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MR. RUMKER'S OBSERVATIONS 



In this Solstice the Polar Point had been previously, applied to the Observa- 

 tions. 



The Solstice for December 1828, which was observed alternately direct and 

 by reflection, has been already recorded, pag-e 11, amongst the Observations 

 for the Latitude. 



Observations of Planets. 



1. Inferior Conjunctions of Venus. 

 Observations of the inferior Conjunction of Venus, December 1826, with the 



Mural Circle. 

 The following South Polar Distances of Venus observed with the mural circle 

 are neither corrected for refraction nor parallax. In the Observations after 

 conjunction, the interval between the transits is to be deducted from the sun's 

 culmination on the next following day, in order to have the transit of Venus 

 on the given day. From December 18, till the 28th, the weather was unfa- 

 vourable. 



