340 ON THE INDtAN, &t. 



Would hardly travel so far from the Zodiack to seek aft 

 obscure star;) is Arcturus, 33^ N. of the ecliptick in 

 the circle of declination, and igs^ E. from the princi- 

 pal star of Revati. I am therefore disposed to believe, 

 that Sivati has been rightly indicated to me by a native 

 astronomer who pointed out Arcturus foi: this Nacshatra. 

 The longitude, stated by Mun'is'vvara (viz. I J° less 

 than Chllra), indicates the same star: but, if greater 

 reliance be placed on his latitudes, the star intended may 

 be « Boolis. At all events, Mons. Bailly mistook^ 

 when he asserted, on the authority of Le Gentil, that 

 the fifteenth Nacshalra is marked by a Virginis ; and 

 that this star is situated at the beginning of the AW-, 

 slhitfa (Ast. Ind. p. 139 and '^'-^7). 



The Indian asterism totally disagrees with the lunar 

 mansion Gluifr^ consisting of three stars in the Virgin's 

 foot, according to Ulugh Beg (Hyde, p. 82. and 

 Com. p. 50) ; but in, or near, the balance, according; 

 to others (ibid). 



XVI. VUacha^ the sixteenth Nacshatray consists of 

 four stars described as a fesr.oon. Authorities differ 

 little as to the situation of the principal and northern- 

 most star : placing it in 1°, l^ 20', or 1° 30' S. and in 

 IVi", '212° o or 213° E. The latitude seems to indi- 

 cate the bright star in the southern scale (a Librx), 

 though the longitude disagree ; for this suggiests a re- 

 »note star (possibly y. Libra3). I apprehend the tir?t to 

 be nearest the truth ; and hence conclude the four stars 

 to ho. CL V I. Libraa and y Scorpii. 



TiiK sixteenth lunar mansion named Zuhanah or 

 yjihainxah, is according' to Muhammed of Tizin 

 (Hyde, Com. .04), the briglit star in the northern 

 scale (3 Librae), which Sir William Jones supposed 

 to be the fifteenth Nacshalra. 



Fathek Souciet, by whom Corona Borealis i$ 



