•with an Equatorial Micrometer. 
Orionis followed o Tauri Sept. 50. 
' * Oct. 13. 
333 
h. , 
2 29 49.9 
2 29 50.1 
— - • ■ at a mean — 
Now Mercury preceded x Ceti Sept. 23. — 
X Ceti preceded 0 Tauri by mean of four 
0 Tauri preceded « Orionis by mean of two 
2 29 50 
48 53.4 
24 59 
2 29 50 
Mercury therefore preceded a Orionis by - — 18 43 42 ^ 
J11 declination from col. 8i 
Sept. 23. A.M. Mercury parted the middle horary wire, fouthofits center I 8 
Same evening 0 Tauri parted the middle horary wire, north of it — 50 26* 
Therefore Mercury parted the middle horary wire more Si than 0 Tauri by 31 34.. 
But Sept. 26. x Ceti parted N. of center 
■ 0 Tauri 
30. x Ceti 
* 0 Tauri — — 
Oft. 13. x Ceti 
0 Tauri — — ■ 
30 18 J 
*7 nl 
3° J 
17 ”1 
30 15/ 
/ u 
J 3 7 
J 3 6 
! 3 * 
From the fmallnefs of the above differences we may in fer^ 
that very little uncertainty in declination had attended that 
palfage of 0 Tauri upon Sept 23. 
P? Upon Sept. 30. 0 Tauri parted N 
. « Orionis S 
Upon Oft. 13. 0 Tauri parted N 
« Orionis S 
3° ^ l 
24 20 J 
3° *5] 
24 20 j 
/ it 
Sunl 54 37 
54 35 
'3 
* Orionis then at a mean parted more fouth than 0 Tauri , — « 54 36 
Merc, therefore on the 23d parted with more N. declination than* Orionis 23 2 
r 
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