72 Mr. South' s observations of the apparent distances 



No. CCCCLXXVI. R. A. 5^ i2"> ; Decl. 18° 43' S. 



Struve, 170; Hist. Gael. 562. 

 Double ; equal, each 7^ magnitude. 



Passy ; December 5, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 72° 39' n/or sp \ 5 Obs. DifF. = 1° 31') 



Distance = 39".74o | 5 Obs. DifF. = i".563 5 



Passy ; December 10, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 Equal ; each 7i magnitude. 



Position = 72° 43' nfovsp\s Obs. I DifF. = 1° 8' ) ^ , 

 Distance = 39 ".687 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = 0^577 5 ^^^^^7' 



Night favourable, observed on the meridian. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 72° 41' nfoT sp ; Distance 39".7i3 ; Epoch 1824.94. 



No. CCCCLXXVII. R. A. 5^ i3™ ; Decl. 34° 43' N, 



Struve, 173 ; IV. 101. 



Double ; 9th and 12th magnitudes. 



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



Position = J7° \^' np \ 5 Obs. j Diff. = 2° 3'. Extremely difficult. 



Observations of distance cannot be obtained ; the night is become very cloudy. 



Passy ; January 25, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



7th and 9th magnitudes. 



Position = 75° 33' np I 5 Obs. I DifF. = i** 7' "> 



Distance= 32".075 j 5 Obs. | DifF. =:o".553 3 



Passy ; February 2, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and 9th magnitudes. 



Position = 75° 55' np 

 Distance = 31 ".85 3 



5 Obs. 

 5 Obs. 



DifF. = o» 30' ) 



Diff. = o".962 



Mean Result. 



Position 76° 14' np ( 15 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.04 ; 



Distance 31^964 (10 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.07. 



This measure of position, compared with that of 1783, 

 presents only 14' of difference. The distances are however 

 evidently not comparable, owing to the micrometrical irregu- 

 larity already pointed out. (H.) 



