and positions 0/4,^8 double and triple stars, &c. 275 



No. DCCLXXVII. continued. 



^ Passy ; August 23, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



9th and 91 magnitudes. 

 Position = 32<> 3' n o I c Obs. I Diff. = 3° 31' ) „ ,.^ ,. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 32° 31' np (15 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.01 ; 

 Distance 6".825 (lo Obs.); Epoch 1825.25. 



No. DCCLXXVIII. R. A. 2ii» 2™ ; Decl. 8° 50' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; equal ; each 9th or 10th magnitudes ; both bluish. 



Passy; August 16, 1825; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 6° I'sp orn/ I c Obs. I Diff. = i°27' ) „ • i j-a: i. 

 Distance = 2". 938 "^ | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o". 192 j Excessively difficult. 



Stars tolerably steady, but are very faint. Night hazy. 



Passy ; October 7, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Equal; each of the 10th magnitude. 



Position := 5° 45' sp or nf\ 5 Obs. | Diff. = 1° 58'. Excessively difficult. 



Measures of distance impracticable ; neither star will bear the least illumination. 



Night tolerably favourable. 



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



Equal ; each of the Qth magnitude. 



Position = s; S^'sp or nf 5 Obs. Diff. = 4^ 48' | Excessively difficult. 

 Distance = 3 .236 5 Obs. Diff. = 0'. 120 3 ^ 



Night is become so hazy, that Captain Beaufort cannot procure any observations. 



Mean Result. 



Position 5° 55' sp or nf (15 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.75 ; 



Distance 3".o87 (10 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.74. 



