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from mistaking it for F 19." Franks rated it 7-0, ITarch 25, 1884, 

 {private letter). It was estimated 8 m. at Cordoba, rebrnary 17 

 1884, I estimated 19 5"6m. ; February 21, 5'om. ; llarcb 3, o'o ; 

 Marcb 7, 5'6 ; March 11, 5'5 ; March 14, 5'3m. ; March 20, o"4 ; 

 March 21, 5-3 ; March 31, 5-5; April 1, 5-3. 



JS'o. 206. 2306 B.A.C. Mois'oceeotis.— 6 m. Lalande (13648). jS^ot 

 in Seis's Catalogiie ; 5'5 m. Franks (1878), " and nearly = 38 Gemino- 

 rum." Harding has a 6 m. near the place, but some minutes north of 

 Lalande's position. March 23, 1884, I estimated it o'Sm., brighter 

 than 16, but five steps less than 17 Monocerotis. 



jS'o. 207. y Ca^^is Majoeis. — One of Pigott's suspected variables. 

 He says [Phil. Trans., 1786), " Maraldi could not see this star in 1670, 

 but in 1692 and 1693 it appeared of the fourth magnitude. I have 

 very frequently noticed it since 1782, but perceived not the least varia- 

 tion, being constantly of the fourth magnitude, very little brighter 

 than 6 and decidedly brighter than t." Sir J. Herschel remarks {Cape 

 Ohs.,-p. 315, Secjuence, ITovember 12, 1836), "y Cards at 3h. 20m. 

 A M -^as of fifth magnitude. Bode sets it do-vrn as variable." It was 

 rated 4-5 by Heis, and 4' 5 at Cordoba ; 4i Franks (= t) December 31, 

 1877. 4-10 H.P. 



In January, 1876, I found y a little brighter than t ; February, 

 1877, y nearly half a magnitude brighter than t. 



!N"o. 208. S Caxis Majoeis. — 3 m. Sufi ; 2 m. Lacaille ; 3 Harding ; 

 2 m. Argelander and Heis. Sir "W. Herschel gives 2 (^) , 8 , 31 (77) ; 

 2-32 Sir J. Herschel (mean of 15 estimates, Cape 05s., p. 343). Smyth 

 {Bedford Catalogue) assumes 3|-m. as correct (!), the same as Piazzi's 

 estimate. It was rated 2"1 at Cordoba. In January, 1876 (Punjaub) 

 it seemed to me rather less than 2 m. but certainly brighter than 3 m. 



jS'o. 209. T GEHTN'OErir. — 5 m. Lalande, and Harding; 5-4 Heis; 

 4'3 in Pierce's reductions of Sir "W. Herschel's estimates {Harvard 

 Annals, vol. ix., p. 69); 4-71 Pritchard, 1882-305. Sir TT. Herschel 

 gives 60 (0-46 (t) and 69 {v) , 46 (r). 4-63 H.P. 



October 6, 1883, r five steps less than t. 



]!^ovember 20, 1883, I found t one step less than v, and four steps 

 less than t. 



1^0.210. BrRUXNGHAM 169 LxiS-cis. — 6m. Harding; 7'7 Argelan- 

 der; 7m. Struve ("rubra"). Birmingham found it "blue or bluish 

 white," January 13, 1874, and says, "The star is probably variable in 

 colour, if not in magnitude." It is 44 Cameloparclali of Flamsteed. 



Xo. 211. Laxaxde 14088 Caxis Majoeis. — 9m. Harding; 6m. 

 Hencke and Argelander. IS'ot in FiazzPs Catalogue, nor in Heis or 

 Behrmann ; 6-8 Gould. From the difference in the estimates of 



