and positions of ^s^ double and triple stars, &c. 227 



No. DCCXI. continued. 



Passy ; July 1 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



8th and 12th magnitudes. 

 Distance = ^^'.g^z \ 5 Obs. j Diff. = o'^Sg-j, Excessively difficult. 

 Observed with 157: the small star became uivisible when 181 was employed. 

 Night fine ; but measures very suspicious, and must not be received to the exclusion 

 of either set previously taken. 



Mean Result, 



Position 34° 32' sf (10 Obs.); Epoch 1825.5s ; 



Distance 45". 108 (15 Obs.); Epoch 1825.54. 



No. DCCXII. R. A. 18^ 58" ; Decl. 35° 32' N. 



Struve, 605 ; I. 59' 



Double ; 9 J and 9^ magnitudes ; both white. 



Passy ; July 28, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Diff. = 2° 29' ) ,r ^ J 

 Diff. = o".288l^^^^^^^^y' 



Position = 77° 51' *p I 6 Obs. 

 Distance =: 2".57o j 5 Obs. 



Observed when half an hour east of the meridian ; measures not difficult ; the stars 

 bear a very tolerable illumination. 



Passy ; July 29, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 9f and 10th magnitudes. 



Position = 77° 20' sp 

 Distance = 2".782 



6 Obs. I Diff. = 6° 7' ) r>;ffir„Ti- 

 SObs. |Diff. = o".288l^^*^"^*• 



Observed on the meridian ; stars neither steady nor neatly defined ; the smaller is 

 faint, but of the same colour as the larger. 



Passy ; July 31, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



9? and 9f magnitudes. 



Position = 7f^i'sp III Obs. I Diff. = 4° o' | ^^^^^^ ^-g^^^^^^ 

 Distances 2' .739 | 5 Obs. J Diff. = o'.336 j 



Stars on the meridian and tolerably steady ; but the smaller one is indistinct. 



