points to the Star _R_ at midnight, being then directly opposite to the Sun; and therefore, by the Earth’s diurnal motion the Star comes to the Meridian 12 hours before the Sun. When the Earth is at _H_, the Star comes to the Meridian at 10 in the evening; at _I_ it comes to the Meridian at 8, that is, 16 hours before the Sun; at _K_ 18 hours before him; at _L_ 20 hours; at _M_ 22; and at _A_ equally with the Sun again. A TABLE, shewing how much of the Celestial Equator passes over the Meridian in any part of a mean SOLAR DAY; and how much the FIXED STARS gain upon the mean SOLAR TIME every Day, for a Month. +-----+-----------+-----+------------+-----+------------+ | Time| Motion. | Time| Motion. |Time | Motion. | | | | | | | | +-----+-----------+-----+------------+-----+------------+ |Hours| D. M. S. | *M. | D. M. S. | *M. | D. M. S. | | | | S. | M. S. T. | S. | M. S. T. + | | | T. | S. T. ʺʺ | T. | S. T. ʺʺ | +-----+-----------+-----+------------+-----+------------+ | 1 | 15 2 28 | 1 | 0 15 2 | 31 | 7 46 16 | | 2 | 30 4 56 | 2 | 0 30 5 | 32 | 8 1 19 | | 3 | 45 7 24 | 3 | 0 45 7 | 33 | 8 16 21 | | 4 | 60 9 51 | 4 | 1 0 10 | 34 | 8 31 24 | | 5 | 75 12 19 | 5 | 1 15 12 | 35 | 8 46 26 | +-----+-----------+-----+------------+-----+------------+ | 6 | 90 14 47 | 6 | 1 30 15 | 36 | 9 1 29 | | 7 | 105 17 15 | 7 | 1 45 17 | 37 | 9 16 31 | | 8 | 120 19 43 | 8 | 2 0 20 | 38 | 9 31 34 | | 9 | 135 22 11 | 9 | 2 15 22 | 39 | 9 46 36 | | 10 | 150 24 38 | 10 | 2 30 25 | 40 | 10 1 39 | +-----+-----------+-----+------------+-----+------------+ | 11 | 165 27 6 | 11 | 2 45 27 | 41 | 10 16 41 | | 12 | 180 29 34 | 12 | 3 0 30 | 42 | 10 31 43 | | 13 | 195 32 2 | 13 | 3 15 32 | 43 | 10 46 46 | | 14 | 210 34 30 | 14 | 3 30 34 | 44 | 11 1 48 | | 15 | 225 36 58 | 15 | 3 45 37 | 45 | 11 16 51 | +-----+-----------+-----+------------+-----+------------+ | 16 | 240 39 26 | 16 | 4 0 39 | 46 | 11 31 53 | | 17 | 255 41 53 | 17 | 4 15 41 | 47 | 11 46 56 | | 18 | 270 44 21 | 18 | 4 30 44 | 48 | 12 1 58 | | 19 | 285 46 49 | 19 | 4 45 47 | 49 | 12 17 1 | | 20 | 300 49 17 | 20 | 5 0 49 | 50 | 12 32 3 | +-----+-----------+-----+------------+-----+------------+ | 21 | 315 51 45 | 21 | 5 15 52 | 51 | 12 47 6 | | 22 | 330 54 13 | 22 | 5 30 54 | 52 | 13 2 8 | | 23 | 345 56 40 | 23 | 5 45 57 | 53 | 13 17 11 | | 24 | 360 59 8 | 24 | 6 0 59 | 54 | 13 32 13 | | 25 | 376 1 36 | 25 | 6 16 2 | 55 | 13 47 16 | +-----+-----------+-----+------------+-----+------------+ | 26 | 391 4 4 | 26 | 6 31 4 | 56 | 14 2 18 | | 27 | 406 6 32 | 27 | 6 46 7 | 57 | 14 17 21 |