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relating to the sidereal part of the Heavens, 
Connoiss. 62 is “ Extremely bright, round, very gradually 
“ brighter in the middle, easily resolvable, about 4' in diameter. 
“ With 240 and strong attention I see the stars of it. It is a 
“ miniature of the 3d of the Connoiss."' 
I, 78 is “ Very bright, suddenly much brighter in the 
“ middle, round, about 3' in diameter. I take it to be a clus- 
“ ter of stars, as it seems to be a miniature of the 2d of the 
“ Connoiss." 
Ill, 709 is “ Very faint, round, very gradually brighter in 
“ the middle; about 2j minutes in diameter." A later obser- 
vation says “ I can perceive some of the stars." 
Connoiss. 75 is “ A globular cluster of stars, and is a niinia- 
“ ture of the third." 
I have supposed the clusters of this class to be at a greater 
distance from us than those of the preceding collection, because 
the stars of whicli they are composed are more minute than 
those of the clusters of which I have called them miniatures ; 
their compression is also closer, and the size of the whole is 
much contracted, all which particulars are readily explained 
by admitting them to be more distant. This argument, how- 
ever, does not extend so far as to exclude a real difference 
which there may be in different clusters, not only in the size 
but also in the number and arrangement of the stars. 
18. Of still more distant globular Clusters of Stars, 
It has already been shewn in the 8th article, that when our 
telescopes have extended vision as far as they can reach with 
distinctness, they will still shew^ objects at a greater distance 
if they are sufficiently bright to be seen, although we should 
