for ascertaining the distances of clusters of stars, &c. 435 
The profundity of this cluster must be at least of the 900th 
order. 
Observations of the 1st of the connoissance des temps . 
“ 1783, 1794, 7 feet telescope. With 287, light without 
stars.” 
“ 1805, 1809, 10 feet telescope. It is resolvable. There 
“ does not seem any milky nebulosity mixed with what I 
“ take to be small lucid points.” 
“ 1783, 1784, 1809, 20 feet telescope. Very bright, of an 
“ irregular figure ; full 5 minutes in the longest direction. I 
“ suspect it to consist of stars.” 
“ 1805, large 10 feet telescope. With 220 the diameter 
“ is 4' o" ; with this power and light it is what must be 
“ called resolvable.” 
As all the observations of the large telescopes agree to call 
this object resolvable, it is probably a cluster of stars at no 
very great distance beyond their gaging powers ; its profun- 
dity may therefore be of about the 980th order. It is near 
the milky way. 
Observations of the 2nd of the connoissance. 
“ 1799, 7 feet finder of the telescope. It is visible as a 
“ star. 1810, it may just be perceived to have rather a 
“ larger diameter than a star.” 
“ 1783, 2 feet sweeper. It is like a telescopic comet.” 
“ 1794, 7 feet telescope. With 287 I can see that it is a 
“ cluster of stars, many of them being visible.” 
“ 1810, 10 feet telescope. A beautiful bright object.” 
“ 1784, 1785, 1802, 20 feet telescope. A cluster of very 
“ compressed exceedingly small stars.” 
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