and positions 0/36 double and triple stars, &c. 
339 
No. XVII. R. A. 1 5 h i8 m ; Decl. 38° 1' N. 
sf f. 1 Bootis ; I. 17 ; H. and S. 203. 
Double ; 8th and 10th magnitudes. 
Passy ; June 12, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 64° 14' np [ 7 Obs. | Diff. 22 i° 29' | Difficult. 
Observed when on the meridian with 327 : I could not obtain any measures of 
distance, on account of the extreme unsteadiness of the stars. 
Passy ; June 13, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
9th and 10th magnitudes. 
Position =63° 32 'np 
Distance = 1 396 
7 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
Diff. 2= 3 0 9' 
Diff. 22 o".432 
| Difficult. 
Observed with 327, when on the meridian. Measures satisfactory. 
Passy ; June 17, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
81 and 10th magnitudes. 
Position rr 63° zVnp I 7 Obs. Diff. = 3° 39' 7 
Distances i"-3 77 j 5 Obs. Diff. 220''. 408 j as ^‘ 
Observed with 327 : stars well defined, and 35 minutes east of the meridian. 
Passy ; June 19, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
9 th and 9 | magnitudes. 
Position 2263° 25' np I 7 Obs. I Diff. = 2 0 n' ) , T . A .a, ,. 
Distance — i *573 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o ".3 . 4 N °* d,fficult ' 
Stars on the meridian, and admirably defined. Measures obtained with 327, and 
considered very satisfactory. 
Passy ; June 23, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and 10th magnitudes. 
Position 22 63° y' np I 7 Obs. I Diff. 22 i° 30' ) 
Difficult. 
Distance 22 i ,/ *339 | 5 Obs. J Diff. =o ".3365 
Observed with 327 ; stars on the meridian, but very unsteady. 
Mean Result. 
Position 63° 32' np{33 Obs.) ; Distance 1A421 (20 Obs.); 
Epoch 1825.45. 
These measures, compared with those of 1823, give a 
motion of only — o° io' instead of — 1° 6', which calculation 
