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RE-EXAMINATION OF THIRTY-SIX DOUBLE AND 
TRIPLE STARS, THE DISTANCES AND POSITIONS 
OF WHICH, AS OBSERVED BY MR. HERSCHEL AND 
MR. SOUTH, WERE PUBLISHED IN THE PHILOSO- 
PHICAL TRANSACTIONS FOR 1824. 
No. I. R. A. o h 38 ra ; Decl. 56 0 51' N. 
y Cassiopeiae ; III. 3 ; H. and S. 8. 
Double ; 6th and 9th magnitudes. 
Passy ; October 7, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position zz 8° 21' nf 
Distance zz g".g6% 
Position zz 8° i' nf 
Distance zz g”.yS6 
7 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
Diff. = 2° 3' 
Diff. zz o". 88 9 ^ outh * 
7 Obs. j Diff. zz 3 0 45' 
5 Obs. j Diff. zzo". 553 
| Capt. 
Beaufort. 
Night not at present favourable. Observed when 40 minutes west of meridian. 
Passy ; October 11, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
6th and 10th magnitudes. 
Position = 6° 42'wjf I 7 Obs. 
Distance = 9"-959 | 5 Obs. 
Diff. zz i° 36' 
Diff. zz o".432 
Difficult. 
Night foggy; the small star very indistinct: observed when 50' west of meridian. 
Passy ; October 12, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
6th and 1 0th magnitudes. 
Position = 6° 2' nf , 7 Obs. Diff. zz i° 26' ? tv#: i. 
Distance = 9".736 | 5 Obs. Diff. zz o ".745 j 1 CU 
Observed when one hour west of the meridian with 181. The stars, which have 
hitherto been remarkably steady and well defined, are now suddenly so excessively 
unsteady and ill defined, that to persevere in observing is altogether useless. 
S S 
MDCCCXXVI. 
