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a tail 2o long, which extended in a S. W. direction towards and of that constellation.-(Biot.)

IIO.

[90.] In January a comet rose to the S. W. of y and Eridani. It had a bluish tail, 6° or 7° long, pointing to the N. E., in which direction it moved. (Ma-tuoan-lin.)

115.

[91.] On Nov. 16 an extraordinary star appeared in the W. On the 21st it was to the S. of ẞ and a Aquarii, and afterwards moved to Musca and the Pleiades.-(Biot.*) Gaubil erroneously refers this comet to 117. -(Hind, Companion to the Almanac, 1859, p. 12.) Pingré, following Gaubil, reads "3 Aquarii and a Equulei."

123.*

[92] In December-January an extraordinary star was seen in the region near a Herculis and a Ophiuchi.-(Biot.)

132.

[93] On January 29 a strange star, with a tail 2° long, pointing towards the S.W., was observed. Its R. A. was 6° greater than that of ẞ Capricorni; it was also seen near 8, λ, & Sagittarii, and moved near Aquarii,

a Equulei, and a Aquarii, towards e and 6 Pegasi.-(Ma-tuoan-lin; Biot.*) This comet was seen in Europe in the time of Adrian, whose courtiers told him that the soul of Antinoüs had been changed into a new star.(Dion Cassius, Hist. Roman., lxix.)

133.*

[94] On February 8 an extraordinary star, with a vapour 50° long and 2° broad, was seen to the S. W. of y, 8 &c. Eridani.—(Biot.)

149.

[95.] On Oct. 19 a comet, with a tail 5° long, was observed in the head of Hercules; it was only seen for 4 days.—(De Mailla, iii. 441.) Gaubil dates its appearance for 148, and Ma-tuoan-lin for 147.

161 (i).

[96.] In February-March a comet was seen near a a Scorpii.-(De Mailla, iii. 459.)

161 (ii).

[97] On June 14 an extraordinary star appeared in the R. A. of a Pegasi. It remained nearly stationary for some time, and then

retrograded; and when it reached the R. A. of 14h it threw out a tail 5° long. (Ma-tuoan-lin.)

180 (i).

[98.] In Aug.-Sept. a comet was discovered near 4, κ, λ, μ, v, § Ursæ Majoris. It moved E. to the tail of Leo, and disappeared in 3 weeks.(Ma-tuoan-lin.)

180 (ii).

[99.] Another comet was visible in 180, in the winter, for 2 or 3 months. It came from the E. of Sirius, and moved towards κ, v, λ Hydræ, where it vanished.-(De Mailla, iii. 506; Ma-tuoan-lin.)

182 (i).

[100] In February, March, or April, a comet was seen near 8 Andromedæ. It tended towards the E., and entered the circle of perpetual apparition, but left it again after 3 days. It was visible for nearly 9 weeks. (Ma-tuoan-lin.)

182 (ii).*

[101.] On June 30 an extraordinary star appeared in Corona Borealis ; it moved to the S. W. to a Herculis and a Ophiuchi. It disappeared in the division of μ2 Scorpii.-(Biot.)

182 (iii).

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[102.] In August-September a comet appeared near and « Ursæ Majoris, which was also seen in the vicinity of ẞ Leonis.-(De Mailla, iii. 507; Ma-tuoan-lin.)

188.

[103] A comet was observed in March-April.—(De Mailla, iii. 520.)

190. +

[104.] During the reign of Commodus a hairy star was seen.(Ælius Lampridius; Herodianus, Historiæ, i.) No more exact date can be assigned.

192.

[105.] In September-October (or October-November) a grand comet 100° long was seen to the S. of a, «, λ Virginis.-(Ma-tuoan-lin.)

193.

[106.] In November-December a comet was seen near a and 【 Virginis, moving towards the N. E. On arriving in the region near a Herculis and a Ophiuchi it disappeared. (Ma-tuoan-lin.) Another authority places it near a Herculis, &c. at its discovery.--(De Mailla, iii. 363.)

200.

[107.] On Nov. 6 a comet was observed near & Serpentis.-(De Mailla, iv. 35; Ma-tuoan-lin.)

204.

[108.] In November-December a comet appeared in Gemini, which passed by 6, 7, 8 Cancri, a, y Leonis, to the region lying around ẞ Leonis. -(De Mailla, iv. 40; Ma-tuoan-lin; Dion Cassius, Hist. Roman., lxxv. 16.)

206.

[109.] In February a comet was observed in the square of Ursa Major the tail extended over the whole of the circle of perpetual apparition it reached to Ursa Minor.-(De Mailla, iv. 43; Ma-tuoan-lin.)

207.

[110.] On Nov. 10 a comet appeared in Leo.-(Ma-tuoan-lin; Couplet.) De Mailla assigns this comet to the previous year.-(Hist. Gén. iv. 45.)

213.

[111] In January-February a comet appeared near 6, v, & Geminorum. (De Mailla, iv. 63.)

222.

[112.] On Nov. 4 a new star was observed between 8 Virginis and ☛ Leonis.—(Gaubil.) It is uncertain whether this was a comet or a temporary star. Either will accord with the description. Between 7 and y Virginis. (Biot.*)

225.

[113] On Dec. 9 a comet was discovered near m Leonis; it passed by a, y Leonis.-(Ma-tuoan-lin.)

232.

[114.] On Dec. 4 a comet was seen near σ Leonis. It approached B Leonis.-(Ma-tuoan-lin.)

236 (i).

[115] On Nov. 30 a comet, with a tail 3° long, was seen near a Scorpii; on Dec. 1 it (or another comet) was seen in the E.-(Matuoan-lin; Gaubil.)

236 (ii).

[116.] On Dec. 15 a comet was seen; it approached e, f Ophiuchi and 6, Herculis.-(Ma-tuoan-lin; Gaubil.)

238 (i).

[117] In September a comet, with a tail 3° long, was discovered in

Hydra and Crater; it moved eastwards, and disappeared in 6 weeks.— (Gaubil; Ma-tuoan-lin.)

238 (ii).

[118.] An extraordinary star was visible from Nov. 29 to Dec. 15. On the former day it was between Cygni, « Andromedæ, and λ, μ or T, v Pegasi. It seems to have passed by the W. of the tail of Aquila (Dec. 10) to near y Ophiuchi.-(Gaubil; Biot.*)

245.

[119] On Sept. 18 a comet, with a tail 2° long, appeared in the sidereal division of a Hydræ; it moved towards the division of v Hydræ, and remained visible for 3 weeks.-(Gaubil; Ma-tuoan-lin.)

247.

[120.] On Jan. 16 a comet, with a tail 1° long, was observed: it had the same R. A. as Corvus, and was visible for 8 weeks.-(Matuoan-lin.)

248 (i).

[121.] In April-May a comet was seen in the Pleiades. Its tail was 6° long, and extended towards the S. W.-(Ma-tuoan-lin.)

248 (ii).

[122.] In August a comet appeared in the sidereal division of Crater; it moved towards that of y Corvi. The tail was 2° long, and it remained visible for 6 weeks.-(Ma-tuoan-lin.)

251.

[123] On Dec. 21 a comet appeared between a and ẞ Pegasi. It moved westwards, and disappeared after 13 weeks.— (Ma-tuoan-lin.)

252.

[124.] On March 25 a comet was observed in Musca, with a tail 50° or 60° stretching towards the S. It afterwards passed between the cross of Orion (d, e, &c.), and was seen for 3 weeks.-(Gaubil; Matuoan-lin.)

253.

[125] In December a comet appeared near Virginis, 7, 8, e Corvi, and near ẞ Leonis. The tail pointed to the S. W., and was 50° long. It remained visible for 6 months.-(Ma-tuoan-lin.) Hind remarks that

probably the comet's motion was retrograde, and that therefore it receded from the Sun's place towards the W.; also that its path was no doubt more extensive than Ma-tuoan-lin has set down.-(Companion to the Almanac, 1859, p. 19.)

254.

[126.] In December a vapour emerged from near 8 Sagittarii. Its length is stated to have been very great.-(Ma-tuoan-lin.) Pingré seems to doubt whether this was a comet or not.

255.

[127] In January-February a comet was seen in the N.W. near the horizon. (Ma-tuoan-lin.)

257.

[128.] In November-December or December-January a white comet was seen near a Virginis.—(Ma-tuoan-lin.)

259.*

[129.] In November-December an extraordinary star was seen near B Leonis. It moved towards the S. W., traversed the division of γ Corvi, and disappeared in a week.-(Biot.)

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262.

[130.] On Dec. 2 a comet, with a tail 55° long, appeared near ×, Virginis. It moved towards the N., and was visible for 6 weeks.(Gaubil.) Ma-tuoan-lin says that its tail was only 5 tsun (of a degree?) long.

265.

[131] In June a comet was seen near a, ẞ, 7 Cassiopeia. Its tail was 10° long, and pointed to the S. E., and after 12 days it disappeared. -(Ma-tuoan-lin.)

268.

[132] On Feb. 18 a comet was seen in Corvus. It advanced to the N. W., and subsequently turned towards the E. (Ma-tuoan-lin); which remark probably has reference only to the tail.-(Hind.)

269.

[133] In October-November a comet was seen within the circle of perpetual apparition.-(De Mailla, iv. 148.)

275.

[134] In January-February a comet was discovered in Corvus.(Ma-tuoan-lin.)

276.

[135] A comet was visible from June 23 to September. It moved from near a Libræ, by a Boötis to ẞ Leonis, and attained to x Hydræ, the square of Ursa Major and ‹, «, λ, μ Ursa Majoris.—(Ma-tuoan-lin.) Hind B b