Astronomy. 129 
3. New Double Stars discovered by Mr. Alvan Clark, Boston, U. S. ; 
with appended Remarks, by the Rev. W. R. Dawes. (From the Proceed- 
ings of the Royal Astronomical Society of London, Vol. xvii, No. 9). 
No. Designation. BR. As ANGRY D| Mag. Apr ie Disc Deen. 
Cite ee : Inch. 
1\* Andromede ..... o+ee-} 013) 5749) 7,7) O4 | F t. 1856, 
DINO WEE ee ach pate > 3 10°7| 91 29) 54,10) 08 7 20 Dee. 1853, 
| Weisse’s Nath 109../ 6 43) 94 38) 64, 9 Tl vi 6 Feb. 1854. 
4) Wiesse’s sel, y 1291, 6 422104 59) 6,9 10 4 17 Feb. 1852 
i}3 sextatis ian van 3 9 45:11 9794] 6,64 06 | 4% | 7 April, 1852 
4 bd oa OC a 12 08109 32 42 | 19 May, 1852 
"i \u Mereui BE Ole (17 406) 62 a 104,11) 18 | 7% | July, os 
S\# dey eh evs AF 474 6 60 v3 | 72 | July, 18 
Oh Hercalls cosas 13. 487 #8 Q 10H 2h Tae 1836, 
tana eyere or 16: 37 26 
11) Wei Bessel, xviii, 391 18 172, 91 39 7 7 05 | 72 | 80 July, 1854 
{12 Weisse’s Bensel, xix, 1273/19 50°6} 92. 38| 72,8 | 09 ut ed ae 1s. 1854. ( 
“The places of mee difficult objects have been from o time 
communicated to mein letters from their discoverer, who hes and 
the plan of testing the ‘ehiciancy of his object- arg when completed by 
weeping for new double stars of the last degree of difficulty, rather than 
y the examination of objects whose character was previously known, 
At first, under the impression that every such object in the northern 
hemisphere visible with telescopes of moderate aperture must already 
ai e been apes ed up and i Seer during the careful craminations of 
Minute combanio te Fercul. is), and are su Cont. 20 Stow that coaake 
Much which may rb achieved by a diligent use of instruments of mode- 
rate dimensions, provided they are also of extreme perfection. A few 
notes on some of the most interesting of these objects may not, perhaps, 
be wnaceey nie 
m 
ie sufficiently favorable siderite stances, 
5 Ceti I have repeatedly obtained measures; but it is a deli- 
cate leak: and from its mode rate altitude here requires fine cireum- 
stances. The small companion, which has a purplish tint, is faint and 
close, and may, therefure, have easily escaped detection at Dorpat. 
~ 6. Sere gaa the moderate meridional altitude of 8 Sztantis 
at Dorpat (a bout 24°), 1 it may reasonably be doubted whether its duplicity 
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