Hydrae, R. A. 140 3', Decl. 8 1'. Of all the 

 variable stars, this is the most difficult to observe, and its 

 period is still altogether uncertain. Sir John Herschel sets it 

 down at from twenty-nine to thirty days. 



(20) Auriga*, R. A. 72 48', Decl. + 43 36'. The 

 alternation of light in this star is either extremely irregular, or 

 else, in a period of several years, there are several maxima and 

 minima a question which cannot be decided for many years. 



(21) C Geminorum, R. A. 103 48', Decl. + 20 47'. 

 This star has hitherto exhibited a perfectly regular course in 

 the variations of its light. Its brightness at its minimum keeps 

 the mean between and v of the same constellation ; in the 

 maximum it does not quite reach that of X. It takes 4d. 21h. 

 to attain its full brightness, and 5d. 6h. for its diminution. 



(22) /3 Pegasi, R. A. 344 7', Decl. + 27 16'. Its period 

 is pretty well ascertained, but as to the course of its variation 

 of light nothing can as yet be asserted. 



(23) Pegasi R, R. A. 344 47', Decl. + 9 43'. 



