of the Georgian planet. 337 
diameter, it appears, had light enough to show it. The second 
satellite was 78^° nf; distance 473. 
1798, March 16, 8 h 37'. I see a south preceding satellite 
at a good distance ; it may be the first at its greatest elonga- 
tion, but it is certainly smaller than it should be ; unless the 
state of the air should be worse for seeing than it appears 
to be. 
9 h 31', the distance of the first satellite is 36", 05. The 
satellite is so faint that it is impossible to be very accurate ; 
it will not bear any light to the wires. 
n h 34/ , twenty-five feet reflector. With 300 I see the 
satellite very distinctly, but the evening is not fine. 
J The first satellite was 78^° sp; distance 576. The se- 
cond at 8 h 28' was 78^° sp ; distance 13 ; invisible. 
1798, March 18, 8 h 26'. The first satellite is invisible; 
the second is south preceding at a considerable distance ; it 
is farther off than the greatest elongation of the first. 
J The first satellite was 78^° nf ; distance 51 ; invisible. 
The second was 78^° sp ; distance 484. 
1798, March 19, 9 11 51'. I see a north following satellite 
which I suppose to be the first. The second is near its south 
preceding greatest elongation. Distance 49", 90, I can only 
apply a very distant lantern, which will hardly give light 
enough to show the wires. The satellite is not so bright in 
its southern elongation as it was March 12th in its northern 
one, though the weather is now very beautiful. In the south 
preceding elongation is a distant star that may be a satellite; 
many other stars are pointed out. 
1 The first satellite was 78^ 0 nf ; distance 445. The 
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