relating to the sidereal part of the Heavens. 251 
and that we have now before us 19 similar objects, with no 
other difference than that instead of nebulae we have stars 
with nebulosity remaining between them, should we not sur- 
mise that possibly these stars had formerly been highly con- 
densed nebulce, like those that have been mentioned, and were 
now by gradually increasing condensation turned into small 
stars ; and may not the nebulosity still remaining shew their 
nebulous origin ? 
When to this is added that we also have an account of 
700 double stars entirely free from nebulosity,* many of 
which are probably at no great real distance from each other, 
it seems as if we had these double objects in three different 
successive conditions: first as nebulse; next as stars with re- 
maining nebulosity ; and lastly as stars completely free from 
nebulous appearance. 
3. Of Stars with nebulosities of various shapes attached to them. 
When a nebula seems to be joined to a star, or closely 
pointing to it, the manner of its appearance deserves our 
attention.- Here follow three different sorts of such conjunc- 
tion s.'f* 
First sort ; 1 , 143 On the north preceding side of a pretty 
“ bright star is a considerable, bright nebulosity. It is joined 
“ to the star so as to appear like a brush to it. See fig. 4.** 
Second sort ; IV, 4 A very small star has an extremely 
• See Phil. Trans, for 1782, page 12 ; and for 1785, page 40. 
-f- See fourteen stars connected with nebulas. 
Nine with a brush I, 143. II, 214. 683. 111,643. IV, 10. 17. 29. 40. 77. 
Two with a puff IV, 4. 3. 
Three with fan- shaped nebulosity IV, 2. 35. 66. 
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