366 Mr. South's re-examination of the apparent distances 
No. XXVI. R. A. i7 h 56 m ; Decl. 2° 33' N. 
70 p Ophiuchi ; II. 4 ; H. andS. 258. 
continued. 
Passy ; July 1 , 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and. 8| magnitudes. 
Position = 58° io ' s f 
Distance — 5". 150 
=I ° 32 £On the meridian. 
5 Obs. I Difr. o .721 
Stars very steady and well defined ; measures extremely satisfactory. 
Passy; July 2, 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8J and 9 3 magnitudes. 
7 Obs. j DifF. —2°%' 1 TT t a 
5 Obs. |DifF. = o".4o8l Unstead y- 
Position 58° 18 ' sf 
Distance = 4". 929 
Observed on the meridian ; stars tolerably well defined. 
Passy ; July 4 , 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
8th and 9th magnitudes. 
Position = 58° 7' sf\ 7 Obs. 1 DifF. =o° 38' 1 N , 
Distance rr 4".594 | 5 Obs. j — d' .26^^ Y’ 
Observed when 8 minutes west of the meridian; pretty well defined. 
Passy; July 5 , 1825 ; Seven- feet Equatorial. 
8| and 9| magnitudes. 
Position = 57 0 32' sf I 7 Obs. I DifF. = i° 41' ) Q h meridian 
Distance = 4".78 9 | 5 Obs. | DifF. - o". 4 8i j Un ttie mendian - 
Stars unsteady, and occasionally very faint ; light clouds passing over them. 
Passy; July 13 , 1825 ; Seven-feet Equatorial. 
7J and 8f magnitudes. 
Position = C7 0 c6' s/M 7 Obs. DifF. = 2 0 20' 7 T , . . 
Distance = ”.49. 1 | 5 Obs. | Diff. = o“. 3 r 2 } Not ^ stead >'- 
Observed when io minutes east of the meridian. 
Mean Result. 
Position 57 0 48' sf (63 Obs.) ; Epoch 1825.48 ; 
Distance 4". 763 (41 Obs.); Epoch 1825.48. 
In taking the mean, the observations of May 3 are rejected. 
