62 Mr. Herschel’s and Mr. South’s observations of the apparent 
No. XXXVIII. R. A. 3 h 45 m ; Dec!. 3 0 30' S. 
32 Eridani ; Struve 3 ; II. 36 ; 
Double ; pretty unequal ; large straw colour, small blue. 
Position. 
0 0 / 
90— 9.20 ^ 
945 >S 
9.40) 
ji. oq 
12.13 
11.30 |>H 
"•33 f 
iz.ssJ 
Nov. 23. 1821. 
Five-feet Equatorial. 
n p 
Position = 79°.i / np 
Distance = 8".o8i 
Distance. 
Parts. 
2 7- 3} 
26. 0 f c 
*6. 5 I s 
25. oj 
26. 5} 
25- 0 ( H 
24. 7 f 
26. OJ 
Mean ™ — 10.59 
Mean : 
Z = 
= 2587 
— 0.28 
25.59 
Other measures of this star are. 
Position 73 0 23' np ; 
Herschel, 1st Catalogue 
1781.81 
77 19 np; 
Do. “ Account of changes” 
1804.11 
80 3 6 np ; 
Struve, Dorpat Obs. iii. p. 144 
1821.47 
Distance 4" 32 ; 
Herschel, 1st Catalogue 
1781.81 
5 79; 
Do. MSS. single measure 
1783.08 
5 04 ; Mean of the above 
6 984; from A deck = 6 ". 89 ; Struve, 
1782.44 
Dorpat Obs. iii. p. 144 ; 
1 82 1.95 
The change which appears to have taken place in the angle 
may, perhaps, be only illusory ; but it can hardly be doubted 
that a considerable increase of distance, to the extent of at 
least 2", has taken place. The difference of a whole second 
between our measure and M. Struve’s, in a star so favour- 
able to measures of distance, is more than should be ex- 
pected. 
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