on the local arrangement of the celestial bodies in space. 32 3 
52 0 29'. There are 153 stars in a quadrant, or 612 in the 
field of view, and the whole breadth of the sweep, which is 
2 0 s r , is equally rich. 
The gage was taken in the preceding branch of the milky 
way, in the neck of the Swan. 
Aug. 22, 1792. Right ascension ig h 35'. Polar distance 
75 ° 5 '• The field of view is extremely crowded, but the stars 
are too small and too numerous to be counted ; there cannot 
be less than 100, or probably 15c in a quadrant. From some 
careful, trials I suppose there were 150 ; this would give 600 
stars in the field of view. The stars continue to be equally 
crowded throughout the whole breadth of the sweep, which 
was 2 0 35' till right ascension 39 h 54', when there still were 
440 in the field. 
This gage was taken in the following branch of the milky 
way, in the wing of Aquila. 
Sept. 13,1784. Right ascension 20 h 43'. Polar distance 
from 34 0 if to 57° i'. This branch of the milky way is less 
rich than the preceding one. 
The same sweep passed through both the branches, and 
the observation relates to a place in the following wing of 
the Swan. 
Oct. 19, 1788. Right ascension 2i h 13'. Polar distance 
from 43 0 33' to 46° 13'. The milky way is very rich, but the 
stars are very unequally scattered. 
This observation belongs to the tail of the Swan. 
Nov. 2 6, 1788. Right ascension 23 11 40'. Polar distance 
29 0 13'. The milky way is very rich, but the stars are very 
unequally scattered. The stars are clustering. Right ascen- 
sion o h 14'. Polar distance 29 0 51'. Clustering ^small stars 
