L48 Mr. South* s observations of the apparent distances 



No. DLXXXVII. R. A. 8^ 52" ; Decl. 82° 8' N. 



Nova; 

 Double; 8th and 12th magnitudes; small, blue. 



Passy ; March 21, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 48° 56' np I 5 Obs. DifF. = qO 33' 1 Excessively difficult 

 "Distance = 24". 1 74 | 5 Obs. Diff. = z".9S7 5 ^^^^^^^^^^^ aimcuit. 



The small star becomes invisible, under very slight illumination. 

 Passy ; March 26, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 48° 59' np \ 5 Obs. 

 Distances: 24".5io ( 5 Obs. 



9th and 1 1th magnitudes. 



Siff:=i".o8l}E^^^^"^ely difficult. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 48° 57' np ; Distance 24''.S42 ; Epoch 1825.22. 



No. DLXXXVIII. R. A. 8^ 55"^ ; Decl. 16° si S. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 8i. and 9th magnitudes. 



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



Position = 59° 3' »J9 I 5 Obs. | DifF. = i** 25' 7 ^.«; ,^ 

 Distance = 3o".o6o | 5 Obs. | DifF. = i".034 j ^^"icult. 



Night very hazy ; Thermometer stands at 28° ; no dew on the object-glass j but the 

 polar axis is covered with hoar frost. 



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

 , '. 9th and 10th magnitudes. 



Position ==58° 34' np | 5 Obs. 

 Distance = 3o".405 | 5 Obs. 



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Passy ; March 21, 1825 ; Portable Transit. 



Observed R. A. of the larger star = S"* 55' f.io. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 58° 48' np ; Distance 3o".232 ; Epoch 1825.15. 



