and positions of 36 double and triple stars, &c. 365 
No. XXVI. R. A. i 7 h 56 m ; Decl. 2 0 33 ' N. 
70 p Ophiuchi ; II. 4 ; H. and S. 258 . 
Double ; 7 - 5 - and 8 £ magnitudes. 
Passy ; April 3, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
Position = 55 ° 51' sf I 7 Obs. I Diff. = z° 25' 1 Unsteady. 
Distance = 4". 843 ] 6 Obs. { Diff. = o".553 J Difficult. 
Observed when i fc 40' east of the meridian; the angles are perhaps as good as 
can be expected at so great a distance from the meridian : the distances, on account 
of unsteadiness of the stars, were gotten with considerable difficulty, and probably 
are a little liable to suspicion. 
Passy ; May 3, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and 9 th magnitudes. 
Position zz 52 0 3' sf I 7 Obs. Diff. — i°44'i if hour east of the meridian. 
Position = 5 1° 57' sf | 7 Obs. Diff. := i°43' J if hour 
The first set obtained with 181 ; the second set with 413 ; the night unfavour- 
able ; the stars neither well defined nor steady ; indeed the weather is become very 
bad for delicate observations. 
Passy ; June 23, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and 9 th magnitudes. 
Position = 58° 50' sf | 7 Obs. | Diff. r= 4 0 58'. On the meridian. 
Stars extremely ill defined and very unsteady ; so much so that I do not consider 
the results entitled to the least confidence ; measures of distance altogether imprac- 
ticable ; the night is beautifully clear, not a cloud visible ; but the extreme unstea- 
diness of the stars obliges me to discontinue observing, although I do it with the 
greatest reluctance. 
Passy ; June 29, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
7 f and 9 th magnitudes. 
Position zz 58° 15' sf 7 Obs. 
Distance == 4".874 5 Obs. 
Diff. = i°24' ) 
Diff. zz o".z0\\ 
On the meridian. 
Stars very steady and well defined ; small, certainly not blue ; measures are 
satisfactory. 
Passy ; June 30, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
7f and 8f magnitudes. 
7 Obs. I Diff. = i° 36') ... 
5 Obs. I Diff. = 0*432} ° n the mendian * 
Stars well defined and steady ; measures good. 
Position =5 7 0 13 sf 
Distance =4".4i9 
