and positions 0/4,58 double and triple stars, &c. 219 



No. DCC. R. A. 18»» 6" ; Decl. 16° 43' S. 



Nova; 



Double ; 9th and 9^ magnitudes. 



Passy ; July 10, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 840 47' np I 5 Obs. DifF. = ,° 21' ) y . 



Distance = zg'^iSy \ 5 Obs. Diff. = ©".Si;) ^^^ steaay. 



Passy; July 13, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 9th and 10th magnitudes. 

 Diff. = 1° 12' 



Position := 84° 30' np 

 Distance =: 28". 751 



5 Obs. 

 5 Obs. 



Diff. = i".o34}^^^^*^"^*- 



Observed on the meridian : small star bears only the most feeble illumination. 



Night good. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 84° SS' np ; Distance 28".969 ; Epoch 1825.53. 



No. DCCI. R. A. 18^ 15"° ; Decl. 6° 41' S. 



Struve, 574 ; Hist. C^el. 474. 

 Double ; 7th and 10th magnitudes. 



Blackman-street ; June 26, 1824 ; Five-feet Equatorial. 



Position •= 73° 17' «o c Obs. Diff. = 2° ic' 7 ^ ^ , ..~ . 

 Distance =6".68o "^ 5 Obs. Diff. = 0-284 j ^^^^^^^^^^ d^^^^^^^' 



The small star bears only the most feeble illumination. 



Passy ; June 30, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and 11th magnitudes. 



Position = 70° is' spl s Obs. j Diff. = i» 1 1' 7 ,, ^ ^ j-az 1. 

 Distance = 6".842 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".48 1 j Extremely difficult. 



Observed on the meridian : stars very steady ; the small one, which is very decidedly 

 light blue, bears but the slightest illumination. 



Passy ; July 13, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and 11th magnitudes. 



Position = 69° 29' sp \ 5 Obs. | Diff. = 1° 28'. Very difficult. 



Observed on the meridian. Night favourable. 



Mean Result, 



Position 71*" o' sp; Epoch 1825.11 ; Distance 6^761 ; 



Epoch 1824.97. 



