and positions of $6 double and triple stars , &c. 343 
No. XIX. R. A. i5 h 54™ ; Decl. io° 52' S. 
£ Scorpii ; I. 33 and II. 20 ; H. and S. 216. 
continued. 
Triple ; A and B equal ; each of the 7th magnitude ; 
C of the 9th. 
Measures of the close pair A B. 
Passy ; June 19, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 84° 43' sf or np | 5 Obs. j Diff. = 2 0 3'. Unsteady. 
In the former communication | Scorpii was only observed 
as a double star ; Sir W. Herschel however having described 
it as triple, I have examined it several times with reference to 
this point ; but the extreme unsteadiness of the stars, parti- 
cularly those of low altitudes, during several weeks past, has 
precluded the use of high magnifying powers. This even- 
ing the stars being more tranquil, a power of 327 was applied, 
and an elongation of the large star was at times suspected : 
413 confirmed the suspicion, but was inadequate to separate the 
two stars. The angles here given were obtained with 513, 
with which the discs of the stars seemed in contact ; but their 
extreme unsteadiness under this magnifying power rendered 
all attempts to procure measures of distance abortive ; and the 
position, from this circumstance, must be regarded with some 
distrust. The stars have the same colour, and were. observed 
on the meridian. 
Passy; June 21, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Each of the 7 th magnitude. 
Position = 8i° 48 ' np or sf\ 5 Obs. | Diff. = 6° 22'. Extremely difficult. 
Three of the angles were gotten with 512, the other two with 413. The extreme 
unsteadiness of the stars rendered the observations so unsatisfactory, that I consider 
them as little else than approximations. Observed on the meridian. 
