44° Sir W. Herschei/s astronomical observations 
Observations of the 14 th of the connoissance. 
1783, 7 feet telescope. With 227, there is a strong suspi- 
cion of its consisting of stars. 
“ 1783, 1784, 1791, 1799, 20 feet telescope. Extremely 
“ bright, round, easily resolvable ; with 300 I can see the 
“ stars. The heavens are pretty rich in stars of a certain 
“ size, but they are larger than those in the cluster, and 
“ easily to be distinguished from them. The cluster is consi- 
“ derably behind the scattered stars, as some of them are 
“ projected upon it.” 
From the observations of the 20 feet telescope, which in 
1791 and 1799 P ower of discerning stars 73.08 times 
as far as the eye, the profundity of this cluster must be of 
the 900th order. 
Observations of the \§tk of the connoissance. 
“ 1799. It is visible to the eye.” 
“ 1783, 1794, 7 feet telescope. With 278 the stars of the 
“ cluster may be seen.” 
" 1799, 10 feet telescope. With an aperture of 4 inches, 
“ no trace of stars is visible. 1817, with an aperture of 4.56 
“ inches, which gives a gaging power of 14, it appears like a 
“ nebulous patch, gradually brighter in the middle; with a 
“ gaging power of 16, the hazy border of it is larger ; with 
“ 18, the whole of it much larger and brighter; with 20, 
“ resolvable; and w itli 22, the stars are visible.” 
“ 1784, 1787, 1807, 20 feet telescope. A globular cluster 
“ of stars, about 6 minutes in diameter.” 
“ 1810, large 10 feet telescope. The diameter, with 171, 
