152 Mr. South* s observations of the apparent distances 



No. DXCV. R. A. 9^^ lo' ; Decl. 19° 35' S. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; 8^ and 10th magnitudes. 



Passy; February 19, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = io« 7' no I 5 Obs. I Diff.= 1° 27' ) ,r ..«. ,^ 

 Distance = 1' i".i69 | 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".937 ] ^^^ difficult. 



The small star bears but very little illumination. 

 Passy ; February 24, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 8th and 1 1th magnitudes. 



Position = 9° 57' np \ c Obs. DifF. =p° 32' 7 „ ^ , ..-, , 

 Distance = i' i".i26 | 5 Obs. Diff. = i".49i j Extremely difficult. 



Passy; March 21, 1825 ; Portable Transit. 



Observed R. A. of the larger star = 9'' 10' 2^".gS. 



Mean Result. 

 Position id* ^' np\ Distance i' i".i47; Epoch 1825.14. 



No. DXCVI. R. A. 9M0' ; Decl. 50° 18' N. 



39 Lyncis ; Struve, ssS- 

 Double ; 8th and 10th magnitudes ; small, blue. 



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



DifF. = 4° 22' ■) 

 DifF. = o".86s K, ,.^ , 

 DifF. = 3° 30' r^'^y difficult. 

 DifF. = 2° AC' ) 



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

 8th and 10th or 11th magnitudes. 



Position =47°48'«o 6 Obs. I DifF. = 6° 1 2' | ^j ^ , ,.^ , 

 Distance = 6^'.400 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".72i ] Extremely difficult. 



Passy; February 24, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and 10th magnitudes. 



Position = 50° 34' np 15 Obs. DifF. = 2^44' ) Oatisfartnrv 

 Distance = 6".049 5 Obs. DifF. = o".6o i ] Satisfactory. 



Stars admirably defined, and are remarkably steady ; the small one is blue. The 

 observations were gotten with the greatest facility. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 49° 40' np (36 Obs.) ; Distance 6^.059 (15 Obs.) ; 



Epoch 1825.06. 



