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Rotation of the Planet Saturn upon its Axis. 
Dec. 29. i h io'. (Cor. — 8' 19", 5.) The quintuple belt re- 
mains on Saturn as it used to be ; the southmost of the dark 
belts is faint. ( k ) 
Jan. 1, 1 794. 2 h 2'. (Cor. — 8' 22", 1.) I see the quintuple 
belt very well ; the southmost belt is not much fainter than 
the northmost. (/) 
Observations of the South Pole of Saturn, and the 
Shadow of the Ring. 
3 h 40'. The south polar regions of Saturn , are a little brighter 
in proportion to the bright equatorial belt , than they used to be; 
they are almost as bright as that belt. 
The shadow of the ring, upon Saturn is perfectly blacky like the 
shadow of Saturn upon the ring. The shadow of the ring upon 
Saturn , on each side, is bent a little southwards ; so that the ap- 
parent curve it makes departs a little from the ring. 
18'. The three dark belts of the quintuple belt seem to be 
very close, but the air is tremulous ; I can however see them 
divided, (m), 
Jan. 2. 23 11 53'. (Cor. — 8' 23", o by a transit.) The quin-? 
tuple belt is very distinct. The southmost belt is almost as 
dark as the other two. (n) 
i h 52'. The southmost belt is very nearly, if not quite as 
dark and distinct as the northmost. The air is very fine, and 
all the phenomena on Saturn are beautifully distinct. (0) 
Jan. 4. i h 3 6[. (Cor. — 8' 23", 8.) The quintuple belt is not so 
distinct as, from the appearance of the rest of the phsenomena 
on Saturn, one might expect to see it. All the three dark 
belts are fainter than I have often seen them ; and the south- 
most of them is much fainter than the northmost. (p ) 
MDCCXCIV, I 
