^8 Dr. Herschel’s Obfervations 
ftru&ion of a fun or ftar, all obje&ions, drawn from our 
incapacity of accounting for new phenomena upon old prin- 
ciples, will lofe their validity. 
Hitherto I have been (hewing, by various inftances in objects 
whofe places are given, in what manner we may form the ideas 
of connexion and its contrary by an attentive infpe&ion of 
them only : I will now relate a feries of obfervations, with 
remarks upon them as they are delivered, from which I (hall 
afterwards draw a few Ample conclufions, that feem to be of 
confiderable importance. 
To diftinguifh the obfervations from the remarks, the former 
are given in italics, and the date annexed is that on which the 
objects were difcovered ; but the defcriptions are extracted 
from all the obfervations that have been made upon them. 
Gdtober 16, 1784. A far of about the yth magnitude, fur- 
rounded by a milky nebulofity , or chevelure , of about 3 minutes in 
diameter . 7 he nebulofity is very faint , and a little extended or ellip- 
tical, the extent being not far from the meridian , or a little from 
north preceding to fouth following. The chevelure involves a 
fmall far , which is about 1 f minute north of the cloudy far ; 
other far s of equal magnitude are perfectly free from this appear - 
ance {a). 
My prefent judgement concerning this remarkable objeft is, 
that the nebulofity belongs to the ftar which is fituated in its cen- 
ter. The fmall one, on the contrary, which is mentioned as in- 
volved, being one of many that are profufely fcattered over 
this rich neighbourhood, I fuppofe to be quite unconne&ed 
with this phenomenon. A circle of three minutes in diameter 
is fufficiently large to admit another fmall ftar, without any 
bias to the judgement I form concerning the one in queftion. 
{ a ) HA. 5 h. 57' 4"* PD. 96° 22'. 
It 
