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Saturday August 4th. 1804
Point of observation No. 26. On the Starboard shore, opposite to the
mouth of pond inlet.[26]
Observed meridian altd. of ☉'s L. L. with Octant by the back observatn.
53°. 20′. 30′.
Latitude deduced from this obsertn . . . . . 41°. 25′. 3″.8
note—the ☉'s disk was frequently obscured in the course of this
observation, it is therefore probable that it is not accurate by 2 or 3
minutes of Latitude, and I believe it too much by that sum.
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