and positions 0/458 double and triple stars , &c. 301 
No. DCCCXVIII. R. A. 22* 40“ ; Decl. 14 0 S3' S. 
t s Aquarii ; Struve, 767 ; VI. 97- 
Double ; 5th and 12th magnitudes. 
Passy; September 29, 1824 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position rz 22 0 zo' np | 5 Obs. j Diff. zz i°4'. Excessively difficult. 
Passy; November 21, 1824; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
7th and 15 th magnitudes. 
Position = 22 0 28' np | 5 Obs. | Diff. = i° 13'. Excessively difficult. 
Observations of distance impracticable ; night tolerably good. 
Passy ; October 12, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
5th and 14th, or 15th magnitudes. 
Distance = 2' 13''. 120 ] 5 Obs. | Diff. zr x''.73i. Excessively difficult. 
Observed on the meridian with 157 ; night very fine. 
Passy ; October 16, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
5th and 12th, or 14th magnitudes. 
Distance — 2' | 5 Obs. j Diff. — i".274. Excessively difficult. 
Observed with 92, when on the meridian ; with 157 the small star could not be 
distinguished. 
Mean Result. 
Position 22 0 24' np ( 10 Obs.) ; Epoch 1824.81 ; 
Distance 2' i3 ,/ -438 (10 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.78. 
The angle of 1783 is 18 0 30 ' np, differing 3 0 54' from the 
present, which is considerable for a star of the 6th class. (H.) 
No. D CCCXIX. R. A. 22 h 4i m ; Decl. 30° 23' N. 
Nova ; 
Double ; 9th and 9^ magnitudes ; both bluish. 
Passy ; September 2, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position zz 19 0 58' np 
Distances 3"-532 
5 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
Diff. = 2 0 52' 
Diff. zz o".z88 
> Excessively difficult. 
Neither of these stars will bear much illumination. Observations perhaps a little 
suspicious ; yet the night is very fine, and the stars are steady. 
