72 Mr. South's observations of the apparent distances 
No. CCCCLXXVL R. A. 5 h 12“ ; Decl. 18° 43' S. 
Struve, 170; Hist. Cash 562. 
Double ; equal, each 7^ magnitude. 
Passy ; December 5, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position =: 72 0 39' nf or sp [ 5 Obs. I Diff. = i° 31'') 
Distances: 39". 740 | 5 Obs. | DifF. =r i".563 $ 
Passy ; December 10, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Equal ; each 71 magnitude. 
Position = 72 0 43 ' n f or sp I 5 Obs. I Diff. “ i° 8 r 
Distance 2= ^g".6Sj j 5 Obs. 
Diff. = o "577 
Night favourable, observed on the meridian. 
| Steady. 
Mean Result. 
Position 72 0 41' nf or sp ; Distance 39". 713 ; Epoch 1824.94. 
No. CCCCLXXVIL R. A. 5 h 1 3 m ; Decl. 34° 43' N. 
Struve, 173 ; IV. 101. 
Double ; 9th and 12th magnitudes. 
Passy; December 23, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 77 0 15' np | 5 Obs. | Diff. rr 2 0 3'. Extremely difficult. 
Observations of distance cannot be obtained ; the night is become very cloudy. 
Passy ; January 25, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
7th and 9th magnitudes. 
Position = 75° 33' np I 5 Obs. J Diff. = i° 7' 7 
Distance= 32".o75 J 5 Obs. j Diff. — o".553 j 
Passy ; February 2, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8 th and 9 th magnitudes. 
Position = 75° 55' np 5 Obs. Diff. = o e 30' } 
Distance= 3i".853 5 Obs. Diff. = o". 962 5 
Mean Result. 
Position 7 6° 14' np (15 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.04 ; 
Distance 3i"-964 (10 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.07. 
This measure of position, compared with that of 1783, 
presents only 14' of difference. The distances are however 
evidently not comparable, owing to the micrometrical irregu- 
larity already pointed out. (H.) 
