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Proceedings of fhe Asiatic Society. 
[No. 4, 
Head the following note from Mr. Obbard about the recent Comet : — 
To the Secy. Asiatic Society. 
Dear Sib, — Herewith I have the pleasure to enclose a sketch of 
the track of the Comet of July last. 
On the 7th of July, I received through the kindness of the Presi- 
dent a telegram which he had received from Benares. Up to that 
time, I had not seen the Comet, and consequently had lost the op- 
portunity of observing it during the most useful and brilliant period 
of its passage. 
It was moreover very vexatious that from the nature of my duties 
at the time, I was unable to obtain any shore observations. 
The following data therefore from which the track has been drawn, 
are mere sextant measurements, — which have all been reduced in 
the sketch to the hour of 9. p. M. for the sake of uniformity. The 
limit of error, may be calculated at from 15" to 4' of arc according 
to the state of the weather. But as nothing more elaborate seems 
to have been forwarded to the Society, I am emboldened to submit 
these, as they may prove interesting, though not sufficiently accurate 
for scientific purposes. 
Abstract of the measured positions of the Comet of July, 1861, 
referred to the stars in the constellation of Ursa Major. 
J 1 
Hour. 
£ 
c€ 
-4-2 
m 
Mean 
Angle. 
Hour. 
Star. 
I 
| Mean 
j Angle. 
Direction of Tail 
from 
8 
h. m. 
8 27 
y 
O / !' 
13 33 40 
h. m. 
8 34 
V 
O 
13 
/ 
15 
7 
47 
a. 
9 
9 30 
y 
15 06 50 
9 15 
V 
11 
14 
40 
Midway between 
10 
9 00 
y 
16 40 00 
9 22 
V 
9 
43 
45 
a and /3. 
Between a and /?, 
11 
9 00 
y 
17 59 00 
8 58 
V 
8 
46 
30 
one-fourth from a. 
As yesterday, parallel 
12 
9 05 
y 
19 12 10 
9 14 
V 
8 
06 
34 
to 8 e £. 
As yesterday. 
13 
8 33 
P 
26 23 27 
8 25 
V 
7 
50 
10 
As yesterday. 
14 
8 40 
a 
26 04 50 
8 31 
V 
7 
44 
10 
Midway between 
a and j8. 
15 
8 24 
€ 
13 20 40 
8 18 
V 
7 
48 
30 
(3. 
16 
8 33 
a 
28 02 50 
8 26 
V 
7 
59 
40 
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