27 6 Mr. South’s observations of the apparent distances 
No. DCCLXXIX. R. A. ai h 2 m ; Decl. 38° i # N. 
Struve, 710. 
Double ; 8th and 10th magnitudes ; small, blue. 
Passy ; October 2 , 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Diff! = o".6oi } Ver y difficult - 
Several stars in the field ; some double of the 3rd and 4th classes ; but all too faint 
for measures. 
Position ~ 79 0 23 ' nf 5 Obs. 
Distance = 1' 54".234 5 Obs. 
Passy; November 21 , 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and 11th magnitudes. 
Position = 79 0 7' nf 5 Obs. I DifF. — i° 43' 
Distances: i' 56". 367 5 Obs. | DifF. = 1 ". 1 5 4 
j Extremely difficult. 
Observed when 70 minutes west of the meridian. 
Passy; October 8, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and 1 1th, or 12th magnitudes. 
Distances i' S 3"‘753 I 5 Obs- | DifF. = i". 875. Excessively difficult. 
Night hazy. 
Mean Result. 
Position 79 0 15' nf (10 Obs.); Epoch 1824.81 ; 
Distance i' 54". 785 (15 Obs.); Epoch 1825.13. 
No. DCCLXXX. R. A. 21* 2 ra ; Decl. 19 0 1 6' N. 
Nova ; 
Double ; equal ; each 9th magnitude. 
Passy : August 14, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 57° 14' nf or sp I 5 Obs. DifF. = 4° 21' 7 Difficult> 
Distance = 3 .419 | 5 Obs. DifF. = o .360 j 
Night very hazy, and stars unsteady. 
Passy ; September 5 , 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Equal ; each of the 9th magnitude. 
Position = 59 0 8' nf or sp 
Distance = 2". 748 
5 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
“ l ° 2 3 ' } Very difficult. 
DifF. =: 0 .312) 1 
Night hazy ; stars unsteady, and bear but a very feeble illumination. 
