Georgian Planet and its Satellites. 371 
\ 
D. 
H. 
March 
18 
8 
2 
5° 
46,46 
44,23 
O 
0 
*9 
7 
47 
59 
44 FM 
42,15 
26 
28 
April 
20 
7 
44 
8 
40,23 
3 8 >37 
53 
8 
1 1 
9 
1 8 
27 
35 > 3 2 
34.35 
2S3 
*3 
Nov. 
9 
*5 
5 6 
l 5 
44 - 8 9 
42,88 
1 99 
59 
I11 the ufe of this table I fhall partly content myfelf with 
the conftruCtion of a figure, and only apply calculation to the 
moft material circumfhances. By the third column we fee 
that 44", 23 is the greateft, and 34^,35 the leaf!, di fiance of the 
fatellite. Let therefore an ellipfis be drawn Tab. V. fig. r. 
having the tranfverfe and conjugate diameters cp and cv , in 
the proportion of the above-mentioned meafures. About the 
center c, with the radius cp, deferibe the circle PSFN ; and 
fet off the points March 18, 19, 20. April 11. and Nov. 9. 
according to the tabular order of degrees, beginning at p, the 
fuppofed zero. From thefe points to the tranfverfe draw the 
ordinates March 19 s , 20/, April 11 x, Nov. 9 y. Then, if the 
fatellite moved in a circular orbit at rectangles to the vifual 
ray, we fhould have feen it at the time given in the table, as 
the points are placed in the circumference of our circle; but, 
fuppofing the plane of the orbit inclined to the vifual ray, 
thefe points will be projected in the direction of the ordinates ; 
and, falling on the places p n m r 0, will form the ellipfis we 
have delineated. Now, on comparing the tabular meafures of 
the third column with the diftances of pn?nr and 0 from the 
center c , we find, that they agree full as well as we could 
expeCt ; and thus, as far as a few obfervations can dof thefe 
meafures effablilh the truth of the above hvpothefis. 
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