232 Mr. South’s observations of the apparent distances 
No. DCCXVIII. continued. 
Passy ; August 1, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and 11th magnitudes. 
Position = 84° 17' n f 
Distance = 6".686 
5 Qbs $ ! | Diff = o°. 4 5 8 i ] Excessivel y difficult. 
Stars tolerably steady, and on the meridian. Night fine. 
Mean Result. 
Position 8 5 0 38' nf (20 Obs.) ; Distance 6".840 (20 Obs.) ; 
Epoch 1825.36. 
The angle in 1783 was 87° 48 ' nf, differing only 2 0 10' 
from the present. Of course no change can be concluded. (H.) 
No. DCCXIX. 
R. A. i9 h 25 r 
Nova : 
Decl. 36° 21' N. 
Triple ; A of the 9th, B of the 10th, and C of the 9th mag- 
nitudes. 
Measures of A B. 
Passy ; July 24, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position — 32 0 36' nf\ 5 Obs. 
Distance = 6".3 1 1 
5 Obs. 
Diff! z= o° 64 9 } Extremel y difficult. 
Night very favourable ; stars very steady ; but the smaller one is faint. Observed 
on the meridian. 
Passy ; July 27, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position 22 34 0 49' nf\ 5 Obs. 
Distances 6". 280 j 5 Obs. 
Diff 2: 2 0 12' 
Diff =2 o".6 73 
| Very 
difficult. 
The small star is indistinct : the night very fine. 
Passy; July 28, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
9 th and 10 th magnitudes. 
Position = 32 0 55' nf\ 5 Obs. | Diff 22 z° i\ Very difficult. 
Stars very steady, but the small one scarcely bears any illumination. 
