and positions of 458 double and triple stars , &c. 
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No. CCCCXXIV. R. A. 3 h io m ; Decl. 1 9 0 8' N. 
Struve, 90 ; II. 7 6. 
Double ; 8 j- and 9th magnitudes. 
Passy ; November 15, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position =19° o' sp 5 Obs. Diff. 
Distance = 7"-5i9 5 Obs. Diff. 
S.865 } Difficult » 
Passy; November 16, 1824; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
9th and 9f magnitudes. 
Position = 1 8° 53 sp [ 5 Obs. Diff. = z° 20'. Difficult. 
Distance 6". 5 54 j 5 Obs. Diff. = o ".769. Very difficult. 
Small star very obscure ; both have a bluish tint. 
Passy ; February 4, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8 | and 9th magnitudes. 
Distance “ 7" .483 | 5 Obs. | Diff. =o".553. Satisfactory. 
Set the micrometer to 29 parts, which with correction for Zero, are equal to the mea- 
sure obtained on the 16th of November, and found it certainly too small. 
Mean Result. 
(The distance observed on November 1 6 being rejected) 
Position 18° 56' sp ; Epoch 1824.87 ; Distance 7". 501 ; 
Epoch 1824.98. 
Measures of 1782, Dec. 24 ; Position 1 5 0 24' sp ; Distance 
5". 80. These indicate a slight change in angle, and a pretty 
sensible one( — i".7) in distance, considering the closeness of 
the stars. (H-) 
