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Obſervationes Veneris prope maximam ejus digreffionem a Sole anni 1780. peracta a D. REGGIO . Obſervatio oppoſit . H cum eo anni 1781. pera & ta a D.REGGIO . Obſervatio oppofitionis 4 menſe Maji 1781. a D. ALLODIO . Oppoſitio of anni 1781. determinata a D. DE CESARIS . Oppoſitio Saturni anni 1781. determinata a D. ORIANI . Obſervationes Mercurii circa ejus maximam digreſſionem a Sole an , 1781. peractae a D. REGGIO . Obſervationes Veneris antea & poft ejus conjun & ionem ſu periorem cum Sole an . 1781. inſtitutae a D. ALLODIO . Obſervationes Cometae menſe Martii an . 1781. detecti & adhuc apparentis habitae a D. ORIANI . Obſervatio Eclipſ.mx diei 16.O & .an.1781.habita a D.ORIANI . Obſervationes Satellitum 2 habitae tubo Gregor . duorum pe dum a D.REGGIO , & D. DE CESARIS comparatae cum prae cipuis correſpondentibus , & cum tabulis a CI.WARGENTIN . Obſervationes Satellitum Jovis habitae tubo achromatico Dollondiano octo pedum a D. ORIANI .. Obſervationes Meteorologicae an . 1780. habitae in Specula Aſtronomica Mediolanenſi a D. Reggio . FESTA MOBILIA . Septuageſima 16. Februarii Dies Cinerum 5. Martii Paſcha Reſurrectionis 20. Aprilis Rogationes Ritu Romano 20. AlceoGo Domini 27. O 28. ) Maji . 29. ) Rogationes Ritu Ambrofiano 2. 3. 4.0 Pentecottes Dominica SS . Trinitatis 15. Junii Solemnitas Corporis Chriſti 19 . Adventus Ritu Ambrogano Novembris Adventus 16. ) Ritu Romano 30. ) CYCLORUM NUMERI . Numerus aureus 17 I Indi & tio Romana Cyclus Solaris 23 Littera Domiöicalis --- E Epacta XXVI QUATUOR ANNI TEMPORA . Vere 12. 14. 15. Martii Eſtate . 11. 13. 14. Junii Autumno 17. 19. 20. Septembris Hyeme 17. 19. 20. Decembris OBLIQUITAS ECLIPTICAB :. 1. Januarii 23 ° 28 ' 13''S . 1. Aprilis 23. 28. 13 of 1. Julii 23. 28. 13,2 I. O & tobris 33. 28. 129 ECLIPSES ANNI 1783 . 3 Martii . Eclipſis Solis Mediolani inviſibilis : conjun & tio 7 go ' mane . viſibilis : oppol 18 Marti . Ecliplis Lunae Mediolani tio od 59 ' veſpere . Initium cclipſis 8k 100 Immerſio totalis 9 10 Initium emerſionis rob so ' Finis eclipfis il sol Quantitas eclipſis 21 digit . ia partibus umbrae auſtralibus . I Aprilis . Eclipfis Solis Mediolani inviſibilis : conjun Etio gh 17 ' veſpere . 27 Auguſti . Eclipſis Solis Mediolani inviſibilis : conjun & tio ich 17 ' veſpere . : oppoſitio 10 Septembris . Eclipſis Lunae Mediolani viſibilis 12h 16 ' . Initium eclipſis 106 27 ' Immerſio totalis 11 26 Initium emerfionis 134 26 " Finis eclipſis 146 61 Quantitas eclipſis 21. digit . ia partibus umbrae auſtralibus , . 26 Septembris . Eclipſis Solis Mediolani inviſibilis 33 , fic N. B. Occultatio - Scorpii , quae notara eſt pag . legi debet Immerſ 126 9 ' * Diſt . min . 1 Emerſ , 136 24 1 9 JANUARIUS 1783 . I Dies Dies Phaenomena so Obſervationes Phaenomena Se Obfervationes Solis Lunge Sol Luna ? culmin . ad y Sagittarii 20h 48 s in parallelo y Leporis joh 29 ' ad dat Sagitt . 16 ' , uh 15 ' , 2 18h 29. Novilnnium 20h isi parall . - Corvi culm . 16h 57 ' ) 9 in 384ad , Capri & Veneris 15h 13 ' , & 10 in parall , Hydr . culm . 17h illin nodo defcendente Saturni 10h 15 ? Sady & Capri 6h 10 ' , & ghez ' parall . e Corvi culm . 16h 16 ' ) 13 in bado Aquarii sh 41 ' parall , 6 Leporis culm . 9h 24 ' } 16 in culm.gh 43 | 9 ad o Piſcium ih 3 ' 17 in parall . & Leporis Quadrans 226 12 ' Aquarii 14h 24 ' . Primus 19 in ſigno Arietis 7h 17 ' Ceti culm . 4h 14 ' 12 ad 3 24 in parall . & 22'13 ad % Tauri 16h 3 parall . s Scorp . culm . 19 " zih 18 ' in 8h 34 ' 14 Apogea ad 8 Tauri 29 in parall . a Leporis culm . 23 ' 15 ad 136 Tauri gh 18 ' in parall . B Canis culm . yh 6h 47 ' , 17 ad 1 , 5 , Geminor.34 58 ' , 14h 26 ' Dies 2h 51 !. Phaenomena so Objervationes 18 Plenilunium Planetarum | Im . iih 20 ' ) 21 adx Leo.Em. 12. 23 dift . B. 6 s Virginis 12h 16 ' : fortaſſe ad Jovis differ . latit . 34 ' 22 ad Venus 18. ' occultat . 3 Mars ad a Librae diff . lat . conjunct.Super.20h 1024 ad « Virginis 12h 46 ! Venus in . lat . 25 Ultimus Quadrans 15h 30 ' 5 Mercurius ad Jovis differ . 8 & 19h 24 ' 1 ° 29 ' 27 ad . && Scorpii 43 Ophiuci 16h 15h 16 ' Scorpii diff . lat . 39 ' 28 Perigea ad 7 Mars ad 8 Sagitt . 6h 23 ', & 12h 2 ' Scorpii diff . lat . 1 ° 40 ' 29 ad g & 9 Mars ad Super 12 Mercarius in conjunct . , parallelis pixarum sho ? SaturnusPlanetae 6 in Capric . , > Leporis 17 Mercurius ad Veneris diff . lat . L ° 36 ' Jupiter initio menſis parall in . I. radiis » Sa diff . lat . folaribus , 7 in 18 Jupiter ad Sagittarii 1923 ' gitt . , 10 2. Sagitt . & g Ophiu . , Aphelio 3h 41 ' Capricorni , 297 Leporis 24 Venus in Marsi 18 b in parall . Scorpii , & x 25 | Venus ad Capricorni differ . lat . 44 ' Librae , 36 Ceti , & Scorpii , 7. 6 Capricorpi , 9 , 54 Eridani , 29 Mercurius ad Capricorni diff . 1 ° 36 ' , 19 e Corvi , ' Scorpii 14. Leporis , 27 Corvi 31 / Venus ad y Capric . diff . 10 10 Venus 2 ; in parall . » Scorpii , 27 , Capricorni , 30 8 Aquarii Mercur , 196 Çorvi , 20 , Hydr ., 21 m Sagitt . , . Capric . , 23 ^ Librae , 24 , Scorpii , 26 y Ca pric . , 27 Aquarii , 29 5 Ca pric . , Ophiuci , 31 3 Librae A 1 . 1783 JANUARIUS hebdomade N loete menfis Declinatio ll | Diffe . Longitudo Afcenfio recla Dies Æquatio Dies addenda rentia Solis Solis Solis tempori Auſtralis vero ut babeatur medium M. S. S. 1 S G. M. S G. M. S G. M.S. I Mer . 4. 6,6 9. II . 2. 49 282 . O. 54 23 0. 36 28 , 2 9. 12 , 4 . 2 283. 7. 9 22. 55. 18 2 Jov . 4. 34 , 8 28 , o 3 ) Ven . S. 2,8 9. 13. S. 14 284. 13. 18 22. 49. 32 27 , 6 9. 14. 6. 26 285. 19. 20 22. 43. 19 4 / Sat . $ . 30 , 4 I 27. 7. 39 286. 25. 16 22. 36. 39 s Dom 5. 57,5 26 , 5 2.
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