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observed as 8m. by Bessel (Weisse, vii. 780), and it is 8'1 in the 

 Burchmuderung {Nature, March 29, 1877). It is not in the Washington 

 Catalogue. (1845-1871), nor in the Aniiagh Catalogue. 



Xo. 230. S- CAjfis ilixoEis. — Xot in LalancWs Catalogue; 6m. 

 Harding and Heis ; 6-2 GrouM; 6 m. Franks, January 23, 1878. Sir 

 W. Herschel, 9-8. In llarch, 1876, I found it less than h\ but slightly 

 brighter than 8^; IS'ovember 22, 1883, S-four steps less than 8\ but one 

 step brighter than S^ ; March 21, 1884, 8- estimated 6-2 , thi'ee steps less 

 than hK 5-63 and 5-9 H.P. 



JS'o. 231. 9 Caxis Mikoets. — ISot in Lalande's Catalogue; 6m. 

 Harding (8^); 6-7 Heis. jSTot in Argelandcr's Uranonietria ; 6-4 at 

 Cordola; 6 m. Pranks, January 23, 1878. JSTovember 22, 1883, I 

 found it one step less than 8- ; March 21, 1884 , two steps less than 8-. 



iS'o. 232. Lacaiile 2858 Prppis. — 6^- Lacaille. The Cordola esti- 

 mates vary fi'om 6-8 to 6"4. GilUss seems to have failed to see this 

 star in 1851 {Uranometria Argentina, p. 280). 



jSTo. 233. Lacaille 2893 Ptjppis. — 7 m. Lacaille. The Cordoba 

 estimates vary from 6*7 to 7*5. 



No. 234. U Canis MiifORis. — A red star, discovered by Baxendell, 

 November, 1879. It is not in Lalanies Catalogue, nor in Harding's 

 Atlas. It is not in Birmingliarn' s Catalogue of Red Stars. It was 

 examined with the spectroscope at Lord Lindsay's observatory, but 

 " showed no peculiarity, and no particular colom' seemed to predominate 

 in its spectrum." To the eye the colour was a " faint red or purple." 

 Observations from November 27 to December 8, 1879, indicated a de- 

 crease of half a magnitude. On December 10 it was about 8*9 m. of 

 Argelander's scale; on January 4, 1880, I found it fainter than 

 Lalande 14895 (8^m.). The position given in the catalogue is only 

 approximate. 



No. 235. Lalajtoe 14970 Cais^s Minoeis. — 6|-m. Lalande; 7 m. 

 Bessel and Santini. It was rated 6-7 m. by Heis, but is not in 

 Argelander's Uranometria. The Cordoba estimates vary from 6"3 to 

 7 •4, From observations, 1881-1883, Espin found that the star slowly 

 increased in light, and probably belongs to a class of variables having 

 a " small variation in magnitude and a period of several years" (like 

 63 Cygni). April 8, 1882, I found this star brighter than LL 14950 

 and LL 15027 ; March 17, I estimated it 6-3 ; March 21, 6-4; March 

 31, 6-4. 



No. 236. 16 Heis Aego Navis=0x1 7239.-6 m. Heis. Not in 

 Behrmann s Catalogue. Found below 7 m. at Cordoba. It is 6 m. in 

 Harding's Atlas, and may possibly be variable. 



