AT THE OBSERVATORY AT PARAMATTA. 
77 
Observed Declinations and Distances of the Sun from the Equinox. 
1827. 
Barom. 
Thi 
Ins. 
irm. 
Out. 
Sun’s Observed 
South Polar 
Distance. 
Paral. 
Bessel’s 
Refrac- 
tion. 
Semidia- 
meter. 
Sun’s True De- 
clination by Ob- 
servation. 
Sun’s Dist. from 
Equinox deduced 
from the Obs. 
inches. 
Sept. 10 
29.836 
60 
68 
95 
2 
2.35 
5.25 
44.86 
15 
55.25 
5 
18 
37.21 
11 
29.73 
59 
69.5 
94 
39 
14-97 
5.23 
43.94 
99 
55.50 
4 
55 
49-18 
11 
27 
54 
12 
29-485 
66 
82 
94 
16 
30.70 
5.20 
41.90 
99 
55.65 
4 
33 
3.05 
10 
34 
6 
13 
29.73 
60 
68 
93 
53 
36.2 
5.17 
42.89 
99 
56.00 
4 
10 
9-92 
9 
40 
12.5 
14 
29-85 
58.3 
62 
94 
2 
30.22 
5.18 
43.82 
99 
56.20 
3 
47 
12.66 
8 
46 
22.0 
15 
29-904 
58 
61.3 
93 
7 
30.12 
5.09 
42.55 
99 
56.5 
3 
24 
4.08 
7 
52 
16 
16 
29.964 
55.5 
63 
93 
16 
25.42 
5.09 
42.66 
99 
56.8 
3 
1 
6.19 
6 
58 
44 
19 
30.140 
57 
66.5 
91 
34 
45.05 
4.89 
40.11 
99 
57.57 
1 
51 
27-84 
4 
17 
10.2 
20 
30.064 
59.5 
68 
91 
43 
26.7 
4.9 
40.03 
99 
57.83 
1 
28 
4.00 
3 
23 
5.2 
21 
29.774 
58 
78 
90 
48 
12.4 
4.79 
37.61 
99 
58.10 
1 
4 
43.32 
2 
29 
12.0 
23 
29.864 
60.5 
65.7 
90 
1 
21.57 
4.71 
37.52 
99 
58.6 
0 
17 
52.98 
0 
41 
12.5 
24 
29.642 
55 
68 
90 
0 
4.6 
4.72 
37.27 
99 
58-87 
0 
5 
21.72 
0 
12 
21.2 
25 
29.724 
56 
68.6 
89 
14 
36.47 
4.59 
36.08 
99 
59.17 
0 
28 
52.87 
1 
6 
33.4 
26 
29.992 
58 
69-2 
89 
23 
13.32 
4.62 
36.57 
99 
59.44 
0 
52 
14.17 
2 
0 
24.0 
27 
30.065 
57 
69.5 
88 
59 
42.45 
4.57 
36.04 
99 
59.70 
1 
15 
45.78 
2 
54 
40.8 
29 
29-978 
55 
65 
87 
40 
57.4 
4.41 
34.50 
16 
0.33 
2 
2 
32.18 
4 
42 
47.5 
30 
30.170 
57 
63.5 
87 
17 
28.7 
4.35 
34.29 
99 
0.6 
2 
26 
0.76 
5 
37 
11.6 
Oct. 1 
30.034 
55 
61 
87 
26 
14.39 
4.38 
34.52 
99 
0.87 
2 
49 
16.34 
6 
31 
12.2 
2 
30.14 
56 
60.5 
87 
2 
50.2 
4.35 
34.48 
99 
1.13 
3 
12. 
41.14 
7 
25 
42.3 
Right Ascensions of (3 Crucis and 2 a Centauri. 
1827- 
Sun’s Corrected 
Distance from 
Equinox. 
Diff. of .R be- 
ttveen Sun’s True 
and/3CrucisMean 
Place, Sept. 23. 
£ Crucis Mean 
/R, Sept. 23, 1827. 
Diff. 7R between 
Sun’s True and 2 
a. Centauri Mean 
Place, Sept. 23. 
2 a Centauri 
Mean Sep- 
tember 23, 1827. 
o 
/ // 
o 
✓ 
// 
// 
Aug. 31 
21 
24 21.3 
30 
50 
18.0 
189 
25 
56.7 
Sept. 1 
20 
30 9 
29 
55 
41.05 
99 
55 
32.05 
2 
19 
35 37-1 
29 
1 
23.46 
99 
55 
45.40 
3 
18 
41 5.2 
28 
6 
51.82 
55 
55 
46.6 
4 
17 
46 51.3 
27 
12 
45.45 
55 
55 
54.1 
10 
21 
47 
40.69 
55 
55 
38.5 
11 
11 
28 13.8 
20 
53 
51.2 
55 
55 
37-5 
Mid. 11 
20 
26 
40.35 
55 
55 
29.4 
12 
10 
34 10 
13 
9 
40 12.5 
9 
5 
58.5 
55 
46.0 
14 
8 
46 24.7 
18 
12 
4.6 
55 
55 
39-9 
/ 
// 
n 
15 
7 
52 30.1 
17 
18 
14.7 
55 
55 
44.6 
44 
52 
5.565 
216 
59 
35.46 
15 
16 
51 
22.35 
55 
55 
49-95 
16 
6 
58 34.8 
16 
24 
20.0 
55 
45.2 
43 
58 
11.595 
99 
99 
36.79 
16 
15 
57 
10.57 
55 
55 
51.0 
19 
4 
16 59-0 
13 
42 
48.1 
55 
55 
49.1 
41 
16 
35.895 
99 
99 
36.89 
19 
13 
15 
56.8 
55 
52.7 
40 
49 
52.065 
99 
99 
48.0 
20 
3 
23 9-3 
12 
48 
57.9 
55 
55 
48.6 
40 
22 
54.255 
99 
99 
44.95 
20 
12 
21 
55.3 
55 
55 
43.2 
99 
99 
33.09 
21 
2 
49 14.9 
11 
55 
5.5 
55 
50.6 
39 
55 
45.195 
23 
0 
41 22.7 
10 
7 
18.5 
55 
55 
55.8 
37 
41 
7.94 
99 
99 
45.24 
23 
9 
40 
2.6 
55 
55 
38.24 
24 
0 
12 33.95 
9 
13 
12.2 
55 
55 
46.1 
24 
8 
46 
17-83 
55 
55 
54.45 
25 
1 
6 39.3 
8 
19 
1.1 
40.4 
35 
52 
59.94 
99 
99 
39.2 
25 
7 
52 
19-42 
55 
55 
56.9 
35 
26 
8.85 
99 
99 
46.35 
26 
2 
0 35.7 
7 
25 
20.9 
55 
55 
56.6 
34 
59 
7-98 
99 
99 
43.68 
Means 
189 
25 
46.514 
216 
59 
40.965 
Precession to .Ian. 1. 1828 
13.855 
18.058 
0.705 
0.651 
Mean Jan. 1, 1828, 
of |6 Crucis. . 
189 
26 
1.074 
2 a Centauri 
216 
59 
59.674 
