and positions of 36 double and triple stars, &c. 355 



No. XXIV. R. A. 17^ 4" ; Decl. q^ 18' S. 



36 Ophiuchi ; H. and S. 243. 



continued. 



Measures of B C. 



Pftssy; July 8, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial, 



74 and 9th magnitudes. 

 Position =: 17° ^2' np \ 3 Obs. | DifF. = o^ 19'. Very faint. 

 Night now so cloudy, that no more observations can be procured. 



Passy ; July 13, 1825 : Seven-feet Equatorial. 



7f and 9th magnitudes. 



Position =1 1 7° 42' 74 p 

 Distance = 3' I3".6i8 



5 Obs. 

 5 Obs. 



DifF. = 0° 21' I ,r ^ , 



Observed within a few minutes on either side of the meridian. 



Passy ; July 14, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



7th and 9th magnitudes. 



Position = 17° ^i' np I 5 Obs. 1 DifF. = 0° 14' ) Unsteadv 

 Distance = 3' i2".75o c Obs. Diff. = o".50? 4 ^"steady. 



Observed when a few minutes east and west of the meridian. 



Passy ; July 18, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



7th and 9^ magnitudes. 

 Distance = 3' I4".i33 j 5 Obs. | DifF. = o".84i. Extremely unsteady. 

 Observations taken when the stars were 15 minutes west of the meridian. 



Passy ; July 19, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 



7th and 9th m^nitudes. 



Distance =: 3' 14". 159 | 6 Obs. | Diff. = o".962. On the meridian. 



Stars so extremely unsteady, that I could not use a higher power than 157. 



Mean Result. 

 r Ar> i Position 41° 32' sp (15 Obs.) ; Epoch 1824.86 ; 

 of Ab. j^£)istance 5".2oo(i5 Obs.); Epoch 1825.17. 

 of AC. Position 16° 1' np (12 Obs.); Epoch 1825.19 ; 



Distance 3' 15".252 (19 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.27. 



fRP {Position 17° 41' «/> (10 Obs.); Epoch 1825.53 ; 



ot 15 U |j)igtaj^ce 3' 13".689 (21 Obs.); Epoch 1825.54. 



of A C. Difference of declination 55".430 (30 Obs) ; 



Epoch 1825.59. 



