' + Mr, kerschel on the Diameter, &c. 
earth being i. And if we take the latter to be feet), at the 
Urn under an angle of j f, it would fubtend no more than 
’ when removed to the orbit of the Georgian Sidus. 
Hence we obtain ~ = 4,454 : which number exprefies how 
much the real diameter of the Georgium Sidus exceeds that of 
the earth. 
