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PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. 



[anno 1782. 



inclining to blue. Distance 10" 2'", a little inaccu- 

 rate. Position S7° 14' n preceding. 



26. * In constellatione Cerberi 1 . Hevelii 1*. Fl. 

 Herculis 95. 



Sept. 8. — Double. It is the star in the leaf nearest 

 to Hercules's face and hand. Equal. Preceding w. 

 Following blueish w. Distance 6" 6'". Position 

 4° 9' s preceding or n following. 



27. In constellatione Navis, near Fl. 3. 



Feb. 15, 1781. — Double. It is a star between 1 

 Canis majoris and % Navis. Equal. Distance about 

 15". 



28. In constellatione Navis, near Fl. p. 



Feb. 15. — Double. It is one of 2 telescopic stars 

 under Monoceros. Distance about 8". 



29. In naribus Monocerotis, Fl. 8. :: 

 Feb. 15. — Double. Distance about 12". 



30. * In constellatione Leonis, Fl. 54-. Duarum 

 supra dorsum sequens. 



Feb. 2 1 . — Double. Considerably unequal. L 

 brilliant w ; S ash-colour, or greyish w. Distance 

 7" 6'" mean measure. Position y° 14' s lollowing. 



31. In constellatione Herculis. 



May 20. — Double. Over » ::. Equal. Both 

 very small. Distance about 10". 



32. In constellatione Aquilae, Fl. II. 



July 25. — Double. It is the more south of 2 near 

 > and £. Excessively unequal. S hardly visible with 

 227, but pretty strong with 460. Distance about 7". 



33. In constellatione Aquilae, near Fl. 7 and 8. 

 July 30. — Double. It is a star preceding the 2 



small stars north of k and /. Unequal. L w ; S 

 blueish w. Distance I I' 35"' inaccurate, but not 

 much. 



34. In constellatione Aquarii, Fl. 94. 



Aug. 20. — Double Between -^ and a towards <£, 

 Very unequal. Distance 1 3" 45"'. L pale r ; S d. 



35. In Constellatione Serpentarii, Fl. 54. 



Aug. 21. — Double. It is the preceding of 2 stars 

 in the head. Excessively unequal. L reddish w ; S 

 d. Distance about 8". 



36. In constellatione Persei. 



Sept. 14. — Double. A little south of y. Con- 

 siderably unequal. L w ; S w, inclining to r. Dis- 

 tance 1 1" 53", rather full measure. 



37 and 38. In constellatione Persei, near Fl. 38. % 

 Sept. 24. — Double-double. South preceding the 

 first 0. The equal set with 227, about 4 or 5 diame- 

 ters. The unequal set about 5 or diameters. Near 

 this last set is also a 3d star forming an obtuse angle 

 with the stars of this set. Distance about 10". 



39. Persei, Fl. 40. 



Sept. 21. — Double. It is the 2d or more northern 

 •. Extremely unequal. L w ; S d. With 227 , S 

 is hardly visible ; with 460, it appears at first sight. 

 Distance 14" 59'", inaccurate on account of the ob- 

 scurity of S. 



40. In constellatione Herculis, near Fl. 87. 



Oct. 1 0. — Double. Of 3 stars, forming an obtuse 

 angle, whereof Fl. 87, (a star south of /«.) is at the 

 angular point, that towards Ramus Cereb. Extremely 



J Mr. Bryant o( Bath first observed these stars.— Orig. 



unequal. L w ; S d. Distance 10' 20"'. Position 

 19° 37' s following. 



41. * i Herculis, Fl. 43. 



Oct. 10. — Double. Equal. Preceding star w. A 

 little inclined to r. Following w. Distance 1 1" 43'". 

 Position 88° 2 ■ >' n following. 



42. In constellatione Trianguli. 



Oct. 10. — Double. It is a star north following £ 

 Unequal L reddish. S blueish. Both d. Dis- 

 tance about 6 or 7". 



43. In sinistra anteriore pede Monocerotis. 



Oct. 2C — Double. It is the more south of 2 tele- 

 scopic stars preceding the treble star. Extremely 

 unequal. L w ; S d. Position 23° 39' n preceding. 



44. In ore Monocerotis. 



Oct. 20. — Double. Considerably unequal. L w ; 

 S r. Distance 12" 30'". Position 6"0° 14' n following. 



4-5. In constellatione Tauri, near Fl. 10. 



Oct. 22. — Double. It is near the star sub pede et 

 scapula dextra. Extremely unequal. L pale r ; S d. 

 Position 35° 33' s preceding. 



40. In constellatione Monocerotis. 



Oct. 22. — Double. It is the star following the tip 

 of the ear. 



Fourth Class of' Double Stars. 



1 . a. Ursae minoris, Fl. I . Stella Polaris. 



Aug. 17, 1779- — Double. Extremely unequal. 

 Lw; S r. Distance 17" 15'". Position 66° 42' s 

 preceding. 



2. * n Lyrae, Fl. 20. Duarum contiguarum ad 

 ortum a testa, borea. 



Aug. 29- — Double. Considerably unequal. L w ; 

 S r. Distance 25" 42'". Position 3 1° 5 1' s preceding. 

 Three other stars in view. 



3. Fl. b'4. Sagittarii. 



Sept. 19. — Double. It is the preceding star of two. 

 Extremely unequal. Distance about 25". 



4. « Persei, 1. Hevelii 9. In dextro brachio. 

 Sept. 20. — Double. Very unequal. Lr; S blue. 



Distance 26", very inaccurate. Position 20° 5' n 

 preceding. 



5. In constellatione Arietis, Fl. 3'. Quatuor in- 

 form, sup. dors, prase. 



Sept. 2/. — Double. It is the first in the head of 

 the fly. L w ; S. d. Considerably unequal. Dis- 

 tance 25" 32'" inaccurate. Position S7° 14'. 



6. f 6 Serpentis, Fl. 6'3. In extremitate Cauda;. 

 Oct. 17- — Double. Equal. Both w. Distance 



J9"-375. 



7. •+ Draconis, Fl. 31. Prima ad i^. 



Oct. 1 9- — Double. Pretty unequal. L w ; s pale r. 

 Distance 28" 14'". 



8. * £ Piscium, Fl. So'. Trium in lino lucidarum 

 sequens. 



Oct. 19. — Double. Pretty unequal. Lw; Sw 

 inclining to blue. Distance S 2". 1H7, not very accu- 

 rate. Position 22° 37' n following. 



9. * Prima ad 4- Piscium, Fl. 7 4. Trium in pinna 

 costarum prascedens. 



Oct. 30. — Double. Distance 27".5. Position about 

 80° s following. An obscure star also within I .} min. 



10. x Tauri, Fl. 59. Australis sequentis lateris 

 quadrilateri, in cervice. 



