BY JOHN TEBBUTT, JUN. 139 



MEAN PLACES OF THE STARS OF COMPARISON DEDUCED FROM THE B. A. 

 CATALOGUE. 



B. A. C. 3655 E. A. = 10 33 31-1 Declin. = 58 28 7 

 B. A. C. 3721 E. A. = 10 43 58-0 Declin. = 58 35 44 



MEAN PLACES OF B. A. C. 3680 AND THE MISSING STARS DEDUCED 



FROM THE SAME CATALOGUE. 



B. A. C. 3679 E. A. = 10 37 22-1 Declin. = 58 34 46 

 B.A. C. 3680 E.A. = 10 37 22-2 Declin. = 58 29 39 

 B.A.C. 3683 E.A, = 10 37 30-1 Declin. =58 29 45 



Since my arrival in Sydney to-day, the Rev. Mr. Scott has 

 kindly drawn my attention to Mr. Maclear's report of a " Com- 

 parison of the Southern Stars of the B. A. Catalogue with the 

 Heavens, made at the Cape of Good Hope," which report is 

 published in the 20th volume of the " Memoirs of the Royal 

 Astronomical Society." It contains the following note with 

 reference to the stars B. A. C. 3679 and 3683 : 



" There are no stars in the catalogue positions. The modern 

 authorities are Taylor and Brisbane, but Taylor gives no polar 

 distance of 3679, and his position of 3683, is approximate. They 

 will agree with B. A. C. 3680, by assuming an error of 5 minutes 

 of arc, and of 10 seconds of time respectively in the places of 

 Brisbane, 3174 and 3177." 



From this it will be seen that the observations of Taylor and 

 Brisbane most probably refer to B. A. C. 3680. I regret I had 

 not the " Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society " at com- 

 mand when engaged in the composition of my paper. The only 

 works I had for reference on the point were the catalogues of 

 Lacaille and the British Association. 



