AT THE OBSERVATORY AT PARAMATTA. 
3 
1 . Latitude by Repetitions on Circumpolar Stars in their upper and lower 
Culminations. 
Superior Culmination of [3 Argus. 
Day of the 
Month. 
Observed Zen. 
Distances or 
Simple Arc. 
Barom. 
Therm. 
Fahr. 
Refraction. 
Red" to the 
Meridian. 
True Meridian 
Zenith Distance. 
1822. 
/ 
// 
inches. 
O 
// 
/ 
// 
O 
/ 
a 
Sept. 1 
35 
15 
28.3 
29.89 
60 
40.2 
-5 
56.9 
35 
10 
11.6 
3 
14 
33.4 
29.80 
64 
39-6 
5 
2.85 
» 
10.2 
5 
» 
13 
35.0 
29-56 
67 
39.4 
4 
5.3 
9-1 
5 
39 
16 
13.55 
.... 
39-1 
6 
50.5 
?> 
2.1 
12 
33 
15 
20.2 
30.03 
58 
41.6 
5 
58.5 
5? 
3.3 
14 
33 
14 
49.0 
29.38 
63 
39.2 
5 
22.9 
» 
>> 
5.3 
14 
14 47.5 
5 
24.0 
2.7 
16 
33 
14 
13.9 
29-87 
54 
40.0 
4 
46.0 
?? 
8.0 
16 
33 
16 
13.6 
54.3 
40.1 
6 
43.5 
?? 
10.2 
17 
33 
18 
17.6 
29.92 
57.0 
40.5 
8 
57-15 
1.03 
18 
33 
13 
42.9 
29.84 
59.7 
40.0 
4 
16.7 
5 ? 
6.2 
18 
33 
17 
40.7 
«... 
40.0 
8 
20.4 
5 ? 
5 ? 
0.7 
19 
13 
18.6 
29.56 
70.5 
38.7 
3 
56.6 
0.77 
22 
33 
10 
30.0 
29.57 
65 
39-2 
1 
2.46 
?? 
6.76 
22 
3? 
18 
19-7 
— 
39.4 
8 
56.5 
?? 
2.58 
23 
33 
13 
26.3 
29.60 
62 
39.6 
3 
55.1 
10.8 
24 
33 
18 
23.0 
29.82 
70 
39.3 
9 
9-9 
9 
52.4 
25 
33 
14 
55.5 
29-91 
65.5 
39.8 
5 
24.2 
10 
11.0 
26 
33 
15 
21.0 
29.77 
61.5 
40.0 
— 5 
58.0 
» 
3.0 
Mean corresponding 
to September 16 (True 
Declin. 68° 59 ' 
2".22) 
35 
10 
4.88 
Inferior Culmination of (3 Argus. 
O / // 
inches. 
O 
/ // 
/ // 
O / // 
Sept. 16 
77 5 59.9 
29-89 
43 
4 12.0 
+ 1 44.1 
77 11 55.8 
21 
„ 3 27.8 
29.39 
57 
3 59.7 
4 32.9 
„ 12 0.4 
23 
„ 7 29.6 
29.72 
59.8 
4 2.6 
28.8 
„ 12 1.0 
23 
„ 0 58.8 
4 0.2 
7 0.1 
„ 11 59.1 
24 
„ 3 32.5 
29.92 
50 
4 7-9 
+ 4 14.5 
11 54.9 
Mean of the inferior passages corresponding to September 21 .... 
Mean of the superior passages reduced for Aberration, Nutation, 
and Precession, September 21 
Latitude by upper and lower culmination of (3 Argus 
77 11 58.2 
35 10 04.33 
33 48 58.73 
The inferior culminations were here unavoidably interrupted on account 
of the comet in Ophiucho. The repetitions on (3 Argus in the star’s superior 
passage were observed in the day-time. 
b 2 
