and positions of 4;58 double and triple stars, &c. 13 



No. CCCXCI. continued. 



Passy ; October 11, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



9th and 10th magnitudes. 



Position =27«» 34' no I 5 Obs. I DifF. = i° 22' ) „ - , j.^-^ ,^ 

 Distance = i8".so4 ^ \ 5 Obs. | DiflF.=o".48i \ Excessively difficult. 



Night foggy ; the small star at times very faint. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 26° 27' np (15 Obs) ; Distance iS".S66 (15 Obs.) ; 



Epoch 1825.17, 



No. CCCXCII. R. A. o^ 56"^ ; Decl. 6" 25' S. 



Struve, 21 ; III. 73. 



Double ; 10th and 12th, or 15th magnitudes. 



Passy ; October 30, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position =840 22*/ c Obs. DifF. = 3» c' }„ • , j-n: i 

 Distance=i5'.S5i 3 Obs. DifF. = I".322 J ^^^"^'^^^^ ^^<^"lf- 



Observations liable to some inaccuracy ; neither star bears sufficient illumination j 



night tolerably fine. 



Passy ; November 9, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position =80° 7' sf\ 5 Obs. 

 Distances: i3".325 | 5 Obs. 



10th and 15 th magnitudes. 



DifF. = 2° 10' J 20 minutes east of 

 DifF. =o".962 ) the meridian. 



These measures were procured with such extreme difficulty, that I fear they de- 

 serve but little confidence ; the night is rather hazy, and neither of the stars will 

 bear the least illumination. 



Passy ; December 6, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



lOth and 1.5th magmtudes. 



Distances I2".834 | 5 Obs. [ Difi^. = i".467. Excessively difficult. 



The smaller star is now so extremely obscure, that no observations of position can 



be gotten. 



