Thursday July 12th.
Observed Equal Altitudes of the ☉ with Sextant.[16]
| A M. |
7. |
58. |
59. |
P. M. |
4. |
12. |
29. |
|
8. |
—. |
19. |
|
". |
13. |
48. |
|
". |
1. |
45. |
|
". |
15. |
14. |
Altitude by Sextant at the time of this Obst. 70°. 42′. 45″.
Observed meridian altd. of ☉'s L. L. with Octant by the back observatn |
40°. 53′.—″.
Latitude deduced from this observatn. 36°. 55′. 56″.
Observed time and distance of ☉'s and D's nearest limbs the ☉. West,
with Sextant.
|
|
Time |
|
|
Distance. |
|
|
h |
m |
s |
|
|
|
| P. M. |
4. |
51. |
11. |
70°. |
31′. |
30″. |
|
5. |
5. |
48. |
". |
35. |
30. |
|
". |
11. |
52. |
". |
37. |
30. |
|
". |
12. |
47. |
". |
38. |
—″ |
|
". |
16. |
30. |
". |
39. |
—″ |
|
". |
18. |
8. |
". |
39. |
15. |
|
". |
19. |
51. |
". |
39. |
30. |
|
". |
21. |
9. |
". |
39. |
30. |
|
". |
24. |
50. |
". |
41. |
30. |
|
". |
26. |
14. |
". |
42. |
30. |
|
h. |
m |
s |
|
|
|
| P.M. |
5. |
32. |
40. |
70°. |
42′. |
—″ |
|
". |
33. |
53. |
". |
44. |
45. |
|
". |
38. |
55. |
". |
45. |
45. |
|
". |
42. |
11. |
". |
46. |
30. |
|
". |
43. |
42. |
". |
47. |
30. |
|
". |
45. |
25. |
". |
47. |
30. |
|
☉'s Magnetic azimuth by Circumftr. |
|
|
N. |
86°. |
W. |
|
|
|
|
h |
m |
s |
|
Time by Chronometer . . P.M. |
|
|
5. |
59. |
20. |
|
Altd. of ☉'s L. L. by Sextant |
|
|
31°. |
26′. |
30″. |
|
☉'s Magnetic azimuth by Circumft. |
|
|
N. |
85°. |
W. |
|
|
|
|
h |
m |
s |
|
Time by Chronometer. . P.M. |
|
|
6. |
5. |
10. |
|
Altd. of ☉'s L. L. by Sextant |
|
|
29°. |
19′. |
30″. |
Observed time and distance of D, and Spica R. *, East, with Sextant.
|
Time |
|
|
Distance. |
|
|
|
h |
m |
s |
|
|
|
| P.M. |
8. |
26. |
58. |
19°. |
18′. |
15″ |
Note—this is a mean of four observations which were not so perfect
as I could have wished them, in consequence of the moon being obscured
in some measure by the clouds, which soon became so general as to put
an end to my observations during this evening.
