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ders, and to eftimate the pofition of the comet with 
refpedl to the ftar J of Capricorn. I have fet down 
this eftimate in the fecond table. It is more to be 
depended on than the determination by the azimuths 
and heighths. 
In the night between the 14th and 15th, it being 
cloudy mod: part of the night, I faw the comet be- 
tween the clouds ■, but the twilight and the moon 
prevented my obferving its appearances. The nu- 
cleus was but imperfedtly terminated, and furround- 
ed with a whitiih nebula of fmall extent. I compared 
the comet in right afcenfion with the dar ^ of Capri- 
corn. The difference of declination was only edi- 
mated. At 19 min. pad 4, the comet difappeared 
in the twilight, being then but 8° above the horizon. 
The weather was overcad in the morning of the 
1 6th j but the 1 7th, the fky being perfedlly clear, 
the comet began to appear foon after three quarters 
pad three in the morning, being but about above 
the horizon. It was hardly difcernible, on account 
of the twilight and the height of the moon, and 
appeared fainter dill than the 1 5th. I compared the 
nucleus with two dars that were near it. Thefe dars 
are new ones. I determined their pofition for the 
prefent time, which will be found in the fird table, 
N° 18 and 19. The hrd was edimated of the 7th, 
and the other of the 8th magnitude. 
The 18th and 19th in the morning, the fky being 
very clear, I looked for the comet, but could not 
difcover it. The great latitude it was advancing to 
every day left no room to hope it would be feen any 
more above our horizon in the morning ; but we 
knew the trait it was to follow in the heavens. It 
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