242 Mr. South’s observations of the apparent distances 
No. DCCXXXI. continued. 
Passy ; September 4, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Equal; each of the 11 th magnitude. 
360 } Extremely difficult. 
Night very hazy. Should these observations accord with one set already taken 
more than with the other, they must not be received to the exclusion of the discor- 
dant series. 
Observed on the meridian. Night hazy. 
Passy; September 6, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial, 
Equal; each of the 10th magnitude. 
Position “ 62° 52' sp or nf\ 6 Obs. | Diff. zr 3 0 7'. Very difficult. 
Stars tolerably steady ; but the night is so extremely hazy, that no observations of 
distance can be procured. 
Passy ; September 8, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
9jj and 10th magnitudes. 
Distance — 6 s '. 282 J 5 Obs. | Diff. rs o".793. Extremely difficult. 
Night so hazy, that the stars are only visible by glimpses. 
Passy ; September 9, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
9 th and 9 | magnitudes. 
Distances 6 s '. 150 j 5 Obs. J Diff . zz o''.74S. Tolerably steady. 
Mean Result . 
Position 63° 24' sp or nf (30 Obs.) ; Distance 3". 99 2 (30 Obs.) ; 
Passy ; September 5, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial, 
Equal ; each of the 9 th magnitude. 
Epoch 1825.68. 
