and positions 0/36 double and triple stars, &c. 331 



No. XL R. A. ii'^ 9" ; Decl. 32° 33' N. 



J Ursse majoris ; I. 2 ; H. and S. 122 ; 



Double ; 6th and 6^ magnitudes. 



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



Position = 24° 53' *p 1 5 Obs. | Diff. = i* 42'. Difficult. 

 Stars ill defined and unsteady ; observed with 273. 



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

 6J and 7th magnitudes. 

 Position = 24® 57' sp ] 12 Obs. | DifF. = 2° 30'. Tolerably steady. 

 Observed when 15 minutes west of the meridian with 273 ; stars well defined. 



Passy ; March 20, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6th and 6| magnitudes. 



Position = 2C° iS' sp \ 4. Obs. I Diff. = 1° 35' ) ,,, j, 

 Distance = 2'.o29 "^ | J Obs. | Diff. r= o".48i J ^ons. Bouvard. 



Position = 25° 11' sp 16 Obs. 

 Distance ^ 2".oo9 | 5 Obs. 



Diff. = 2^ 35 ) c 

 Diff =o".254 I South. 



Observed when a few minutes east and west of the meridian with 273, but 

 during the measures of distance extremely unsteady. 



Passy; March 21, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6| and 7 th magnitudes. 



Position = 25° i' sp \ 7 Obs. I Diff. = 2° o' ) ^ ,, ... 



Distance = 2''.S72 j 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".673 J ^" *^^ meridian. 



Night hazy, stars tolerably steady, and are separated with a power of 179, with 

 which the observations were procured. 



Passy ; April 3, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6th and 6| magnitudes. 



Position = 25°22 sp I 7 Obs. I Diff. = 1° 58' | Well defined. 

 Distance = 2".368, j 5 Obs. | Diff. = o".2i63 but unsteady. 



Observed with 413, when 45 minutes west of the meridian. 



Passy; April 11, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



6^ and 7th magnitudes. 



Diff. = 20 45' Observed with 181. 



Position =: 26° 12' sp .7 Obs 

 Position = 26° 51' sp 7 Obs. 

 Distance z= 2".387 



The position obtained with 181 was taken when the stars were 10 minutes east of 

 the meridian, and the observations with 413 when they were 10 minutes west of it. 



Obs. Diff. = o".44 7 

 5 Obs. j Diff = o".6oi I ""'^ 413. 



