373 Mr. South's re-examination of the apparent distances 



^o. XXVII. R. A. 18^ 18- ; Decl. o° 5' N. 



59 Serpentis (d) ; I. 12 ; H. and S. 268. 



continued. 



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



7th and 10th magnitudes. 



Position = 47° 54' n;? 

 Distance = 4".784 



7 Obs. 

 S Obs. 



DifF. = 305'),, ^ . 



Diff. = o".4o8P^''y"°^*^^^y- 



' Mean Result. 



Position 48° s^np (s5 Obs.); Distance ^'.^6s (25 Obs.); 



Epoch 1825.54. 

 These observations compared with those of 1822 certainly 

 afford no corroboration of the idea of an approach of these 

 stars towards each other. ( H. ) 



No. XXVIII. R. A. 18^ 21- ; Decl. 58° 42' N. 



39 Draconis ; I. 7 ; H. and S. 269. 



Triple ; A of the 5th, B of the 10th, and C of the 8th 



magnitudes. 



Measures of A B. 

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



Position = 84* 48' nf I 7 Obs. I DifF. = 3° 1 1' > njffirnlf 

 Distance = 3".782 | 5 Obs. \ DifF. = o".937 ] -L'^mcult. 



Obserred \ hour west of the meridian; the small star is light blue, and bears 

 but an indifferent illumination j stars steady, and admirably defined. 



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

 6th and 10th, or 11th magnitudes. 



Position = 84° 47' nf I 7 Obs. 

 Distance^ 3". 43 1 j 5 Obs. 



Diff;=o".697}^^^^^^'^^^^"l^- 



The measures procured when the stars were 25 minutes west of the meridian; the 

 small one is decidedly light blue ; not steady. 



