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258 Mr, her sch el on the proper Motion 
A ftar of a cqnfderable magnitude preceding the ift Equu- 
lei is not contained in flamstead’s catalogue. It is a double 
ftar of the firft clafs, the 6 1 fh of my fecond collection, where 
meafures of it will be found. 
A conl'iderable flar following the ift Sextantis, and another 
following tlie 7 th , are not inferted. 
Between (3 Cancri and 3 Ilydrae is a very confiderable flar not 
marked by flamstead, though its fituation is very remarkable. 
As the conftellation of Cancer contains fo rich a collection of 
very fmall ftars, it is to be wondered how a ftar of fucli confe- 
quence could be omitted, if it had been vifibl'e in flamstead’s 
time. 
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Nearly i\ degree north following 6 Herculis, almoft in the 
direction of o and v, is a ftar of the 5th, or between the 
4th and 5th magnitude, very vifible to the naked eye. We 
can hardly think flamstead could have overlooked it, had it 
been there in his time. 
About 3 degrees fouth preceding y Bootis, a confiderable 
ftar not in flamstead’s catalogue of the 6th magnitude ; and 
iouth preceding a, another, almoft as large. 
Here we ought to obferve, that it is not eafy to prove a ftar 
to be newly come ; for though it fhould not be contained in 
any catalogue whatfoever, yet the argument for its former 
non-appearance, which is taken from its not having been ob- 
ferved, is only lb fir to be regarded as it can be made probable, 
or almoft certain, that a ftar would have been obferved had it 
been vifble. For thefe reafons I will lay no particular ftrefs on 
the new appearance of the above ftars ; they are, however, fuch 
as uo well deferve to have their places fettled, while I fhall 
leave it to others to determine how fir they may think them to 
be new vilitors to thofe ftar ry regions that fall within the reach 
of our light. 
