118 Mr, South's observations of the apparent distances 



No. DXL. R. A. 6^ 47°^ ; Decl. 3o° ii' S. 



^* Canis Major ; Struve, 252 ; V. 65, 



Quadruple; A of the 6th, B of the 10th, C of the 12th, and 



D of the 15th magnitudes. 



Measures of A B. 

 Passy ; January 8, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 58° 11' «/l 5 Obs. DifF. = i° 35') „ • , j-a ,. 

 Distance = 45".876± | i Obs. -i J Excessively difficult. 



The night is become so unfavourable, that no more observations can be gotten. 



Passy ; January 17, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6th and 10th magnitudes. 



Position =. 57° 43'^/ 1 5 Obs. I Diff. = 1° x' ) ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ 

 Distance = 44".775 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".9i3 ) ' 



Passy ; February 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6th and 10th magnitudes. 



Distance = 4S"-i*3 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = z".o\^. Extremely difficult. 



Measures of A C. 



Passy ; January 17, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6th and 12th magnitudes. 



Position = 860 , ' ,p 5 Obs. I Diff. ^ 3^ f' \ Excessively difficult. 

 Distances 52 .188 2 Obs. | Diff. = o".36o5 ^ 



The observations of distance very precarious, and of the pair A D no measures 

 can be obtained. Night remarkably fine; but the dew on the object-glass is exces- 

 sively troublesome. 



Passy ; February 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 6th and 12th magnitudes. 



Measures of A D. 



Passy ; February 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6th and 15th magnitudes. 



Position = 84O 44' s p 

 Distance = 2' 8".36o ± 



2 Obs 

 2 Obs 



; I gi|- '^",^'A Excessively difficult. 



Observations probably a little inaccurate ; the small star can only be seen by 



glimpses. 



