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It’s Dißance from that ad Hpstrum Cygni towards Jaculum.

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And from die Lucida Lyrtc.' -It came to the Meridian after the Star in Rnsiro Cygni .—And before the Lucida Aquila. . — —

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In the beginning of Juty , this Star was obferved to Decreaic: Juty n. Itfcarce appear’d of the Fourtli Magnitude.

Aug. l o. It was of the Fisch, and continued to Dccreale till it wholly di(-appear’d.

Ami . 1(171. Marcb 17. D, Antbelme Ipicd it again of the Fourth Mag-nitude.

April 4. M. Cafini found it grcater than the two Stars of the ThirdMagnitude that are below in the Constellation of Lyra, and a little (mallerthan that in the Bcak. of Cygnus, but more Radiant.

April 9. He found it a little Diminilht, and almost equal to the greatest ofthe two Stars that are below in Lyra.

The 1 ith, It was equal to the least of thcle two Stars.

The 1 yth, He perceived that it Incrcaled, and found it equal the lecondtime to the greatest of thele two Stars.

From the 16th unto the zj th, It appear’d of disterent Magnitudes, beinglömetimes equal to the biggest of thele two Stars, lometimes equal to theleast, and now and then between both.

But the L/th and a.8th, It was becomc as big as the Star in die SxvansBeat.

The 30dl, It appearcd a little Clearcr ; and the bist fix days in May itwas gceater.

Tire iyth of May , It was leen fmaller than the läme Star.

The 16th, It was in bignels between the two Stars that are below inLyra And ever fincc Ihe bath still Diministicd.

Thus this Star hath been twicc in her greatest Splendour; first on the 4dlof April, and the lecond time in the beginning of May.

z. Hilcc te invilere volui, quo vos de Oblervatione quadam notatu digna cjAs.Hevel ■.:?certiores facerem, mentemque iimul meam ea de re vobis exponerem : De "• ?• 20 >;

Nova, vi%. illa Fixa 3 Mag. fere, Circa & Infra Caput Cygni, inter Informesconspicua, cujus Longitudo i°. 52/. z 6 ". zz. & Latitudo 47 0 . zß. zz".

Bor. modo existit • ut Observationes, Dic zq Julii, Ann. 1670. a me ha-bitx, luculenter ostendunt. Novam autem Stellam hanc ipsam omnino este,

& in Ccelo ad Ann. 1660. penitus Inconlpicuam fuistc, non est quod quil-quam dubitet. Accidit enim ut Annis 165-9. 1660. & 1661. pleral-que Stellas illas omnes, in Astcrilino Cygni Apparentes, liimma diligentia, de-bitis Organis Dimenliis fuerim, atque ita Omnes illas, etiam circa Collum, " a

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