48] 



ON THE MEAN PLACES OF 84 FUNDAMENTAL STARS. 



395 



EXAMPLE OF THE APPLICATION OF THE METHOD JUST EXPLAINED TO 

 FIND THE PLACE &c. OF a CANIS MAJORIS FOR 1850. 



Prop, motion (Arg.) 

 Do. employed by Airy 



Difference 



const. 



Gr. Catalogue 1840 



, Adopted place 1840 

 a Do. 1755 



Sec. Variation from) 



ArgelanderJ 



(p) Naut. Almanac 



Diffei*ence=p adopted 



E.A. 



s. 



-0 035 

 -0-034 



-o-ooi 



+ 0-028 

 638 5-89 



638 5-917 -1630 7'07 



6 34 20-953=Bessei'sR.A.-(M)20 - 16 23 53-80 



Decl. 

 H 



-1-23 



-1-14 



-0-09 



-1630 6-98 



17 ) 3 44-964 

 13-233 



+ 0-0004 

 + 0-00061 



-0-00021 



h. 111. 



638 



s. 



5-917 

 13-233 



-o-ooi 



6 38 19-149 129 obs. 

 Place in Cat. for 1845 \ 



R, v T_ j i r,s rvno I O CO IV if 4 ill obs. 

 .A. diminished by -028J 



Adopted place 01-1845 6 38 19 '160 

 Do. 1755 63420-953 



Mean 6 36 20"057 



p. +-004 



6 36 20-061 

 or 995'0"'91 



Place 1800 



17 JT -6 13-27 

 - 21-1)6 



-0-379 

 -0-1919 



-0-1871 



II 



7-07 



-1630 



-21-96 



0-84 



-16 30 29-87 234 obs. 

 -163027-02 58 obs. 



-16 3029-30 

 -16 23 53-80 



-1627 11-55 

 + 3-79 



-1627 7-76 



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