and positions of 4)^8 double and triple stars, &c, 299 



No. DCCCXV. R. A. qq^ 33- ; Decl. 39° ifN. 



12 Lacertse; Struve, 761; VI. 121. 



Double ; 6th and 12th magnitudes. 



Passy ; October 7, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



Position = 73° 55' nf\ 5 Obs. j DifF. = 1° 20' ) ^ . , .-a. ,, 

 Distance = i' i2".zs7 \ 5 Obs. | DifF. = i".6ss\ Excessively difficult. 



The small star will scarcely bear any illumination. Night fine. 



Passy ; October 12, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6th and 13th, or 14th magnitudes. 



Position = 73° z'nf \ s Obs. I DifF. = 1° 0' ) _. .,,.«., 

 Distance = i' ii".890 | 5 Obs. | DifF. =0". 793 j ^^*^"^^^^ly^^<^"l^- 



Observed with 157. Night very fine. 



Mean Result. 

 Position 7S° 28' nf (10 Obs.) ; Distance 1' 12^.073 (10 Obs.) ; 



Epoch 1825.27. 

 The angle of 1783 agrees with this within half a degree. (H.) 



No. DCCCXVI. R. A. 22«^ 35"^ ; Decl. 29° 17'N. 



V Pegasi ; Struve, 763 ; VI. 21. 



Double ; 3rd or 4th, and i2tli magnitudes. 



Passy; October 7, 1824 ; Seven- feet Equatorial. 



Position = 68° ^B'np] c Obs. 1 Difi^. = o° 14' ) ^ , ..^ 



Distance = i' 29".38i | 5 Obs. J Diff. = i".S395 ^^*^^"^^v difficult 



Observed on the meridian. 



Passy; December 6, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 

 4th and 12th, or 15th magnitudes. 

 Position = 690 4' np I 5 Obs. I Diff. = i«> 12' ) ^ . , ,.^ 



Distance = i' 3o".266 | 5 Obs. j Diff. = i".683 J Excesssively difficult. 



The small star scarcely bears the slightest illumination. 



Mean Result. 



Position 68** 56^ np; Distance 1' 29".823 ; Epoch 1824.85. 



Sir W. Herschel gives no measures of this star. (H.) 



