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shoulder of the Eagle, as also duller in its light; but greater than that in the 

 point of Sagitta, and almost equal to the following star in the neck of the 

 Harp. 



May 25. — It seemed less than on the 29th of April, when it was first seen ; 

 so that it seems decreasing. It is less than that in the Swan's beak, or that in 

 the bend of the southern wing, also less than those in the neck of the Harp 

 and the Eagle's shoulder ; hardly appearing larger indeed than the less of the 

 two in the Swan's foot, and that in the Eagle's breast. 



June 16. — It appeared less than that in the Swan's neck ; so that it decreases 

 remarkably. But that other before the Swan's breast, seemed rather larger than 

 last year. 



July 3. — The same new star under the Swan's head was rather less than that 

 in the neck. 



July 1 8. — It now hardly equals the stars of the fifth magnitude. 



August 2. — It hardly now appeared of the sixth magnitude, being less than 

 all the other stars about the neck and head of the Swan, and only twinkling 

 now and then. 



Aug. 6, 7, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 25. — It decreased more and more, so as to 

 he scarcely perceived these days, till on the last it w^as quite invisible. But that 

 other in the neck of the Whale was equal to the star in the cheek, or even 

 larger. 



Sept. 11, 12. — ^The former was no longer to be seen; but that in the neck 

 ©f the Whale was equal to that in the mouth, viz. of the fourth magnitude. 



Oct. 30. — ^The new star in the Whale's neck scarcely appeared of the sixth 

 magnitude. 



Nov. 3. — ^The same star no longer appeared. 



An. 1672, March 29. — The new star under the Swan's head appeared, 

 though hardly equal to the sixth magnitude. But that other in the breast 

 seemed rather increasing. 



August 9. — The new star in the neck of the Whale shone with brilliant rays, 

 being greater than that in the mouth, though less than that in the jaw. But 

 that under the Swan's head shone no more this year. 



Sept. 17. — ^That in the Whale's neck was less than that in the cheek, being 

 less than the fourth, or even the fifth magnitude. 



Sept. 25. — It is now scarcely of the sixth magnitude. 



Oct. 9. — It no longer appeared ; and so it continued invisible all the time to 

 Dec. 23, 1676, though I looked for it very attentively, whenever I made ob- 

 servations in a clear night. 



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