and positions of 458 double and triple stars, &c. 265 
No. DCCLXIV. continued. 
Passy ; September 29, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
9th and 9| magnitudes. 
Diff = o'". 79 3 } Satisfactory- 
Observed when 1 1 hour west of the meridian; stars most admirably defined, are 
remarkably steady, and bear a very good illumination. Night unusually fine. 
Position 87° 19' m_p 1 5 Obs. 
Distance ?".5 80 | 5 Obs. 
Passy ; August 14, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
9th and 9f magnitudes. 
Position = 85° 12' np 
Distance rr 5".222 
Distance = 4".76o 
5 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
SS: = £&}** difficult - 
DifF. — o". 649. Difficult. 
Night hazy, but less so when the 2nd set of distances was procured. 
Passy ; August 16, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
and 9th magnitudes. 
Position := 84° 48' np 
Distance ~ 4".7Z2 
5 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
Diff. = i° 28' ) 
Diff. = o ".649 f 
Very steady. 
Stars bear a very good illumination. Night favourable ; observations satisfactory. 
Passy; August 23, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
9th and 91 magnitudes. 
Distance = 4".6o9 | 5 Obs. t Diff. = o". 456. Tolerably steady. 
The distance, 5". 580, taken September 29, 1824, is probably large; still as the 
observations were made under favourable circumstances, I cannot reconcile myself 
to their rejection. 
Mean Result. 
Position 84° 59' np (25 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.08 ; 
Distance 4 ". 9 79 (25 Obs.); Epoch 1825.40. 
In 1783.33 the position was found to be 78° 42' np, so that 
an angle of -f 6° 1 7' seems to have been described since that 
epoch, or + o°.i28 per annum. This star then should be 
re-examined after an interval of 10 or 20 years, to ascertain 
whether the presumed motion be real, or not. (H.) 
MDCCCXXVI. 
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