27^ Mr. South's observations of the apparent distances 



No. DCCLXXIX. R. A. 21^ 2°» ; Decl. 38° 1' N. 



Struve, 710. 

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



Passy ; October 2, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 79° 23' nf c Obs. DifF. = i° o' ) ,. ,.n: ,, 



Distance = i'^54":234 5 Obs. DiiF. r: o'^6oi J ^"^^ ^^^^"^*- 



Several stars in the field ; some double of the 3rd and 4th classes ; but all too faint 



for measures. 



Passy; November 21, 1824; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 8th and II th magnitudes. 

 Position = 79° 7' «/ Is Obs. I DifF. = !<> 43' ") „ ^ , ,. _ . 

 Distance= I' 56".367 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = ,".75% J Extremely difficult. 



Observed when 70 minutes west of the meridian. 



Jt 



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



8th and 1 1th, or 12th magnitudes. 



Distances 1' S3".753 | 5 Obs. | DifF. = i"-^7S' Excessively difficult. 



Night hazy. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 79° 15' nf {10 Obs.); Epoch 1824.81 ; 

 Distance 1' 54".785 (15 Obs.); Epoch 1825.13. 



No. DCCLXXX. R. A. 21^ 2- ; Decl. 19° 16' N. 



Nova ; 

 Double ; equal ; each 9th magnitude. 



Passy : August 14, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = C7<* 14' nf or sp I 5 Obs. 1 DifF. = 4° 21' 7 -n-a: ^^ 

 Distance = 3'\4»9 Is Obs. DifF. = ^".360 j ^^^<^"1*- 



Night very hazy, and stars unsteady. 



Passy ; September 5, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Equal ; each of the Qth magnitude. 



Position = 59° 8' nf or sp 

 Distance = 2". 748 



5 Obs. 

 5 Obs. 



S-ff- = '^3' 1 Very difficult. 

 DifF. = 0.312) ^ 



Night hazy ; stars unsteady, and bear but a very feeble illumination. 



