14 Mr. South' s observations of the apparent distances 



No. CCCXCII. continued. 



Passy ; December 23, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial, 

 loth and 12th magnitudes. 



Position =83° 37' sf\ 5 Obs. I DifF.=oO 56' ) tj^4...-«,«i„ ^;fl;.„u 

 Distance=i2".72+ | 5 Obs. | DiflF. = i".298} Extremely difficult. 



Night fine, but the stars will not admit of sufficient illumination. 



Mean Result, 



Position 82» 42' sf (15 Obs.) ; Epoch 1824.89 ; 



Distance i2".89s.(i8 Obs.) ; Epoch 1824.90. 



The position and distance of 1783 are 89° 12' sp. (Jan. 31), 

 and 14,".82 (Aug. 21). A diminution of distance of 2" in so 

 difficult a star is not very material ; but a change of 8° 6' in 

 the angle, accompanied by an alteration of the quadrant 

 from sp to sf argues a sensible motion in one or both of 

 these stars. (H.) 



No. CCCXCIII. R. A. o^ ^6^ ; Decl. 31° 13' N. 



&" Piscium ; Struve, 23 ; V. 16. 



Double; 6th and 15th magnitudes. 



Passy ; December 7, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position =2 1** %' ±np\ 2 Obs. | Diff.=o«>45' Excessively difficult. 

 Distance about one minute and a half by estimation. 



The small star bears no illumination, and the position here given may be one or 



two degrees in error. 



The position in Nov. 1781 was stated at 15° 28' ; but no 

 reliance can be placed on this measure, and the evidence of 

 change is open to great suspicion ; indeed there may be some 

 doubts as to the identity of the star. (H.) 



