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The 1 6th,. the fky being as clear as the night be- 
fore, I faw the comet till its fetting. The tail ftill 
appeared to me of the fame length. The nucleus 
was again compared to the abovementioned 2 2d ftar 
of the fextant. 
The 17th, the fky being clear, I began to fee the 
comet as foon as it was dark. I again faw the tail 
through the one foot glafs, and found it 4° long. I 
compared the nucleus with the fame ffar as before, and 
with two new ones N° i and 2 of the firft Table, one 
of the 6th, and the other of the 7th magnitudei 
1' determined their pofitions for the prefent time. 
The i8th, the fky being perfedly clear in the ' 
evening, L faw the comet through the one foot 
glafs. The tail appeared a little incrcafed, but its 
light was very faint, and it v/as with difficulty I 
could perceive it at all. I compared the nucleus with 
the two new ftars N° i and 2. - The pofitions for the 
prefent time may be feen in the firft Table* 
The 19th ftill a clear fky. 1 faw the comet as 
foon as it was night j its appearances were the fame 
as the evening, before. I took the pofition of 
the nucleus, by comparing it with the above ftars 
N® I and 2. 
The 20th the Iky was clear in the evening, though 
with fome thin vapours in the atmofphere. The tail 
of the comet was not fo plain to be feen as the 
night before. The nucleus was leflened and indeter- 
minate j I compared it with the new- ftar N® 2 of 
the preceding nights, and with two other new ones 
N® 3 and 5 of the firft Table, which I afeertained 
by comparing them with fome ftars of the fextant. 
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