386 PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. [aNNO I677. 



Feb. 2.— It first appeared very bright, being equal to that in the mouth of 

 the Whale, or to that in Nodo Lini. 



Feb. 7. — It was still equal to that in the Whale's mouth. 

 ' Feb. 10. — It appeared extremely bright. 



Feb. 27. — It yet appeared very bright, even where the moon shone ; and was 

 larger than that in the Whale's mouth. 



March 13. — It still appeared very bright, and nearly of the same magnitude. 



An. 1668, Oct. 26. — The new star in Collo Ceti first appeared, but only like 

 a very minute star. 



Nov. 7- — It was almost equal to the middle star in the Whale's mouth. 



Nov. ] 6. — It was nearly equal to that in the mouth. 



An. 1669, Jan. 28. — It was less than that in the mouth. 



Sept. 26. — It appeared only like a star of the sixth magnitude, 



Oct. ] 6. — It was greater and brighter than that in the mouth. 



Oct. 24. — It was equal to the bright star in the jaw. 



Nov. 19. — It was greater than that in the mouth, but less than that in the 

 jaw. 



An. 1670, Aug. 27. — It shone exceedingly bright, being nearly equal to the 

 stars of the second magnitude, and to that in the jaw. 



Sept. 3. — It still shone very bright ; and tlje other in the breast of the Swan 

 seemed to increase. 



Sept. 8. — It was still equal to that in the jaw. But the other under the head 

 of the Swan appeared evidently to decrease; so that it seemed to me hardly 

 greater than the superior of the two unformed stars preceding the Swan's head, 

 that is of the fifth magnitude. But that in the breast of the Swan appeared yet 

 a little to increase. 



Oct. 13. — The new star under the Swan's head scarcely at all appeared, as 

 also the head of the Swan, while the new star in the breast appeared pretty 

 bright. 



Oct. 14. — ^The new star under the Swan's head was very faint, and scarcely 

 at all to be seen. 



Dec. 5. — ^The new star in Collo Ceti is still decreased, so as hardly to equal 

 a star of the sixth magnitude. 



An. 1671 5 April 29. — ^The new star under the Swan's head, seen again of 

 the third magnitude, exceeded that in the Swan's beak, and almost equalled 

 that in the lower wing ; but rather less than that in the breast, except that its 

 light was more dull. But the other, in the breast, appeared yet hardly larger 

 than in the year past ; so that it equalled only a star of the sixth magnitude. 



May 17. — It seemed rather less than that in the beak, and that in the 



