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278 Scientific Intelligence. 
iOhs Enh! Obs Eph. 
- Neptune’s Dee: 
Obs, R.A. | in R.A. 
1348, July 10d. 15h. Im. 27s.-3/334° 29! 12!'-2) —11° 16'59!-3) —0'-06 | —0"-83 
11 14 57 27 -5/334 28 13 -7)-11 17 23 -9} +2 ‘51 | —0 -68 
12 14 27 -41334 27 «9 -1i-11 17 46 -6' +0 -78 | +1 -86 
By the mean of the three results, (Observation—Ephemeris) +1- -08 | —0 -12 | 
R . 
Should no greater discrepancies appear in the entire series for this 
position, the theory of Neptune furnished by my elements and Prof. 
eirce’s Tables of the Perturbations, may be considered as completed 
till the Opposition of 1849. I subjoin the tables above referred to. 
— Time, Hamburg Observatory. 
Date. Coneeetianaay, ee sige es Ma EY an 
1848, July 1 “3-58 133 0" 16916 
ha: gles 3° _ 1-82 ‘16857 
17 3 °D7 1 *32 "16807 
25 3°56 1 :28 °16763 
Aug. 2 3°56 We yl 16731 
10 3 56 1 27 “16708 
18 3°57 1 ‘26 -16697 
26 3°58 1 26 "16694 
Sept. 3 3-59 1-26 ‘16704 
11 3 60 1:25 "16724 
19 3°60 1 24 *16755 
ex 3 ‘60 1 °23 1679. 
Oct. 5 360 1 “22 “16 
13 3 ‘60 1 ‘22 -16902 
21 3 ‘59 1 -22 16 
29 3°58. Se 2 17038 
Nov. 6 3°56 1 21 17113 
14 3°54 1 ‘21 "17191 
22 3 *52 1 ‘21 °17270 
30 3 50 1 ‘21 °17350 
Dec. 8 3°49 1 -20 °17427 
16. |... 8 +47 1-20 ‘175 
24 3°44 B19 17572 
1849, Jan. 1 3°43 je 17 
2. The tenth Asteroid, Diana.—A new planet has recently been 
discovered by Prof. Kaiser, at Leyden. It belongs to the group be- 
tween Mars and Jupiter, performing its revolution in about three years 
and eight months. —~ ' 2: 
The asteroid discovered by Mr. Graham, has been designated by the 
name of Metis. oo 
3. Shooting Stars of August 10, 1847, (communicated by E. C. 
Herrick. )—The night of August 8th, 1847, was here overcast and rainy. 
The two nights following were also overcast. The evening of the 11th 
was less unfavorable, the sky béing partly cledr. Messrs. Wm. E. 
Moore, Andrew T. Pratt, J. Dorinell Smith, and myself, took a station in 
the open air, and began the watch for the expected meteors, at 9 15™. 
The sky soon grew cloudy, and from 10 to 11 remained wholly over- 
cast. We therefore left the field, and have good reason to suppose 
that no opportunity for observation occurred during the night. 
