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PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. 



[ANNO 1782. 



S dusky r. Distance 3.9" by pretty exact estima- 

 tion. 



48. * In constellations Piscium. 



Oct. 8. — Double. It is a telescopic star just by t 

 southwards. Both d. Distance about 4-5". 



4p. * In constellatione Arietis, Fl. SO 



Oct. 15. — Double. It is a small star over the 

 ram's back. Nearly equal. Distance 31" t>'", in- 

 accurate. 



50. v Leporis, Fl. 13. Iu posterioribus pedibus 

 austrina. 



Oct. 22. — Double. Considerably unequal. Dis- 

 tance about 40". 



51. In constellatione Sagittae. 



Nov. 23. — Double It is a star north following s. 

 Extremely unequal. Distance 32" 48'". L r ; S 

 blue. 



Sixth Class of Double Stars. 



1. i Ceti, Fl. 6*8. In pectore nova. 



Oct. ','0, 1777. — Double. Very unequal. L gar- 

 net. S dusky. Distance mean of some very accu- 

 rate measures i'44".2i8; mean of other very accu- 

 rate measures 1' 53" .032. As I can hardly doubt the 

 motion of this star, I have given the mean of the 

 most accurate measures separately ; and hope in a few 

 years time to be able to give a better account of it. 



2. o Serpentarii, Fl. 67. 



Aug. 29, J77.°> — Double. Distance about i^ 

 min. 



3. J'Lyrae, Fl. 11. 



Aug. 29, 1779. — Double. Extremely unequal. 

 L w ; S d. Distance about 4', pretty exact estimation. 



4. « Capricorni, Fl. 5. 



Sept. 19. — Double. Very unequal. L 1; S d. 

 Distance about I \ min. Position — s preceding. 



5. In constellatione Arietis, Fl. 41, supra dorsum. 

 Sept. 27. — Double. It is the star in the body of 



the fly. Distance 2' 5" 35'". 



6. t Capricorni, Fl. 39. Duarum in eductione 

 caudae proeced. 



Sept. 27. — Double. Unequal. L pale r. Dis- 

 tance about 1 \ min. 



7. * t Tauri, Fl. 9 k In eductione cornu borei. 

 Oct. 6. — Double. Distance 1' 1 1" 25'", pretty 



accurate. 



8. x. Tauri, Fl. 5G and 57. 



Oct. (I. — Double. At a considerable distance. 



9. * C Geniinorum, Fl. 43. In sinistra genu se- 

 quentis n 1 . 



Oct. 7. — Double. Very unequal. L reddish w ; 

 S dusky r. DistanceV 31" 52'", rather foil measure. 

 Position 81° 14' n preceding. 



10. o Cygni, Fl 31. Duarum in dextro pede 

 sequens. 



Nov. 2. — Double. Considerably unequal. L pale 

 r. S blue. It is the following star of the two o's 

 that are close together. Distance 1' 39" 57'". Posi- 

 tion 87° 14' s preceding. 



11. * « Leonis, Fl. 32. In corde. 



Nov. 14. — Double. Very unequal. L w ; S d. 

 Distance 2' 48" 20'". Position 30° 5' n preceding. 



12. * Leonis, Fl. 84. Quasi in cubilo.. 



April 6. — Double. Considerably unequal. L r; 

 S inclining to blue. Distance 1' 22" 42'". Position 

 75° 21' s following. 



13. o Leonis, Fl. 95. In extremitate caudae. 

 April 6'. — Double. Extremely unequal. L reddish 



w ; S d. Distance about 1 1 min. Position about 

 81 )° B following. 



14. » Serpentis, Fl. 5$. In Cauda. 



June 19, 1780. — Double. Extremely unequal. 

 L pale r; S d. Distance 1' 21" 2'". Position 9° 7' 

 s following. 



15. In constellatione Bootis, near Fl. 6". 



June 25. — Double. It is a telescopic star near that 

 which forms a rectangle with «e and 1. Distance 

 about 2'. 



10. ^Bootis, Fl. 49. In dextro humero. 



July 23. — Double. Considerably unequal. Dis- 

 tance about 24 min. L reddish w. S w. Position 

 3° 46'' n following. 



17. f* Bootis, Fl. 51. In baculo recurvo. 



July ;;0, 1780. — Double. Unequal. Distance 

 2' 8", exact estimation. Position 80° 25' s following. 

 L reddish w. S. pale r. See the 17th star of the 

 first class. 



18. ► Coronae, Fl. 21. 



July 30. — Double. Very unequal. L r ; S garnet. 

 At some considerable distance. Position about 80° n 

 following. 



l c ). x Persei. 



Aug. 2. — Multiple. An astonishing number of 

 small stars all within the space of a few minutes. I 

 counted not less than 40 within my small held of 

 view. 



20. 1* Persei, Fl. 51. Duarum in dextro poplite 

 sequens. 



Aug. 2. — Double. Very unequal. L w. Dis- 

 tance about l'j. 



21. a Pegasf, Fl. 44. 



Aug. 23. — Double. Distance about 2^ min. 



22. In constellatione Draconis, I. Hevelii 09. 



Aug. 7- — Double. It is the star between * Dra- 

 conis and the tail of Ursa major. Distance about 3^ 

 min. 



23. In naribus Lyncis. 



Aug. 7. — Double. Distance about 2'. 



24. d Cassiopeae, Fl. 4. 



Aug. 1 2. — Treble. Two are large. Distance 

 about 2'. A 3d is obscure. Distance about if min. 

 They form almost a right angle. 



25. In constellatione Cassiopeae, Fl. 3. 

 Aug. 1 8. — Double. Distance about 2£ min. 

 26'. 1 Sagittae, Fl. 11. 



Aug. 19. — Double. Very unequal. L r; S r in- 

 clining to blue. Distance 1' 31" 53"'. Position 

 8° 32' s following. 



27. In constellatione Aquilae. 



Aug. 21. — Double. A star north of C Distance 

 about 1'. 



28. /3 Capricorni, Fl. 0. Trium in sequente cornu 

 austrina. 



Aug. 26. — Double. Considerably unequal. Dis- 

 tance about 3'. Position — preceding. 



