148 Mr. South’s observations of the apparent distances 
No. DLXXXVIL 
Decl. 82° 8' N. 
R. A. 8 h 52* 
Nova ; 
Double; 8th and 12th magnitudes; small, blue. 
Passy ; March 21 , 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 48° 56' np 5 Obs. Diff. = o° 33' ) Excessivelv difficult 
Distance = 24". 174 5 Obs. Diff. = 2 ". 9 57 ] £ ' xcessivel y ““cult. 
The small star becomes invisible, under very slight illumination. 
Passy ; March 26 , 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
9 th and ] 1 th magnitudes. 
Position = 48° 59' np | 5 Obs. Diff. = 2° 40' 7 Extremely difficult 
Distance = 24".5 10 | 5 Obs. Diff. = i".o8 2 j ^ xt e e y aimcult - 
Mean Result. 
Position 48° 57' np ; Distance 24 ,; .342; Epoch 1825.22. 
No. DLXXXVIII. R. A. 8 h 55 m ; Decl. 16 0 5 7' S. 
Nova ; 
Double ; 8|- and 9th magnitudes. 
Passy ; February 25, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 59 0 3' rip I 5 Obs. | Diff. = i°2 5 ' 7 lt 
Distance = 30" .060 | 5 Obs. | Diff. rr i".034 3 
Night very hazy ; Thermometer stands at 28°; no dew on the object-glass ; but the 
polar axis is covered with hoar frost. 
Passy ; March 2, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
9th and 10th magnitudes. 
Position = 58° 34' np ] ; Obs. I Diff. =t i° 44' 7 -t? i. 
Distance = }o'.ii s | 5 Obs. | Diff. = .*.*74} Vtr ? dlfficult - 
Passy ; March 21, 1825 ; Portable Transit. 
Observed R. A. of the larger star =: 8 h 55' 7". 10. 
Mean Result. 
Position 58° 48' np ; Distance 3o".232 ; Epoch 1825.15. 
