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The 2 rft, the fky being clear and cloudlefs, I faw 
the comet, and compared its nucleus with one of the 
three new ftars of the night before, viz. N° 3 in the 
fil'd Table, of tlie 8th magnitude. 
The 2zd I obferved that the comet vifibly grew 
dim, and indeed it was now conilantly drawing 
farther from the fun and earth ; its nucleus was 
likewife much contradled, and not terminated. The 
tail was hardly diftingui(l)able with the one foot 
glafs, and terminated at the 41(1 ftar of the fextant 
according to Flamftead’s catalogue. It was found 
to be a little more than 4° long. The nucleus was 
compared with the new ftar N° 3 of the firft; 
Table. 
Tlie 23d clear fky at night. I began to fee the 
corftet as foon as it was dark. Its appearances were 
the fame as the night before. I compared the* 
nucleus with the faid new ftar N° 3 . 
The 24th the fky perfe< 5 lly clear. I compared 
the nucleus with the fame new ftar N° 3, and with 
another very fmall new ftar N° 4 of the firft Table. 
The 25th a fine clear fky. I faw the comet as loon 
as it was dark, and compared it with the new ftar 
N“ 4. 
The 26th, the fky was as clear. I again faw the 
comet. It has now loft much of its light, efpecially 
for a week paft ; the nucleus is no longer diftindf, 
and it is to be perceived through the telefcope, only by 
a ftronger light than the nebulofity which furrounds 
it. I compared the nucleus of the comet with the 
fame ftar N“ 4. 
The 27th, a fine fky. I faw the comet as foon 
as the ftars appeared after funrfet. -I -could fcarcc 
S f 2 diftinguifh 
