and positions of 36 double and triple stars , &c. 355 
No. XXIV. R. A. i7 h 4 m ; Decl. 2 6° 18' S. 
36 Ophiuchi ; H. and S. 243. 
continued. 
Measures of B C. 
Passy; July 8, 1825; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
7s and 9th magnitudes. 
Position = 17 0 52' np | 3 Obs. | DifF. — o° 19'. Very faint. 
Night now so cloudy, that no more observations can be procured. 
Passy ; July 13, 1825 : Seven-feet Equatorial. 
7f and 9th magnitudes. 
Position zz 17042' np 
Distance zz 3' 1 3".6 1 b 
5 Obs. 
5 Obs. 
DifF. — o° 21' 
DifF. zz 1 ".5 15 
| Very unsteady. 
Observed within a few minutes on either side of the meridian. 
Passy ; July 14, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
7tli and 9th magnitudes. 
Position — 17 0 4.1' np I 5 Obs. 
Distance zz 3' 12". 750 | 5 Obs. 
DifF. zzo° 14' ) 
DifF. — o".505 j 
Unsteady. 
Observed when a few minutes east and west of the meridian. 
Passy ; July 18, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
7th and 9| magnitudes. 
Distance zz 3' 14". 133 | 5 Obs. | DifF. zz o".84i. Extremely unsteady. 
Observations taken when the stars were 15 minutes west of the meridian. 
Passy ; July 19, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
7th and 9th magnitudes. 
Distance zz 3' I4".i59 | 6 Obs. | DifF. zz o".g62. On the meridian. 
Stars so extremely unsteady, that I could not use a higher power than 157. 
Mean Result. 
ofAB 5 Position 4i° 32' sp (13 Obs.) ; Epoch 1824.86 ; 
° ' (Distance .*>".200(15 Obs.); Epoch 1825.17. 
of A C. Position 16 0 1' np (12 Obs.); Epoch 1825.19 ; 
Distance 3' 15". 252 (19 Obs ) ; Epoch 1825.27. 
fRP (Position 17 0 41' np (10 Obs.); Epoch 1825.53 ; 
0 * (Distance 3' 13 ". 689 (21 Obs.); Epoch 1825.54. 
of A C. Difference of declination 55".4SO (30 Obs) ; 
Epoch 1825.59. 
