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MR. RUMKER’S OBSERVATIONS 
Inferior Conjunction of Venus, July and August 1828, observed with the 
Repeating Circle. 
1828. 
Mer. Zen. Dist. of 
the lower limb of 
Venus corrected 
for Refraction. 
1828. 
Mer. Zen. Dist. of 
the lower limb of 
Venus corrected 
for Refraction. 
July 16 
o / // 
47 14 30.9 
July 24 
o / // 
46 33 13.3 
17 
„ 7 1.9 
25 
„ 31 11.6 
18 
46 59 17-3 
26 
„ 29 22.3 
19 
„ 54 28.5 
30 
„ 29 5.8 
21 
„ 44 9-2 
31 
„ 30 28.3 
22 
„ 39 56.8 
Aug. 1 
„ 32 38.8 
23 
„ 36 13.4 
2 
„ 34 59.1 
N.B. Parallax has not been applied. 
2. Oppositions of Mars observed at Paramatta. 
Opposition of Mars, February 1822. 
These observations are the means of numerous observations made about the 
meridian, and reduced to the Time of the Culmination of Mars. 
1822. 
Stars’ Names. 
Mars has -\- more 
or — less Right 
Ascension than Star. 
Mars North or 
South of Star. 
Feb. 15 
i Leonis 
446 Mayer 
— 1 47.328 
+ 1 38.915 
2 35.15 N. 
9 19-2 S. 
16 
446 Mayer 
+ 0 6.049 
0 34.84 S. 
17 
446 Mayer 
Anon. 
8 32.07 N. 
16 19-73 S. 
23 
H. C. pag. 222 
— 4 36.239 
1 15.88 S. 
Mars must have eclipsed 446 Mayer on the 16th February. 
Opposition of Mars, May 1826. 
Comparisons of Mars with 2 a Libras. 
1826. 
DifT. of At. 
DifT. of Declin. 
May 5 
m s 
+ 5 40.1 
25 43.3 S. 
6 
+ 4 10.13 
21 54.6 
7 
17 55.7 
8 
+ 1 10.0 
13 54.8 
10 
5 54.5 
12 
2 2.3 N. 
Observed Polar Distances. 
1826. 
S. P. D. of Mars 
Centre corrected 
for Refraction. 
O / // 
May 5 
74 15 12.2 
6 
„ 19 6.5 
7 
„ 23 8.5 
8 
„ 27 11.5 
10 
„ 35 2.9 
12 
„ 43 1.2 
