Observations of the comet of 1807. ays 
6:00026, 10°p=—16", —10°n=6", —10'i=15". ‘These correc 
tions being applied to those elements produce the following 
Correct elements of the orbit of the comet. 
Ppahetiah distance 0°64962. The mean distance of the earth from 
= the sun being denoted by unity. ; 
Hime of passing the perihelion September 18,60766, or Sep. 18d. 14h. 
35’ 2" mean time at Salem, corresponding to Sep. 18d. 
19h. 18’ 34” mean time at Greenwich. 
Longitude of the Ascending Node : ~ 8s 26°25" 3” 
Place of the Perihelion counted on the orbit of the comet 9 059 55 
Inclination of the orbit tothe is edipiie ROS Ip BERET OS 54 
Mitese Pemeats I caleulatd the geocentric rake age — latitudes 
contained in the Hectiete: | Table. 
[) Mean ume of ob- |] Observed| Calculated | _ _ [Observed |Caicular- | 9. - © 
servation at Sa-|| Jongitude.| longitude. | Difference. ssn: fs lat. | Difference. 
em. _ é : ih ea oe | £ 
AERA ARR RS CP ae ee 7 Wy 
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Oct. 5 B12 34||7-13-40°36] 7-13°40°32] 0 4 25-44°21/23-4 . 
| 716" 4:41 2 17/127- 7 638! —O 7 
bias fi ee AV 3° fom 1 1] 128° 12°54128- 13°39 +045 
= *A1°2117.17°42°37| 7-17-42: —0- 1]/29-18°11]29°20 shai dilie, 
, 1b-6°49°54]|7- 18-32-49) 7-18°32°36| —0'13)/30°26°5 rey Ie 
erage " ? - H re ; aor. “9 
22°6°54°40) 7° 
23 6°27°56 
2462512 
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27-624 5lis- 3 22-12] 
"28-6362 is 430-12! 
: |. Sums? | 48-95. =8'39 a kl, Sam Ce 
Nov. 6-811 ails ts 36-15 8:15+44: He : ss 14 of A 
10°6°27°37 718 21 24-46 S21-246471 401 “|{55°38°29)35-40-27 tise 
ae T16°211 O| 8°22°56°22) +7°22 56°22: 22°46156°14 3 — 8 10 
14°6°28 2 eae ey 8 27°45°38 “veadler st 37°53 57°50" 5|412 12 
