of the Georgian planet. 341 
was 66° sp; distance 172: this being invisible and the first 
at so great an angle, a star must have been taken for a satel- 
lite, which might well happen after an interval of eleven 
months. The observation was chiefly made to try two newly 
polished mirrors.* 
1799, April 8, 9 h 51k Both the old satellites are in a line 
near the greatest north following elongation. The nearest 
is very faint. 
J The first satellite was 74-^ 0 nf ; distance 452 ; it was the 
faint satellite and the nearest of the two. The second was 
75i° nf ; distance 529. 
1800, March 2 6, n h o'. With a new mirror and power 
300 I saw the planet beautifully well defined, and one of its 
satellites south preceding. 
J The first was 74^° sp; distance 566, it was therefore 
the observed satellite. The second was 3ij°nf; distance 
134; invisible. 
1800, April 26, 9 h go'. I see two satellites almost in oppo- 
sition ; the south preceding one is the largest and at the 
greatest distance. I see also several extremely small stars ; 
but without a regular succession of observations, it is impos- 
sible to determine whether any of them may be satellites. 
J The first satellite was 71 0 nf ; distance 469. The second 
was 7 6i° sp ; distance 592 . They were the observed satellites, 
and the apparently inverted direction of their motion is 
evident. 
1801, March 8, i2 h o'. The first satellite is at a great 
angle south preceding ; the second at a great angle north 
* The planet being now again past the node, the angular distance of the satellites 
from zero, and their apparent motions are again inverted, and will remain so. 
